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Periodically we receive email from visitors to
this site regarding misspellings, typos, etc.
These communications are an integral part of
this web site and help us provide the most
accurate information possible. Sometimes we run
into a snag, and a few of these snags are
addressed here.
Mother Frances Hospital
Throughout the site, you may see the name of the
hospital as Mother Francis. This occurs not only
in personal information we have received but in
newspaper articles. This Website does not edit
items written by others (unless specifically
asked to do so). However, the correct name of
the hospital was Mother Frances Hospital and it
is now part of the Trinity Mother Frances Health
System.
Barksdale Air Force Base
Although Bossier City (Bossier Parish) and
Shreveport (Caddo Parish) both "claim" Barksdale
AFB, history has generally recognized it as
being in Shreveport although the physical
boundaries of the base itself lie within Bossier
Parish. The dedication of Barksdale Field took
place on February 2, 1933. Shortly after the
USAF became an independent branch of service,
Barksdale Field was renamed Barksdale Air Force
Base on January 13, 1948. The geographical
location has not changed, and it has its own
postal zip code.
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Optimal viewing is with the screen area set to
1024x768.
Pages are tested in as many versions of Netscape
and Internet Explorer as possible but are no
longer tested using other browsers. All coding
and syntax are compatible with both Netscape,
Internet Explorer, and firefox and should look
almost exactly the same using either browser.
The only exceptions will be due to your personal
settings.
If you ever have a problem such as pages or
images which do not load, or links which are
outdated, I hope you will use the contact us
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Over the years people have always asked what his
connection is to the site and why he has one
about the New London School Explosion. Although
the answers are available on his site, the
following is a concise explanation.
His father, William N. Grigg, Sr. was in the
fifth grade when the explosion took place, and
his son (William N. Grigg, Jr., nicknamed Possie
at birth) has always been aware of it. Although
the subject wasn't discussed in detail for many
years, Possie always found himself drawn to the
facts surrounding the event: before, during, and
after.
His uncle Horace was a junior at the time and
survived but was severely injured. His uncle
Edwin, in seventh grade, did not. Information
about the three brothers is available here and
William and Horace are featured in the
Recollections Section.
When people began using the internet as a source
of information, Possie saw the World Wide Web as
an excellent way to pay tribute to those who
died as well as those who survived. He wasn't
interested in writing a book, giving lectures,
or engaging in any financially rewarding
schemes. He only wanted to share the information
with those who might not be aware of this
historically tragic event in American History.
The NLSE.ORG web site was born.
Today Possie is in his early forties, and lives
in Arkansas in order to be close to his parents
and take care of them. He once stated, "I will
never let them be put in a nursing home or left
to fend for themselves, as some children do with
their folks."
His father is, and always has been, his hero,
and after graduation Possie wanted to follow in
his dad's footsteps and work in the oilfields.
He worked offshore on a drilling rig and then
went to New Mexico to work on a land drilling
rig. Among his major employers were Halliburton
and B.J. Hughes Cementing Services. When the
oilfields in New Mexico began shutting down, he
went to Pennsylvania and New York to work in the
oilfields there and got into the hauling of
heavy oilfield equipment. When those oilfields
closed he became a long distance (coast to
coast) truck driver and did that for about
fourteen years.
He retired in 1996 which is when he moved to
Arkansas. He says that his retirement days are
every bit as full as his working days and he
enjoys many activities in addition to the web
site. Woodworking and the restoration of old
cars are two of them. Photographs of some of the
furniture he has built can be seen on the web.
He has also become a "computer junkie" and
enjoys chatting online as well as surfing the
web.
The above excerpt was taken from an introductory
presentation to fire department chiefs with
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This site is the culmination of many years of
work, and is by no means complete. My quest for
additional information is a daily one and this
site is updated often. It is a labor of love,
dedicated not only to those who lost their lives
and those who survived this tragic event, but to
my dad who gave me the original inspiration and
guidance.
I am indebted to each and every person who
provided personal accounts, articles, and
photographs. My goal is to be as comprehensive
and accurate about the New London School
Explosion and related subjects as possible.
Thank you all for your invaluable assistance.
Although 72 years, 3
months, and 27 days have passed, we will never
forget.
William N. Grigg, Jr. |
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