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Indiana General Assembly honors Kendallville poet
This commemorative mailing was given to Arthur Mapes by Robert A. Shanower in 1968, on the fifth anniversary of the adoption of “Indiana” as the Official State Poem. Courtesy of Richard Mapes
“Christmas traditions” by Grace Housholder, 1982
Cover of The News-Sun, Sept. 29, 1980
Letter from Richard Lugar, Mayor of Indianapolis, 1976
Dedication (Article by Angie Mapes, The News-Sun, August 21, 2005)
Cover of Congressional Record volume containing tributes to John F. Kennedy, including one by Arthur Mapes
Mapes poem honoring JFK in the Congressional Record
Arthur Franklin Mapes 
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I truly enjoyed reading this. Uncle Art, you were one amazing man! And the family have done an awesome job of keeping your memory and words alive.