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Category Archives: Thomas J. Galbraith
A Fable Agreed Upon, part 3
Timothy J. Sheehan (1835-1913) as profiled in the Albert Lea Tribune in 2011. Sheehan immigrated to the United States in 1850 at the age of 15, an orphaned survivor of the potato famine in Ireland. By 1857, he had settled in Albert … Continue reading
A Fable Agreed Upon
Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have mused, “What is history but a fable agreed upon?” ***** In July, 1918 the Minnesota historical community was buzzing: the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) Bulletin had just published a recently discovered letter written by John P. … Continue reading
“I am pained by the severe criticisms…upon Mr. Galbraith.”
Missionary Mary Ann Longley Riggs wrote to her husband on September 18, 1862, “I am pained by the severe criticisms of the St. Paul Press upon Mr. Galbraith…. I am sure we have never had as good an agent since … Continue reading
Thomas J. Galbraith Defends Himself: September 12, 1862
St. Paul Daily Press April 26, 1861. Galbraith was in Washington D.C. giving his bond as Sioux Agent on April 12, 1861 when the Confederates opened fire on Fort Sumter, prompting recruiting notices like this one in newspapers across the North. … Continue reading
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Thomas J. Galbraith, Believe It or Not
Lobby card for the movie, Titanic, 1953. Twentieth Century Fox. “Based on the actual logs and incidences and persons aboard the doomed ship, screenwriters Charles Brackett, Walter Reisch and Richard Breen came up with an Academy Awarding winning Best Writing, … Continue reading
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A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity: Dispatches from the Dakota War of 1862 