The Mayhew Cabin stood along one of the western routes of the Underground Railroad, part of a quiet network that stretched across much of the country. Earlier this week I wrote about discovering a family connection to the abolitionist movement and the events surrounding John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. The more I think aboutContinue reading “When History Becomes Part of the Family”
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An Unexpected Historical Thread
This week, while working on family genealogy, I came across something I hadn’t known before–a distant connection to the events surrounding John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. My great-great-great-grandmother’s youngest brother was an abolitionist living on the frontier. Hie cabin, known today as the Mayhew Cabin, still stands in Nebraska and served as a stationContinue reading “An Unexpected Historical Thread”
The View From The Imaginarium 