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Oral Histories Tell Local Stories

There are stories to tell in Mercedes, including those of a historic grammar school that still stands amid other historical school buildings near the city’s downtown.

Retired Mercedes school district administrator Sylvia Flores calls it “a widening” of knowledge when a younger generation learns about those who came before them.  “Every generation has been different,” said Flores, who recently turned 90. “It’s important for the younger ones to know that their ancestors had to go through a lot of problems to pave the way for them like those that came before us.” Flores was among those…

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