by Fran | Jun 30, 2021 | Earliest Pioneers (1858-1899), Special Recognition
Suffragist, abolitionist, devoted daughter, wife, mother; and property owner Her life’s work is indeed remarkable. Her grave marker, while bearing only brief words of her life force, is a tangible link between the past, the present, and the future as we work...
by Fran | Sep 8, 2018 | Earliest Pioneers (1858-1899), Stories
Born into slavery, as a child she taught herself to read; travelled from Missouri with her parents, was a pioneer on Salt Spring Island, became a legend, living to the age of 106. Image courtesy of: Myrtle Holloman, Salt Spring Island, B.C. & Peggy Cartwright....