The Generation that Carried on After Rosalie Jones and Edna Kearns on Long Island!
Mary Gardiner Jones was the niece of Rosalie Jones of Long Island. Her obituary highlights the next generation of women’s rights activists after 1920.
Continue ReadingLong Beach, New York will Commemorate Suffrage Wagon
The City of Long Beach, New York will be dedicating a historic marker in June. This is a major commemorative event.
Continue ReadingSuffrage Wagon Cafe: Ten Years of Publishing, 2009 to 2019!
Personal reflections by Marguerite about the long journey of researching and publishing about the “Spirit of 1776” wagon that has been exhibited by the NYS Museum in Albany, NY.
Continue ReadingA quick sketch of the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon
A quick sketch as to why the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon is an important artifact of the first wave of the women’s rights movement in the U.S.
Continue ReadingIs this trivia or relevant information? The wagon journey has a story trail!
Family naming patterns, facts, and local culture play a big part when working on a memoir and family history. Find out some examples.
Continue ReadingEdna May Buckman…A Quaker art student?
Edna Buckman Kearns started out with the intention of studying art, but the uphill path associated with an art career turned her sights toward the first wave of the women’s rights movement.
Continue ReadingA Primer on the Buckman Family Reunion…
The Buckman Family Reunion was one attempt to preserve family history and keep the descendants of the original Buckman settlers in the larger view.
Continue ReadingHave you visited the New York State Museum in Albany, NY? 2020 is the year to plan for!
A trip in 2020 to the hot spots commemorating US women’s rights should include the New York State Museum in Albany, NY.
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