The school children’s blizzard of 1888

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  • The school children’s blizzard of 1888
    The school children’s blizzard of 1888
  • Above: Charlie McCourtney in 1907, almost 20 years after he was a young farm hand in a desperate battle to get his cargo of children home safe
    Above: Charlie McCourtney in 1907, almost 20 years after he was a young farm hand in a desperate battle to get his cargo of children home safe

    Part 3 of a 3 part series 

    Last week: School teacher Seymour Dopp kept his 17 country school students safe as the blizzard raged all night. The dugout of the Sochor family was covered with snow so they had to poke holes to breathe. This week, the most detailed and exciting account of all by one of the great lovers of history, Charlie McCourtney.

    CHARLIE MCCOURTNEY, FARM HAND, AGE 19 In 1947, a …