John Calder Brennan

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John Calder Brennan (November 19, 1908 – February 6, 1996), a Laurel, Maryland historian, retired as a personnel specialist for the Federal Reserve. Brennan wrote a column on history and etymology for the Laurel Leader newspaper in the 1960s and 1970s.[1] Also among Brennan's works is The Three Versions of the Testimony in the 1865 Conspiracy Trial, published in 1983 and cited in the book Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.[2] The Laurel Museum's research library is named after Brennan,[3] whose works are among its major holdings.[4] A World War II veteran who served as a Major in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Brennan is interred at St. Lawrence Cemetery in Sumter County, South Carolina.[5]

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  1. ^ Search results at HighBeam Research Inc., resulting in preview text from a February 11, 1996 Washington Post obituary article. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Edward Steers, Jr. Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. University Press of Kentucky. 2001. ISBN 0813122171. 344 pages. Notes to Pages 212-220. page 325.
  3. ^ Laurel Museum, Laurel Historical Society. URL retrieved December 17, 2006.
  4. ^ University System of Maryland. University Libraries. Research Materials for Architecture and the Built Environment Located in Metropolitan Washington, D.C.. Laurel Museum. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  5. ^ St. Lawrence Cemetery Survey. St. Lawrence Cemetery, Sumter County, SC. Retrieved November 27, 2006.
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