Published by the Elgin Historical Association in 2008 Courtesy of Elgin Historical Assn. EHA Elgin, Etc. Published by EHA Elgin Depot Museum preserves Elgin storiesAlthough I was young, the talk of war and military action was of great interest to me while growing up on a farm outside of Elgin. News over our old Silvertone radio in 1938 telling of the occupation of Austria by Nazi Germany was both exciting and disquieting. I clearly recall the radio report when England’s Prime Minister Chamberlain, after a meeting with Germany’s leader, stated that we would “have peace in our time.”In late August ...