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The First Shriners Hospital
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/First-Photo-Shreveport May 24, 2022The hospital, located at the corner of Kings and Samford in Shreveport was dedicated on April 20, 1923.
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Working Together Helps Guarantee Success
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/07/Working-Together-Helps-Guarantee-Success Mar 16, 2023To understand some things about the Jackson Hole Shrine Club, it helps to know a little of the geography and history of the United States’ least populous state.
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1934 Letter to Patient Family
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/1934-Letter May 18, 2022This letter was written by Margaret Watson, then superintendent of Shriners Children’s Springfield, to a patient’s family.
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Spinal Cord Injury Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Spinal-Cord-Injury-Care-History May 18, 2022In the 1980s, Shriners Children’s identified another need in pediatric medical care – rehabilitation for spinal cord injuries.
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William “Billy” Florence, Cofounder of Shriners International
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/William-Florence May 18, 2022William Jermyn Conlin – better known by his stage name, William J. “Billy” Florence – is credited as the co-founder of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, along with Walter M. Fleming, M.D.
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/04/Not-All-Heroes-Wear-Capes Apr 28, 2023Shriner, marathon runner, doctor, Army Major, philanthropist, Flipz the Clown – these are just a few of the roles Howard R. Hernandez, M.D., is known for.
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Finding a Cousin and Fellow Noble
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2023/08/Finding-a-Cousin-and-Fellow-Noble Aug 17, 2023When researching your family history, there can be many surprises. Fortunately, for Oasis Past-Potentate John Sullivan, his family’s genealogy yielded a pleasant surprise.
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Shriners Children's Burn Care History
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Burn-Care-History May 18, 2022At Imperial Session in Toronto in 1962, the committee offered a resolution to add burn care to the health care system’s list of specialties.
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Sam Briggs, P.I.P.
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/05/Sam-Briggs May 18, 2022Sam Briggs of Al Koran Shriners was elected Imperial Potentate, only the second in the organization’s history.
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Dayton Shriner Named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year
https://www.shrinersinternational.org/en/News-and-Events/News/2022/12/John-Bull-Fundraising Dec 21, 2022John Bull, vice chairman of Shriners Children’s Ohio and Past Potentate of Antioch Shriners, named Volunteer Fundraiser of the Year.
