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History Overlooked: Jefferson County's Role in the UGRR
The map gave no indicaion of its operations between Evansville, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jun 235 min read


Another Obsession: Delia Webster
Several years ago, I read a biography of Miss Delia Ann Webster, an amazingly strong woman who was born and raised in Vermont, but moved south to become involved in anti-slavery activities from the 1840s through Emancipation. Recently, I read the only other biography about Webster that I could find.
May 15, 20257 min read


Meet my dear friend, Robert Jefferson
For about three years, I've had somewhat of a love affair with a man who has been dead nearly 140 years. And yes, my husband knows all about it. In fact, he has encouraged this relationship from the start. Robert Jefferson and I met when I first became involved with Historic Eleutherian College Inc., a nonprofit in Madison, Indiana, whose purpose is the preservation of a three-story stone building on a hill in nearby Lancaster. Built in the mid-1850s, the building consisted
Mar 7, 20214 min read
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