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Contrary Mary – The Story of Mary Ann Clark Longley Riggs – Part V

Posted on September 14, 2013 by lois

Mary Riggs was 40 years old when the mission at Lac Qui Parle burned to the ground and the family relocated to a new mission site at Yellow Medicine. They arrived in September 1854 and moved into their new home … Continue reading →

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