Mary Anderson (c. 1830–1941) was a formerly enslaved woman whose life spanned slavery, emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the early twentieth century. At the time of her death, she was believed to be 111 years old—an age attested to by family records and oral…
A newspaper article describes the correspondence between George S. Coe and Congressman E. G. Spaulding about finances between the New York banks and the government. The letters also mention the involvement of George Coe in future government financial matters in the aftermath of…
Donald MacKay was one of Englewood’s most respected civic leaders in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, known for his military service, public leadership, and lasting philanthropic contributions. A veteran of the Civil War, MacKay enlisted as a young man and saw…
