Flames of Chelsea ~ 1908

The Year is 1908, Chelsea Massachusetts, Palm Sunday, April 12, the fire bells rang...a split second in time was all it took for my great grandparents, August and Christina Reekast and their eight children...August Jr, Nettie, Annie, John, Lillian, Lena, Ida and Teddy to lose everything.

A Massive fire ripped through the City of Chelsea, Massachusetts, the flames, so intense, the glow was seen one...