Many have heard that Cyrus McCormick had a connection to Plano. Some websites mistakenly report that McCormick invented the Plano harvester, or that the reaper he patented was manufactured in Plano. The McCormick name is famous. We learned about the McCormick reaper in school because it was a significant advance in grain harvesting. But hisContinue reading “His Reaper was not Our Harvester”
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WWI veteran’s medal finds its home
On February 7, 2023, Plano Historical Society members Anne Sears and Linda Hess, along with Sears’ sister Barbara, were presented with a medal honoring their grandfather’s service in World War I. Louis Sears was a pilot during the war, training pilots in the U.S. as well as serving briefly in France. His medal, along withContinue reading “WWI veteran’s medal finds its home”
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