Community Calendar
Harlan-Lincoln House Brown Bag Lecture
Name:
Harlan-Lincoln House Brown Bag Lecture
Date:
March 5, 2013
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
Event Description:
The Garretson Family: Pioneers, Inventors, and Abolitionists Cathy Garretson Helman will speak on her family history. The story of the Garretson family is one Henry County family's story in the settlement of America. From a shipwreck off the coast of Long Island in 1657 to Jackson Township, Henry County, Iowa, 1837, notable characters, events and initiatives are all part of the Garretson family story. The arrival in Iowa included involvement in the Underground Railroad in and near Salem.