Today’s post has nothing to do with genealogy, but the illustrations were uncovered as part of my Indians in Paris research.
I decided these circus illustrations are historically important and should be available to the public. Since this blog is public what better place to offer them. I hope my readers enjoy this short side trip.
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Miscellaneous
1867 American Circus – Dress Rehearsal
Categories: 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, Culture, Miscellaneous
Tags: 1867 American Circus, cartoons, circus, Circus in paris, paris france
U-ta-wa-un – Illustrated
Well, this may be the last of the Indians in Paris series, but then again it may not. Let’s see what the future brings.
Today I am sharing a number of cartoons found in the New York and Paris media in 1867 which may be directed at my good friend U-ta-wa-un. The humor of the times is often foreign to me. I don’t understand everything, but perhaps some of my readers will. In any case, it is interesting to find these items and fun to share them.
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Categories: Entertainments, Miscellaneous
Tags: andrew johnson, frank leslie, frenchman, indians, paris exposition, paris series, president of the united states, sioux indian
Lee-o-netto – Family Memories
Oral history treasures show us other sides of research subjects difficult to reach through the sterile world of public documents.
There are two ladies still living who are descendants of Lee-o-netto’s sister, Carrie Horton. They have personal memories of Lee-o-netto. Randy has kindly shared these family remembrances with me concerning Lee-o-netto.
— K’chi Wliwni Nidobak —
Thank you my Friends
Categories: Family-Kanistanaux, Miscellaneous
Tags: allegany, bird cages, cranberries, crocheting, family remembrances, knowledgeable friends, natives, personal memories, proper lady, public documents, quilting, research subjects, sister carrie, st francis, swearing in german, tall ceilings, two ladies
The Kanistanaux Homestead & Oral History
Today my post is about exploring some oral history concerning the Kanistanaux homestead in Stockton, Chautauqua Co., NY.
There is no breakthrough data here, but it is always worthwhile to explore the place where a research subject lived. It helps to understand the subject on a personal level and sometimes suggests other places to look for information.
I don’t plan to write blog posts for every single item I explore during this research project, but this one seems to lend itself well as a teaching tool. Working with oral history is a slippery slope, so I will be sharing some concerns and techniques. Continue reading
Moulton Grave Marker
Today’s post has no new information to add to my research project, but it is always nice to have our own copy of items. While visiting in New York, Randy Blood stopped by the Stockton cemetery and snapped this nice photo.
Categories: Documentation, Family-Kanistanaux, Family-Moulton, Miscellaneous
Tags: grave marker, moulton, stockton cemetery
Indians in Paris (part 3)
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.
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
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
1867 Paris Universal Exposition (intro)
Today’s post begins a short series which will provide my readers a view of the 1867 Expo and what part my friend U-ta-wa-un might have played in it. I will break the story down into several posts covering
- what was the Paris Expo of 1867 like
- U.S. locations within the expo and the neighbors
- what the U.S. Commissioner in Paris requested
- what the New York Times claimed was being provided
- what I could learn about the actual American Indians that appeared in Paris
I will follow up with an additional post to summarize how this relates to my Kanistanaux research project and why I took the time to make this research side-trip.
I will try to make one post a week, but since it is summer and I am spending a lot of time at camp (no power!), I am not going to promise anything.
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Categories: 1867 Paris Universal Exposition, Culture, Entertainments, Miscellaneous, Resources-Internet
Tags: 1867, paris universal exhibition
Kanistanaux, Moulton, & Metallic
Today’s post is an introduction to my current research project. I am attempting to determine if two women, Marleah Kanistanaux (wife of Thomas Layton Kindness/Kanistanaux) & Dr. Lee-O-Netto (several spellings), known in the Stockton area of New York State could be the granddaughters of an Abenaki man known as Metallic (many different spellings!) who inhabited the Rangeley/Umbagog region of Maine and the Coos Region of New Hampshire in the late 18th and early 19th Century. The connection appears to be through Eli & Kate Moulton of Sherbrooke, Quebec. There may also be a connection with the surnames Neff and Yokum in Welland Co., Ontario. My mission is to document, if possible, the apparent connection of the two suspected granddaughters to Metallic and determine how various other individuals fit into this genealogical jigsaw puzzle.
Categories: Family-Kanistanaux, Miscellaneous
Tags: coos region, dr lee, moulton, sherbrooke quebec, stockton ny, thomas layton kindness, welland co
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