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Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published by The Ottawa Herald August 18, 1987. Article describes the travels of Laura Ingalls Wilder's family through Franklin County as related in her diary "On the Way Home." This journey…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald as three articles on March 29, 30, and 31, 1989. This is the title of the first one. The other titles are within the article. Lambertson uses diary form to…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald July 30, 1988. Article tells of 43 free-state men who were so determined to vote on the Lecompton Constitution on August 2, 1858 that they removed their clothing…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald June 18, 1988. Article provides origins of the names of many locations in Franklin County.
Newspaper article includes five photos: Benjamin Franklin, Abraham…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald March 26, 1988. Article is the second of two. It follows ""Barren Plains Gave Birth to Arbor Day" published in The Ottawa Herald March 25, 1988. The March 26…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald March 25, 1988. It highlights major tree-planting efforts in Franklin County in the settlement years. It is the first of two articles tracing local efforts that…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald February 27, 1988. Article tells of the Massacre of Shannon's Guards by a company of 30 vigilantes led by Capt. Charles F.W. Leonhardt, a member of the secret…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald September 26, 1987. This is the second of two articles about Etta Semple and it concentrates more on her medical activity after she moved to Ottawa and opened…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and published in The Ottawa Herald September 25, 1987 that is the first of two articles about Mrs. Etta Semple. The second is titled "Atheist's Samaritan Bent Won Over Ottawa" and was published in The Ottawa…

Newspaper article by John Mark Lambertson and originally published in The Ottawa Herald June 18, 1987. Lambertson explains that the date is significant because that date in 1837 is when the Rev. Jotham and Eleanor Meeker arrived in Franklin County,…