ACHS's historian Norma Waters announces the completion of the John Brown series of booklets. There are seven available, either as a set for $50.00 or at $8.00 per booklet (each approximately 80 pages). They cover the time period from when John Brown followed his children out to Kansas, then known as the "land of -milk and honey" attracting many Ashtabula county people, through the Harper's Ferry incident and culminating in the Civil War. "Each is a compilation of actual news articles written in the 1850's and makes very interesting reading", Norma says. The paper, The Ashtabula Sentinel, printed in Jefferson, was an unabashedly abolitionist newspaper at a time when Ashtabula County was openly involved with the Underground Railroad. with a constituency of 5000 Republican and 250 Democrats.

Order your copies from Norma as follows:
Booklet One - Kansas-Land of Milk and Honey
Booklet Two - Kansas- Part Two
Booklet Three - Kansas-Part Three
Booklet Four - Kansas-Part Four
Booklet Five - Kansas-Part Five
Booklet Six - John Brown at Harpers Ferry
Booklet Seven - The Conclusion of the Harpers Ferry Affair.

The set of seven booklets can be bought for $50.00 or individual booklets for $8.00. They will be available at all ACHS events or contact Norma Waters (1-440-576-2861).

 

Orders may also be sent to:
Ashtabula County Historical Society
P.O. Box 36 Jefferson, Ohio 44047