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Family Legend: Great Great Grandfather was stolen by the “Indians”

Our family has a legend that my great-great grandfather, Abrahm Taylor, was stolen by Indians (family legend says Cherokees) when he was a baby. It’s unlikely that it was Cherokees. Abram was born in Wisconsin in 1859 and during those … Continue reading

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The Village of Little Turtle and Devil’s Lake

My Great-Great-Great Grandfather, Calvin M. Young, was a writer, who wrote about the Native American people in the Ohio and Indiana regions. He mainly focusted on the Miami Indians and one of their Chiefs, Little Turtle. Here are some interesting … Continue reading

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