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Benjamin Franklin’s Children
Benjamin Franklin fathered two legitimate sons and one illegitimate son, also one daughter. One of his sons became a noted Tory and traitor.
• benjamin franklin • legitimate and illegitimate • offspring • tory and traitor • revolutionary war between america and england
Benjamin Franklin fathered two legitimate sons and one illegitimate son, also one daughter. One of his sons became a noted Tory and traitor.
• benjamin franklin • legitimate and illegitimate • offspring • tory and traitor • revolutionary war between america and england
Cherokee Alphabet
Sequoyah, for many years, works on his alphabet. When it is finished it is so simple that everyone, including the children, in his tribe learns it.
• sequoyah of the cherokee • native americans • indians • books • literate and illiterate
Sequoyah, for many years, works on his alphabet. When it is finished it is so simple that everyone, including the children, in his tribe learns it.
• sequoyah of the cherokee • native americans • indians • books • literate and illiterate
Colonial Philadelphia
William Penn arrives in Philadelphia. Within three years there are 7,000 people living in the city. Penn insures peace by dealing fairly with the Indians.
• philadelphia • pennsylvania • william penn • native americans • quakers in america
William Penn arrives in Philadelphia. Within three years there are 7,000 people living in the city. Penn insures peace by dealing fairly with the Indians.
• philadelphia • pennsylvania • william penn • native americans • quakers in america
Scalloped Oyster Recipe
Oysters added to the diet at Jamestown. Here is a recipe for Scalloped Oysters.
• food • oysters • recipe for scalloped oysters • bread • eggs
Oysters added to the diet at Jamestown. Here is a recipe for Scalloped Oysters.
• food • oysters • recipe for scalloped oysters • bread • eggs
Autumn on the Plains, part 2
Homesteaders on the Great Plains had ample reasons for praying, such as for good crops, good harvest, and the health of their families and domestic animals.
• homesteading • chickens • livestock • grasshoppers • hail
Homesteaders on the Great Plains had ample reasons for praying, such as for good crops, good harvest, and the health of their families and domestic animals.
• homesteading • chickens • livestock • grasshoppers • hail
GUNFIGHT ON TOMBSTONE'S FREMONT STREET
In 1881 a furious feud flared to a fatal finish in a brief but deadly shootout in Tombstone, Arizona. This bloody fight on Fremont Street near the OK Coral between the Earp Brother and Doc Holliday, opposed by the Clantons and the McLaurys, left three men dead and three wounded.
• earp • ok coral • clantons • mclaurys • doc holliday
In 1881 a furious feud flared to a fatal finish in a brief but deadly shootout in Tombstone, Arizona. This bloody fight on Fremont Street near the OK Coral between the Earp Brother and Doc Holliday, opposed by the Clantons and the McLaurys, left three men dead and three wounded.
• earp • ok coral • clantons • mclaurys • doc holliday
Libbie and George, A Love Story, part 1
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
• custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
• custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
Libbie and George, A Love Story, part 2
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
• custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
George Custer and Libbie Bacon first meet as children. Custer has several love encounters between that time, during his years as a cadet at West Point, and while serving during the Civil War. During the war he again meets Libbie Custer. Though their road is rocky, they fall in love and marry.
• custer • george • armstrong • libbie • bacon
Mrs. Custer's Merry Mister
When George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Elizabeth receive new military orders to the Dakotas the merry and boyish side of the General emerges. Despite Elizabeth’s anxieties about the move to a new and strange place, she hides her fears and joins her husband in his mirth.
• custer • george armstrong • elizabeth • libbie • 7th cavalry
When George Armstrong Custer and his wife, Elizabeth receive new military orders to the Dakotas the merry and boyish side of the General emerges. Despite Elizabeth’s anxieties about the move to a new and strange place, she hides her fears and joins her husband in his mirth.
• custer • george armstrong • elizabeth • libbie • 7th cavalry
Mrs. Dalton’s Boys, part 4
The law decides that the discription of the train robbers resembles the Dalton boys. The law also decides that Emmett went across the bay to Oakland and got information on when valuable shipments were leaving by train. Grattan is arrested but gets away.
