A Michigan Childhood
The Journals of Madelon Louisa Stockwell, 1856-1860
Description:... Madelon Louisa Stockwell (1845-1924) was the daughter of Charles Franklin Stockwell (1817-1850) and Louisa Peabody (1819-1904). She was born in Albion, Michigan. In 1873 she married Charles King Turner (1843-1880). From 1856 to 1860 Madelon kept a journal. This portfolio contains eighteen documents and photographs which "attempt to share some of the images and ideas that influenced her writing." It includes a time line; family obituaries and genealogy on the Stockwell and Peabody lines; maps of Albion; reprints of newspaper articles from The Albion weekly mirror, 1856-1857; articles on mid-19th century life; and other documents
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