[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 97 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO REBEKAH FRESE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 15, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
a student from Lenihan Intermediate School in Marshalltown, IA.
  Rebekah Frese has been selected to present her award winning history 
project at the Smithsonian National Museum of America. Rebekah's 
project was one of a handful selected by the National History Day 
program from hundreds of thousands nationwide.
  Each project reflected on this year's National History Day theme, 
``Triumph and Tragedy in History.'' Rebekah's project highlighted the 
underground railroad in the State of Iowa. Iowa had numerous locations 
on the underground railroad actively assisting runaway slaves to reach 
Canada and freedom. In taverns, houses, and cellers throughout the 
State, fleeing slaves were able to realize a few hours of security and 
rest thanks to the great Iowans who risked their own lives and property 
to befriend and protect the fleeing slaves.
  Rebekah's teachers, Millie Frese and Karen Roessler, are also to be 
commended and congratulated for this accomplishment. They have 
instilled the importance and value of history in their students as an 
integral part of the education of Rebekah, her classmates, and future 
generations of Iowans.

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