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!
Remarkable Blind Pioneers From Britain to America Chronicled
A serialized account highlights baroness Miriam Gardner who regained independence through schooling and sewing after losing sight. It spotlights Dr. F J Campbell of Norwood and Mendel the pianist, plus John Whall and W Wolstenhome. It notes Helen Keller and Fanny Crosby, and lists other blind figures like Emile Javal Camille Lemaire and Riggenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baroness von Kranichfeld
Miriam Gardner
Bucharest
Queen of Roumania
F. J. Campbell
Royal Normal College For the Blind
Norwood
Royal Normal College
Bis College
Campbell
Tyndall
Switzerland
Mendel
London
Middlesex Chronicle
John Whall
Bis
W. Wolstenhome
Sir Edward Elgar
Oxford
America
Helen Keller
Fanny Crosby
Alexander van Alstyne
Connecticut
Jesus
Edward de Mille Campbell
Chemical Laboratory
The
Uni
Versity
Michigan
Louis B. Cari
Brooklyn
T. P. Gore
Oklahoma
Newell Perry
Columbia University
J. D Herreshoff
Herreshoff
Emile Javal
France
M. Camille Lemaire
M. Rigganbach
University of Basel