…and his aged father and mother still lived on the farm. The home had once been a major stop on the Underground Railroad when it was owned by the Mifflin…
…and his aged father and mother still lived on the farm. The home had once been a major stop on the Underground Railroad when it was owned by the Mifflin…
…soon after subject’s birth removed to Marietta, Penn.; when he was about one year old they removed to Lewistown, Mifflin Co., Penn., thence to the Comfort Farm, five miles west…
…Samuel] Mifflin, [Jonathan] Jessop, [Dr. Webster] Lewis, [Joseph] Wickersham, [Amos] Griest, and [William C.] Goodrich [actually Goodridge]. He described many thrilling incidents which grew out of attempts to recapture slaves…
…formation and operations of the early Underground Railroad. Additionally, here are a few other YouTube talks. Meet Historian and Author Scott Mingus (with Jeri Jones) Save the Mifflin House /…
…Lewis in Dover were active for a period. To the east, along the Susquehanna River at Wrightsville were Jonathan and Susanna Mifflin and, later, their son Samuel. Over time, many…
…looked at the Mifflins, who were major conductors in the Underground Railroad in eastern York County, Pennsylvania, during the 1810-1840 time frame. Scores (perhaps hundreds) of freedom seekers passed through…
…J. Jacob Oswandel, the Mifflin County man who chronicled the story of the York delegation in his 1885 book based upon his war-time diary, outlined the fight which claimed his…
…(2010, University of Tennessee Press) is J. Jacob Oswandel’s personal reminiscence, Notes on the Mexican War, 1846-1848. The original book dates from 1885. Oswandel, a native of Mifflin County, was…
…the defense of the river crossing and the role that the Mifflin/Huber House played in the June 28, 1863, engagement. They also outline the house’s earlier history as a key…