Today’s post is the next in a short series providing background for the American Indian presence at the Paris Expo of 1867.
Today I will cover what the New York Times claimed was being done to outfit a Native American exhibit as requested by the Commissioner in Paris.
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Indians in Paris (part 3)
Jane Kanistanaux – who is she?
My friend, Randy Blood, has been visiting in New York State and collecting documents for this Kanistanaux family. My next two documents are cemetery cards provided by the local historian (name unknown, age 91).
Today I will introduce a new family member.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Kanistanaux
Tags: burial plot, index cards, new york state, original records, town historian, transcripts
Indians in Paris (part 2)
Today’s post is the next in a short series providing background for the American Indian presence at the Paris Expo of 1867.
Today I cover what the U.S. Agent in Paris requested for a Native American exhibit and some dialog concerning the public attitude towards indigenous people in general.
Categories: 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, Culture, Entertainments, Miscellaneous
Tags: beckwith, native american exhibit, paris expo, public attitude, red indians, red men
1920 Death Record for Isaac Kanistanaux
In June I hired a researcher using the genealogyfreelancers.com service to retrieve records for me. They are now starting to dribble in. So, today I will take a break from the Paris Expo series to post the first of my new records.
Today I am posting the Death Register entry for Isaac Henry Kanistanaux.
Categories: Analysis, Documentation, Family-Kanistanaux
Tags: census records, chautauqua co, death record, fredonia, new york
1867 Paris Universal Exposition (Illustrations)
Today’s post will try to convey a sense of what it was like to be a participant of this Expo. I have located plans of the grounds, illustrations of the exhibits, and studied the personal impressions of various reporters and writers.
I will also cover the different groups and categories I have researched in an attempt to locate more about the “Indian” exhibit.
I found the plan for the entire exposition grounds showing where the different countries are located in the main Expo Palace and the locations of the smaller buildings belonging to the various countries. You can click on the image to enlarge it. The shaded area is shown in greater detail below. The River Seine is to the right in the plan. The railroad stations are at the top right, just out of sight. The Royal Entrance is located at the bottom center.
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Categories: 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, Culture, Miscellaneous
Tags: 1867, paris universal exhibition
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