July 7 , 2022 The Beacon • 11
Letters home tell the human side of war to others
By Josie Sellers
Kelly Mezurek remembers being a young child , sitting at the kitchen table and trying to write her uncle who was serving in Vietnam a letter .
“ I want to know how war affects us , the people , and that ’ s where my real fascination with it comes from ,” she said . “ I want to know what people felt and the human side of it . Letters are one of the best ways we can get at that .”
Mezurek , a professor of history at Walsh University in North Canton , presented the program , Letters Home : Ohioans and their Wartime Correspondence , on June 28 at the Coshocton Public Library . She discussed how letters were written with different types of pens and pencils , the quality of paper , and even how the cost of postage changed over the years . However , over the course of time , what soldiers
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wrote in their letters has seldom changed .
“ They want people to know that they are OK , where they are going and what they are doing ,” Mezurek said . “ It ’ s their story at that moment . They are in a different world but still trying to stay in their old world .”
As technology advanced , soldiers were able to call , text , and email home and stay connected through social media , but letters still remained important .
“ Your pen touched them , and you touched them ,” Mezurek said . “ They connect people .”
The program was hosted by the Friends of the Coshocton Public Library in partnership with the Ohio Humanities Speakers Bureau and the Coshocton Public Library .
For more on upcoming programs at the library , visit www . coshoctonlibrary . org .
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