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  • PCSC Arts Profiles Brides of 1941

    8 Feb 2019 | BBP

    Park City/Summit County Arts Council profiles Brides of 1941. Read the entire article here. Founded in 1986, the Park City Summit County Arts Council is one of the oldest arts and culture organizations in Park City.

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    Randy Barton KPCW Interview Transcript

    21 Dec 2018 | BBP

    Bonnie sat down with Randy in early December on the Local View radio show. Here's the transcript of their lively discussion.

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    The Park Record interviews Bonnie Bedford Park about Brides of 1941

    26 Nov 2018 | BBP

    When Bonnie Bedford Park discovered a box of letters that her parents and grandparents sent to each other back in the 1930s and 1940s, she had no idea the correspondences would inspire her new book, "Brides of 1941." ...

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    Bonnie Interviewed on KPCW's The Mountain Life

    21 Nov 2018 | BBP

    Park City's local public radio station, KPCW, talks with Bonnie Bedford Park about her book, Brides of 1941, a family history covering three generations of women woven together from letters discovered in the back of a ...

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    Brides of 1941 Delivers Something Old, Something New

    1 Sep 2018 | BBP

    In February 1934, T. Wayne and Dr. Lelia Skinner leave their three children behind in North America. Lelia’s hand-wringing letters from “Campamento Americano,” the residential section of a Chilean mining camp, ...

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  • A true story told with spirited honesty...

    This well-researched and insightful history digs deep into the personal lives of the Bedford family during World War II. The use of primary source letters and the author's anecdotal comments puts wind in the sails of this delightful narrative!" - Shawna Anderson,Family Historian, and retired educator.

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  • About The Author

    Listen to a Benny Goodman soundtrack while reading Six Weeks for Boatmail, and fully immerse yourself into a personal history of 1940’s family life in WWII America. Bonnie Park’s second book is an entertaining, wartime adventure across disparate continents. The intimate peek into her family's relationships reveal the War's societal limitations and beliefs that shape their lives... the author's untold narrative expertly melds history in tandem with the fates and fortunes of her patriotic family. 
     
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    PCSC Arts Profiles Brides of 1941

    February 8, 2019

    Park City/Summit County Arts Council profiles Brides of 1941. Read the entire article here. Founded in 1986, the ...

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    Randy Barton KPCW Interview Transcript

    December 21, 2018

    Bonnie sat down with Randy in early December on the Local View radio show. Here's the transcript of their lively ...

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