The River Took Them

November 27, 2019 2 Comments

North Central Idaho is blessed with mountain beauty and wild rivers.  In the early days small boats, or ferries were used to cross the Clearwater. The Idaho Statesman – June 20, 1899 ORO FINO FERREY TIED UP. The Steamer Hannaford Ran Into the Wire Cable. Lewiston Tribune:  C. C. Fuller, one of the interested parties …

Ellwood Brown – Stalwart Abolitionist, Dedicated to Freedom

November 5, 2019 0 Comments

Background – I have spent the last several years seeking information on my GGG-Grandfather Ellwood Brown and his involvement in the Underground Railroad, after reading his biography and discovering my GGG-Grandmother’s obituary, which mentioned them helping to run the movement, my interest was piqued and the research began.  After reaching out to historians and scavenging …

Memorial Day 2018 – Remembering Those We Lost in World War II

May 28, 2018 0 Comments

Since I began this website, a couple of years ago, I have done a Memorial Day post to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice.  The first post covered the Civil War, last year I covered WWI and this year will be WWII.  Because this website focuses on the Cavendish-Teakean area, this post will cover …

Remembering the fallen – Clearwater Valley Soldiers – in the ‘Great War’

May 29, 2017 0 Comments

The six names listed below are the young men from, or with connections to,  the Clearwater Valley.  These men made the ultimate sacrifice for their country in “The Great War.” I hope you will take a moment to reflect on the lives lived and sacrificed, for God and Country, as we honor the fallen this weekend. Private …

Finding Uncle Walter – Mining and Murder in Searchlight

October 23, 2016 0 Comments

When my Grandmother Stila M. (Harlan) Gleason passed away on May 7, 2002, not only did we lose the family matriarch but we lost the our family historian.  I had been dabbling with the family tree for a couple of years and but hadn’t really delved into researching and documenting the life stories of individuals.  …