Category Archives: Marilla Hancock Holiday

Mrs. Aiton Times Two – Nancy Hunter Aiton and Mary Briggs Aiton

Posted on September 11, 2019 by lois

In June of 1925, Miss Margaret Aiton of Minneapolis donated “some twelve letters” to the Minnesota Historical Society. Minnesota History Magazine described the gift as follows: “Some twelve letters written by Jane Williamson, Sister of the missionary Dr. Thomas S. … Continue reading →

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Life of a Legend – The Story of Jane Smith Williamson – Part VIII

Posted on July 8, 2017 by lois

By the early spring of 1851, it was becoming clear that the federal government’s plans to remove the Dakota from the west side of the Mississippi River and open the land to white settlement were moving ahead quickly. For the … Continue reading →

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