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!
Awakening under the swamp willows to a new life
Ethel Lindsay, a fifteen-year-old orphan living with stern guardians Aunt Keziah and Uncle Jed, grapples with a drab farm life and a longing for knowledge and refinement. A sighting of a rich carriage and a moment of resolve at the falls spur her toward self-improvement and a plan to escape through learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Robbins
Seth
Keziah
Grape Falls
Seth Robbin
Stonecliff
New England
Keziah Frost
Jed
Jedediah Frost
Andack
Ethel
Miss Frost
Mrs. Frost
Hollows
God’s Angels
Ethel Lindsay
Jed Io
the Cedars
Syrus
Miss Heap
Miss Kenyon
Cedars
Irene
Alison Holmes
Miss Innocent
Enos
Meltha
Nathan
Clyde
Alison