My first book, John Brown and The Last Train tells the little known story of John Brown and his 1858…
Charles Doy had followed his father, Dr. John Doy, out from Rochester, New York in 1854. He claimed 160 acres…
The above photo contains the famous house and first Kansas Underground Railroad station operated by Caroline Scales. Many Freedom Seekers were hidden…
Samuel F. Tappan was not a member of the Immortal 10, but he had several connections to that group. Mr.…
I have been posting short posts about some men who were part of the Immortal 10 from Lawrence Kansas. If…
Joshua A. Pike was one of the less well known members of the Immortal 10. He was born in 1832…
The first Gardner landed in Nantucket in about 1620. They were Quakers. Joseph Gardner was aligned with the abolitionist…
The “fighting preacher” Rev. Stewart was a very colorful and complex Abolitionist. To begin with, like Dr. Doy, he was…
The Lane Trail originated in Iowa City, Iowa, passing through Tabor, Iowa, crossing the Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebraska…
While Nebraska City, Nebraska is well known for the well preserved Underground Railroad site known as the Mayhew Cabin and…