This week I am recommending a very interesting blog:
John Brown Kin - the entry that caught my attention was:
http://johnbrownkin.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html
It is not only a family site, but the subject is one of great interest, both positive and negative, in the Kansas/Missouri area where I have lived in the past 15 + years.
I followed with interest the development of the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area, which crosses our two state borders. The Civil War was largely fought, again, in words, over the last ten+ years in getting to where we are today. John Brown is a hero to many in Kansas - he appears in a huge mural in the State Capital. He is the worst of scoundrels to folks from Missouri... along with a long list of others. Many were surprised how heated were the feelings that still existed as the Freedom's Frontier committees discussions moved forward to new understandings by all of those involved.
Thank you, Alice, for a great genealogy blog!
Families are Forever! ;-)
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