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Precious Pearls and Gems	Date
*Along my journey into the past, I've discovered a few very special pearls I'd like to share. Enjoy the past and present talents of our hometown folk...*
The Pack© - poem written by Rebekah Sells in 2002. Inspiring visionary perception of a present-day youthful peek into the past. Rebekah is a Junior at Hartford High School in the 2001-2002 school year.	2002
Blossom Time In Michigan song written by Mary Watson Simpson of Hartford, as appeared in a Day Spring newspaper article.	May 1926
The American World, 2001© - poem written by Claire Chamberlin Olds, formerly of Hartford, shortly after the terrorist attack on the New York Twin Towers. (She also served in WW11)	Sept 2001
Right Hand Man - by Emily Winkel - First Place in State and National Hispanic Heritage Student Art-Essay Competition. Emily is an 8th grade student at Hartford Middle School.	Oct 2005 Nov 2005

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