Houdini's Irony

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As a 2nd grade student I was enrolled in “Magic Lessons” at the Houdini Museum in Appleton, which of course held some of Mr. Radner’s collection. I spent years taking lessons there with some great local talents leading the way!

It was during that time that I had a very supportive teacher who did a unit on Houdini, and this had a huge impact on my life and my personal growth. I remain in contact with that teacher to this day! This year she retired from teaching, and I was able to find a replica of the lock given to those in attendance for the annual séance, and give it in symbolism of the doors she and Houdini unlocked in my life. The irony is that she had had an old chest that for years held some of her most treasured items. After receiving

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