One of the most interesting aspects of my research into the life of my great-great-grandmother has been the disagreements between scholars on what truly happened to runaway slaves during the 1840’s. I’d been led to believe that kind, God-fearing white folks abounded along the trail, helping the fugitive find his or her way to freedom […]
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Storykeepers #17–Puritan Roots
Checking each new detail I learn about my great-great-grandmother’s history leads to three more and I often wonder if I’ve fallen down a rabbit hole. I uncovered another bit of her story this week when I found the burial site of her father, who founded the first Church of Christ in Canyonville, Oregon when he […]
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Storykeepers #12–Boundary Dispute
As I continued my research of my family, my great-great-grandmother’s history puzzled me. The family historian listed her city of origin as Athens, Iowa. Except there is no such place. A site listed as the Battle of Athens State Historic Site, near the northern boundary of Missouri is the only location that came close. At […]