Edna Ferber, another Appleton resident who worked as a reporter for the Post Crescent before she became a bestselling novelist, interviewed Houdini for a story and helped create the myth that he was born here. The History Museum here in Appleton has a substantial collection related to Houdini's life (and Edna Ferber's typewriter, too!).
Edna Ferber, another Appleton resident who worked as a reporter for the Post Crescent before she became a bestselling novelist, interviewed Houdini for a story and helped create the myth that he was born here. The History Museum here in Appleton has a substantial collection related to Houdini's life (and Edna Ferber's typewriter, too!).
Don't know that. I'll have to visit Appleton.
He only spent about four years during his childhood in Appleton. His father was the rabbi of the first synagogue in Appleton. It's worth a visit! https://myhistorymuseum.org/exhibits/aka-houdini/
It's about Eugene V. Debs. He was a socialist from Indiana who ran for president in the early 1900s.