Tippecanoe County Women to Know The women of Tippecanoe County have done amazing things, both for their community and the world at large. Here are a few of the women from Tippecanoe County’s history that you should know. Government and Politics Catherine Dorner was the first female candidate for public office in Tippecanoe County (city […]
“The Blessings of Education and the Necessity of Knowledge” Aspirations for Education by the AME Church By guest blogger, Mary Anthrop On April 21, 1843 a representative group from Lafayette’s small African American population met to discuss participation in an upcoming Colored People’s Convention. The Lafayette men selected a chairman, a secretary, and an assistant […]
Tuberculosis: The White Plague by William Dichtl Originally published in the TCHA newsletter, Weatenonte, Vol. 25, No. 5, May 1992. The disease “consumption” later called tuberculosis (TB) killed more Americans in the 19th century than any other disease. Efforts to fight tuberculosis were complicated by the lack of a known cause, until March 24, 1882. […]
Lafayette Women Voters in the 1920s – Enthusiastic, Untried and Unfettered “Vote as you please, but VOTE!” – Tippecanoe County League of Women Voters (1926) By Mary E. Anthrop The headlines in the Lafayette Journal and Courier in mid May of 1923 shocked the citizenry. “Women School Principals May Lose Positions – Board Known to […]
Emancipation Day – September 22 By Mary E. Anthrop In the latter part of the 19th century and well into the 20th century Lafayette’s African American population celebrated September 22 as Emancipation Day. September 22 was the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s issuance of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (September 22, 1862). Lafayette’s African Americans celebrated […]
The Power of Personal Persuasion in Immigration Letters To Family and Friends in the Netherlands by guest blogger Mary Anthrop Today family and friends take advantage of technological platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and even Zoom, to “stay connected.” In the mid 1800s hand written letters linked family and friends across the continent […]