This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Pledge and Family Trials Highlight a Midwest Tale
An impoverished household endures sickness and vice as a father reforms after witnessing his daughter Jane’s quiet act of kindness. He pledges total abstinence, returning home to support his wife Mary with renewed love as the couple unite in hope and relief. The piece shifts to Gen Verplanck’s mission among Chippewas and Leech Lake, detailing travels, landscapes, and Native allies, praising the region’s waters, wild rice, and pine timber prospects for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Lalway
Fiuce
Heres
Favill
Iran
Piper
Sam
Fince Jane
Allibishe
Pia
Temperance Lell
Litle
Mary
William
Wississippi
Jira Lat
Milynakes
Wisconsin
Verplanck
Trealy
Chippewas
Mississipi
Minnesota
Leech Lake
Pike
Gov
Cass
Behooerall
Lutiang
Goodson
Crow Wing River
Gimali
Mwonithis
Lech Lake
Gen. Y
Gen. V
Cass Lake
Wisnebigashish Lake
Oberlin Mission Station
Flatmouth
Sawd Ce
Mississippi
St. Peters
Crow-Wing River
Lrech
Wionebigoish
Falls of St. Anthony
Mississippi Valley
Senate
Nazarexx Wowex
Miss Plumley
Palestine
Nazareth
Naher
Israel
Jerusaleama
Jerusalem
Christ
Atuany Wa Veleomne
Audh
Teedou
England
Denmark
Bethlehen
Republic
Hignom
Gehenna
Bethany
Cee Menaghe
Feve Valley
Cloge
Huett
Hell
Hurhewis
Vince
New York
Ritchie
Tennessee
Geldsand Gardens
Massachusetts
Bitchiets
Judas
Nate x
Pilgrina
Holy City
Mifton
Silva
Jehosaphat
Kedron
Moriah
NATO
Denus
Jeruselem
Jergensen
Moab
Dead Sea
Sone Convent Garden
Omer
Ghovah
Polk
Ias
Abe
Croswell
Argus
Strong
Courisi
Cromwell
Wilmot
Olives
Easce
Cranepaok
Jesus
Damascus -Gate
Holy Land
Serusa Jen
Tucu
Torktown
Chippewa
Duera Vista
Churabuaco
Wiig Bigod
Taytoc
Leon
Hartimore
Tel
Wen
Baltimore
Syracuse
Butteen
Hungerford
Munterford
Pew
van Buren
Silag Wright
Cromweil
Silas Wright
Peckhams
Edwla Croswell
Daughterstar
Herkimer