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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Sophia’s Story – The Captivity of Sophia Josephine Marsh Huggins
Sophia Huggins, always called Josephine by her friends and family, doesn’t really qualify as a woman of the Dakota mission but in terms of her experiences and close relationship to the women of “Soul Sisters,” her story definitely belongs here. … Continue reading
Lydia Huggins Pettijohn Part III
You can find Part I of Lydia’s story at http://dakotasoulsisters.com/2012/07/11/learning-about-lydia/. Part II is at http://dakotasoulsisters.com/2012/08/15/learning-about-lydia-the-life-of-lydia-pettijohn-huggins-part-ii/ Lydia and Alexander Huggins’ family home in Traverse des Sioux, Minnesota, was over 100 miles from the Lower Sioux Agency near present-day Morton, Minnesota. Still, … Continue reading