Breaking News! Headlines, courtesy of 1850’s America
“Objects in history’s mirror are closer than they appear.” – Caroline Randall Williams, Fisk University Expressions of hostility to democracy,Continue Reading
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Sylvanside Farm
Sylvanside Farm was first purchased and settled by the Greggs, a Quaker family, in 1742. Their descendents lived on theContinue Reading
“… a Gun was Fired”
An Alexandria Gazette September 16, 1845 “COMMUNICATIONS” article described a harrowing event involving two Quakers from Lincoln, Loudoun County andContinue Reading
Kirkbride Taylor, 8th Virginia Infantry, Confederate Army
Living in Virginia at the start of Civil War meant that Quaker citizens had decisions to make: which side wereContinue Reading
Nest of Abolitionists 