This post keeps auto-posting mostly because I keep pushing it aside. So I’m just going to let it post. I started this excel doc many years ago and I am certain that much more information can be added to it. Enjoy! Continue reading Unraveling the Samuels and Christophers in the Vickers line
I keep hearing folks claim to be descended from the Pegan Band of Nipmuc Indians, the forebears of the current Chaubunagungamaug Band. Many that claim that ancestry are simply not Pegan and I admit to being confused at the sudden popularity of my ancestors. Here is a brief rundown on what currently existing Nipmuc families descend from the ancestral Pegans. To begin, Pegan was what … Continue reading Who is a Pegan?
Though it doesn’t seem like we matter much today, in the mid to late 1800s, Worcester spent its time ensuring the freedoms of its Black residents. The above photo is part of another StoryMap. I hope you enjoy it. Aquene, Cher Continue reading Black Lives Really Did Matter in 19th Century Worcester
Long ago cross-stitich And who they were stitched for! Aquene, Cher Continue reading Random Fiber Art
Doctress is a term once used for a female doctor. It was more commonly used when females were not encouraged to practice medicine. It was also used to describe African and Indigenous women who used their cultures’ healing methods within (and sometimes outside) their communities. A root doctress is a practitioner of African American folk medicine and spiritual practices. In Africa, medical practices tied together … Continue reading Root Doctresses & Indian Doctresses
Slavery was a deeply divisive issue in the United States in 1850, with tensions between the North and South continuing to escalate in the years leading up to the Civil War. The country was divided over the issue of slavery, with the southern states depending heavily on it for their agricultural-based economy, while the northern states increasingly viewed it as a moral wrong. The Fugitive … Continue reading Black Anti-slavery Activists in 1850 Worcester, MA
I’ve had this site for some years but never promoted it. Omeka is a free, open-source platform that allows you to display collections as well as stories that explain the collections. I use it in the opposite manner – I tell stories and add documents or videos to support the stories. If you visit ‘We Never Left’, you can download the photos and documents that … Continue reading Check out my Omeka Site!!
Cheryll Toney Holley 