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History in Two Voices: The Works of Christopher & Sharon Leahy
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History in Two Voices: The Works of Christopher & Sharon Leahy
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The $1 Medal: How a Lost Carnegie Hero Award Found Its Way to a Florida Garage Sale
American History, Women's History, Historical Mysteries, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 9/4/26 American History, Women's History, Historical Mysteries, Material Culture Sharon Leahy 9/4/26

The $1 Medal: How a Lost Carnegie Hero Award Found Its Way to a Florida Garage Sale

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Thrilling Rescue by Walter Robinson—Carnegie Medal for Bravery, 1915
American History, Urban Life in the Early 20th Century, Acts of Bravery, Transportation History, Texas History Sharon Leahy 6/27/26 American History, Urban Life in the Early 20th Century, Acts of Bravery, Transportation History, Texas History Sharon Leahy 6/27/26

Thrilling Rescue by Walter Robinson—Carnegie Medal for Bravery, 1915

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“That Voice Would’ve Haunted Me”: Farmer Risks His Life in a 42-Foot Well, 1952
American History, Human Interest, Acts of Heroism, Rural America, Carnegie Hero Fund, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 5/25/26 American History, Human Interest, Acts of Heroism, Rural America, Carnegie Hero Fund, 1950s America Sharon Leahy 5/25/26

“That Voice Would’ve Haunted Me”: Farmer Risks His Life in a 42-Foot Well, 1952

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Next-Door Neighbor Rushes Into Flames to Save Mother and Child, 1956
American History, Heroism & Courage, Mid-Century America, Carnegie Hero Medal, Local History, Human Interest Sharon Leahy 5/18/26 American History, Heroism & Courage, Mid-Century America, Carnegie Hero Medal, Local History, Human Interest Sharon Leahy 5/18/26

Next-Door Neighbor Rushes Into Flames to Save Mother and Child, 1956

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Carnegie Hero Saves Pilot: The Rescue of Lt. Andrew H. Doswell
20th Century America, Military History, Human Interest, Unsung Heros Sharon Leahy 4/14/26 20th Century America, Military History, Human Interest, Unsung Heros Sharon Leahy 4/14/26

Carnegie Hero Saves Pilot: The Rescue of Lt. Andrew H. Doswell

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Thomas Gardner: Hero of the St. Joseph Gas Explosion
Heroic Rescues, American Labor History, World War I Veterans, World War II Home Front Sharon Leahy 2/6/26 Heroic Rescues, American Labor History, World War I Veterans, World War II Home Front Sharon Leahy 2/6/26

Thomas Gardner: Hero of the St. Joseph Gas Explosion

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Theodore Henderson and the Rescue of a Young Nursing Student
Carnegie Hero Medal, Black American History, History in Two Voices Sharon Leahy 12/29/25 Carnegie Hero Medal, Black American History, History in Two Voices Sharon Leahy 12/29/25

Theodore Henderson and the Rescue of a Young Nursing Student

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