• dalton • california • train robbery • fresno • oakland
The law decides that the discription of the train robbers resembles the Dalton boys. The law also decides that Emmett went across the bay to Oakland and got information on when valuable shipments were leaving by train. Grattan is arrested but gets away.
• dalton • california • train robbery • fresno • oakland
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 1
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 2
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 4.
Eliza and Henry Spalding get married. Eliza has a stillborn child. Narcissa Prentiss and Doctor Whitman meet and become engaged. Whitman make a second trip west to select a location for a mission. The Spaldings decide to go west with the Whitmans before Henry finds out that Narcissa is to be Whitman’s bride.
• whitman • narcissa • marcus • prentiss • spalding
Eliza and Henry Spalding get married. Eliza has a stillborn child. Narcissa Prentiss and Doctor Whitman meet and become engaged. Whitman make a second trip west to select a location for a mission. The Spaldings decide to go west with the Whitmans before Henry finds out that Narcissa is to be Whitman’s bride.
• whitman • narcissa • marcus • prentiss • spalding
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 7
The missionaries, on the edge of Pawnee country, split up. One half of the group hurries on to catch up with Fitzpatrick’s fur caravan and encounters considerable trouble. After reaching the fur company Narcissa has her first taste of buffalo and writes home, describing their dining arrangements.
• whitman • spalding • fitzpatrick • nez perce • pawnee
The missionaries, on the edge of Pawnee country, split up. One half of the group hurries on to catch up with Fitzpatrick’s fur caravan and encounters considerable trouble. After reaching the fur company Narcissa has her first taste of buffalo and writes home, describing their dining arrangements.
• whitman • spalding • fitzpatrick • nez perce • pawnee
The Fall Out Kid
Mary Trotter Kion came to Eastern Washington's desert in 1979, leaving behind a Wisconsin snowstorm. Shortly after her arrival Mt. St. Helens erupted. Since that time she has been falling in and out of love with this desert country in southeast Washington.
• mary • trotter • kion • great • american
Mary Trotter Kion came to Eastern Washington's desert in 1979, leaving behind a Wisconsin snowstorm. Shortly after her arrival Mt. St. Helens erupted. Since that time she has been falling in and out of love with this desert country in southeast Washington.
• mary • trotter • kion • great • american
The Sagers Go West, part 8
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon
The Sagers Go West, part 9
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon
What Time is it?
Prior to 1883 there were no time zones. It created an extreme problem after the railroad had crossed the United States because people had a habit of setting clocks by the sun. To correct this situation the American and Canadian railroads instilled the institution of time zones
• time zones • northern pacific • railroad • little bighorn • native americans
Prior to 1883 there were no time zones. It created an extreme problem after the railroad had crossed the United States because people had a habit of setting clocks by the sun. To correct this situation the American and Canadian railroads instilled the institution of time zones
• time zones • northern pacific • railroad • little bighorn • native americans
New Madrid Earthquake
Sudden tremors begin shaking the New Orleans. Islands in the river disappear, new ones appear. Riverbanks give way and trees fall into the water.
• roosevelt • mississippi river • new madrid earthquake • river transportation in the 1800s • steamboats
Sudden tremors begin shaking the New Orleans. Islands in the river disappear, new ones appear. Riverbanks give way and trees fall into the water.
• roosevelt • mississippi river • new madrid earthquake • river transportation in the 1800s • steamboats
Autumn on the Plains, part 1
Autumn, for the homesteader on the plains is a time of putting food by for human consumption as well as for their livestock. A well constructed cellar is the means of storage for both home-canned produce as well as fresh-kept roots such as potatoes and squash.
• autumn • homesteader • plains • soddy • cellar
Autumn, for the homesteader on the plains is a time of putting food by for human consumption as well as for their livestock. A well constructed cellar is the means of storage for both home-canned produce as well as fresh-kept roots such as potatoes and squash.
• autumn • homesteader • plains • soddy • cellar
GOOD-BYE BILL
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok was murdered by Jack McCall while playing cards in a saloon on August 2, 1876. His death was mourned by many including Martha “Calamity Jane” Canary.
