Challenge 1: Write a Letter

Compose a letter just like Truman and Bess did during their nine-year courtship while he was working in Kansas City, at Truman Farm, and away at war. Whether you choose to write a letter to a loved one, a postcard to a friend or a letter to yourself in your own journal, express your emotions or thoughts in nature. You can be inspired by examining the letters that Truman wrote to Bess Wallace Truman and others over the years...you can see most of them here: Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs | Harry S. Truman (trumanlibrary.gov) You can also listen to a new podcast we have on the "Dear Bess/ Dear Harry" letters here...free! The 219 North Delaware Street Podcast (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)