First Reinforcement

May 2016

Susan Downing Shepard
Susan Downing Shepard

Biographies, History Tidbits, People

Susan Downing Shepard

Heritage Center2024-04-10T19:40:06-07:00May 14th, 2016|Categories: Biographies, History Tidbits, People|Tags: Alice Adams Shepard, Alice Downing, amputation, Anna Maria Lee, Anna Maria Lee Shepard, Ben Beers, brig Diana, brown linen frock, Cape Horn, Columbia River, Cyrus Shepard, Dr. Elijah White, Dr. John McLoughlin, East Coast, Ellen Beers, Elvira Johnson, First Methodist Episcopal Church, First Reinforcement, Fort Vancouver, honeymoon trip, Jason Lee, John Downing, Joseph Gervais, Joseph H. Frost, Joseph L. Whitcomb, Killamook Indians, King Kamehameha III, Lincoln City, Lynn, Massachusetts, mission cemetery, mission house, mission school, Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, Oregon Territory, pupils, Sally Ann Beers, salt water bathing, Sandwich Islands, scrofulous knee joint, seasickness, shellfish, Susan Downing, Ten Years in Oregon, tuberculosis, wedding, wedding cake|

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October 2015

Elvira Johnson Perkins – the Harp of the Willows
Elvira Johnson Perkins – the Harp of the Willows

History Tidbits, People

Elvira Johnson Perkins – the Harp of the Willows

Heritage Center2020-12-28T19:22:39-08:00October 14th, 2015|Categories: History Tidbits, People|Tags: Anna Maria Pittman, Boston, Elvira Johnaon, Elvira Perkins, First Reinforcement, Harp of the Willows, Kent's Hill, Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Methodist Mission, Native American boy, Oregon Trail, Rev. George Gary, Rev. Henry Perkins, Rev. Jason Lee, Wascopam, Willamette Mission|

Wascopam Mission - The Dalles, Oregon “Hark! ‘tis the sound of wailing Comes on the evening breeze, Forth [...]

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