Anniversaries

Murray Truman Colgan and Milbra "Colga" Colgan sit on a lawn chair surrounded by flowers as they pose for a Silver Wedding Anniversary photo. Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, former President Harry S. Truman's father. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Murray Truman Colgan and Milbra "Colga" Colgan sit on a lawn chair surrounded by flowers as they pose for a Silver Wedding Anniversary photo. Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, former President Harry S. Truman's father. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Sitting out of doors on lawn furniture are, left to right, Roma Spencer Colgan, Milbra "Colga" Colgan (Mrs. Murray Colgan), and Virginia Elizabeth Colgan (Mrs. Bruner). The two men standing are Rochester Campbell Colgan II (left); and Murray Truman Colgan. The family met to celebrate the silver wedding anniversary of Murray Truman and Milbra "Colga" Colgan. (See 2005-81 and 82.) Murray Truman Colgan's mother was Emily Ricks Truman Colgan, sister of John Anderson Truman, father of former President Harry S. Truman. From: Nancy Ehrlich, Jackson County Historical Society

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Thomas Hart Benton, extreme left, and Roy Brabham of Eugene, Oregon, right, discuss a drawing of Benton's that depicts the wagons of the Oregon Cavalcade train. The Cavalcade commemorates the anniversary of the Oregon Trail.

A member of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, unidentified, sits with a young boy atop the wagons in the train. The Cavalcade commemorated the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.

Two horses of the Oregon Cavalcade Group, commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Trail. Independence, Missouri was the start of the Oregon Trail.