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Cobb names October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

September 28, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners last week recognized October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. In doing so, they encouraged all residents to help support families affected by pregnancy and infant loss honor and remember the babies that were lost too soon. “It serves to promote greater awareness, remembrance and support of the estimated one in four individuals and families whose lives are irrevocably altered by the death of their child during pregnancy,
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Kennesaw Museum Foundation launches ‘Great Railroad Roam’

September 23, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph
The Kennesaw Museum Foundation and the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History​ are hosting a socially distanced fundraiser that is fun for the whole family. The Great Locomotive Railroad Roam, a scavenger hunt that focuses on local history, runs from Oct. 9 to Oct. 19. The Roam replaces the museum’s annual gala, which was canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceeds benefit the Kennesaw Museum Foundation in support of the Southern Museum​. All
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Southeastern Railway Museum park train undergoes restoration

September 17, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph
The Southeastern Railway Museum has removed its 1957 vintage park train from service as its primary operating locomotive’s engine undergoes a complete engine overhaul. The museum shipped the historic locomotive engine to Industrial Engine Rebuilders in St. Paul, Minnesota, for the project. It is expected to return to the museum in early to mid-October. Miniature Train Company (MTC) built the museum’s park train sets in 1957. The locomotive is substantially original and one of less