tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post7439149064052786650..comments2024-03-28T16:36:10.544-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : The story of the tragedy at Chicago's "Our Lady of the Angels" School Fire on December 1, 1958.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-28225628936188511812023-12-12T14:08:46.578-06:002023-12-12T14:08:46.578-06:00I was 10 at the time and remember this completely....I was 10 at the time and remember this completely. As an elementary school student at a Catholic grammar school in a "newer" building, this hit very close to home. I'm not sure if the Catholic schools in Chicago shut down for a day or week of mourning but that seems to stick out in my memory. If anyone else here remembers, please inform us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-26855032091375670452023-02-21T12:53:40.782-06:002023-02-21T12:53:40.782-06:00I was taking a stroll down memory lane on-line, to...I was taking a stroll down memory lane on-line, today where I grew up. I was just 6 years when the fire occurred. I didn't understand. I remember thinking Our Lady of Angels is what they called the children and nuns who died. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-15811536258434032352022-12-01T23:43:28.009-06:002022-12-01T23:43:28.009-06:00Our Mother had us kneel down and pray at night for...Our Mother had us kneel down and pray at night for the children that died in the fire. It is a vivid memory for a small child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-2727754343226820462022-12-01T18:59:32.666-06:002022-12-01T18:59:32.666-06:00Yes I remember it very well. Such a major tragedy ...Yes I remember it very well. Such a major tragedy great article. Thanks. Pray for all living surviving people. 🙏Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-12557020165414747032022-11-14T17:54:43.477-06:002022-11-14T17:54:43.477-06:00I shared a desk with a survivor of the school. She...I shared a desk with a survivor of the school. She had scars all over her left side of her head. To this day that fire haunts me in my dreams.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-73718766334215357762021-10-04T19:56:02.134-05:002021-10-04T19:56:02.134-05:00I was 6yrs old. I remember to this day. I am 71 no...I was 6yrs old. I remember to this day. I am 71 now & it will always haunt me forever. I know 2 kids that jumped from the 2nd floor & survived. I want to know what happened<br /> to the boy who started the fire?!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116305649287209644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-20650829664435176852017-12-01T22:24:34.808-06:002017-12-01T22:24:34.808-06:00It is also one of the most Vivid events I can reme...It is also one of the most Vivid events I can remember. When they started fire drills I remember being terrified.Jennifer Florendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879700795196737305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-73967195065977573482017-12-01T21:03:05.817-06:002017-12-01T21:03:05.817-06:00This is one of the first news stories I can rememb...This is one of the first news stories I can remember in my childhood. It saddens me still.Mary Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794341365087853318noreply@blogger.com