Merritt Anthony, like his brother Daniel Read Anthony (D.R.), put aside the pacifism that is often associated with Quakerism and took up arms to free
It took me a while to find these photos of my excursion to Osawatomie, Kansas. My last post dealt with the marriage of Merritt and Mary Luther
Jacob Merritt Anthony’s wedding, unlike his brother’s, was anything but traditional.
In choosing a winter wedding, Anna Osborn departed from the Victorian custom of marrying in the warm months when orange blossoms and other flowers were in
D.R. Anthony married Anna Eliza Osborn in January 1864 in the Congregational Church (now known as the Federated Church) located on the same block
One of the most picturesque features of Martha’s Vineyard is the Campground Meeting area, which began in Oak Bluffs in 1835.
In my last post I mentioned that Captain Abraham Osborn owned several whaling ships. One of these, the Ocmulgee, came to an untimely end early
Martha’s Vineyard provided a setting for Anna Osborn Anthony’s upbringing that was both small town and major crossroads.
In 1845, when several of the Anthony family moved to Rochester, NY, this section of the Erie Canal probably looked much as it does today.
Letters of Susan B. Anthony collection at University of Rochester, where Susan campaigned to have women admitted in 1900.