• hickok • wild • bill • james • butler
James Butler “Wild Bill” Hickok was murdered by Jack McCall while playing cards in a saloon on August 2, 1876. His death was mourned by many including Martha “Calamity Jane” Canary.
• hickok • wild • bill • james • butler
GRANDMA'S SCISSORS
Viola Butler was born in Missouri in 1881. In 1900 she married John Trotter at Hutchinson, Kansas. For the rest of life she was a farm woman. Her scissors became a handy tool. Viola was able to throw them and kill jackrabbits. Once she saved her own life when she stabbed a rattlesnake.
• trotter • butler • viola • missouri • hutchinson
Viola Butler was born in Missouri in 1881. In 1900 she married John Trotter at Hutchinson, Kansas. For the rest of life she was a farm woman. Her scissors became a handy tool. Viola was able to throw them and kill jackrabbits. Once she saved her own life when she stabbed a rattlesnake.
• trotter • butler • viola • missouri • hutchinson
Mrs. Dalton’s Boys, part 3
Late one February night a gang of robbers attempt to rob a train in Central California. Although there is no actual evidence that the Daltons were the outlaws involved the law, after several blunders, concludes it must have been the Dalton Gang.
• dalton • california • san joaquin • outlaw • train robbery
Late one February night a gang of robbers attempt to rob a train in Central California. Although there is no actual evidence that the Daltons were the outlaws involved the law, after several blunders, concludes it must have been the Dalton Gang.
• dalton • california • san joaquin • outlaw • train robbery
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 3
Miss Linsley breaks her engagement with Henry Spalding who then meets and marries Eliza Hart. Narcissa Prentiss still has not found a husband to take her to the Far West as a missionary.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • eliza • hart
Miss Linsley breaks her engagement with Henry Spalding who then meets and marries Eliza Hart. Narcissa Prentiss still has not found a husband to take her to the Far West as a missionary.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • eliza • hart
The Railroad, part 1
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
The Railroad, part 2
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
On February 22, 1854 the railroad reached the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa. A grand celebration was made honoring promoter Henry Farnam as well as many others.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • mississippi • missouri
The Railroad, part 3
Farnam complete the building of his railroad bridge across the Mississippi River but a river packet crashes into it, resulting in a disaster and a law suit. Lawyer Abraham Lincoln represents the Farnam interest in court.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • lincoln • robert e. lee
Farnam complete the building of his railroad bridge across the Mississippi River but a river packet crashes into it, resulting in a disaster and a law suit. Lawyer Abraham Lincoln represents the Farnam interest in court.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • lincoln • robert e. lee
The Railroad, part 4
The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad is established to cross the Iowa plains between Davenport, Iowa and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Winning a fifty thousand dollar prize, it reaches Iowa City moments before church bells ring in New Year’s Day, 1856.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • council bluffs • missouri
The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad is established to cross the Iowa plains between Davenport, Iowa and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Winning a fifty thousand dollar prize, it reaches Iowa City moments before church bells ring in New Year’s Day, 1856.
• railroad • rock island • farnam • council bluffs • missouri
The Railroad, part 5
The Kansas-Nebraska Act heats up the slave question. The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad nearly goes bankrupt while the Chicago and Northerwestern Railroad takes prominence. The American Civil War starts, halting much of the railroad construction across the plains.
• railroad • farnam • kansas • nebraska • missouri
The Kansas-Nebraska Act heats up the slave question. The Mississippi and Missouri Railroad nearly goes bankrupt while the Chicago and Northerwestern Railroad takes prominence. The American Civil War starts, halting much of the railroad construction across the plains.
• railroad • farnam • kansas • nebraska • missouri
WESTWARD HO! The Cats
A cat is taken along on Manuel Lisa’s 1812 fur trapping voyage up the Missouri River. The cat’s duty was to keep mice from destroying the food provisions.
• cat • great • american • plains • kion
A cat is taken along on Manuel Lisa’s 1812 fur trapping voyage up the Missouri River. The cat’s duty was to keep mice from destroying the food provisions.
• cat • great • american • plains • kion