VIDEO: Plan a trip to see the “Spirit of 1776” wagon road marker!
VIDEO about visiting the site of a street marker in Huntington, NY commemorating the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns.
Continue ReadingFeatures suffrage wagon at the Long Island Museum
VIDEO about visiting the site of a street marker in Huntington, NY commemorating the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns.
Continue ReadingVIDEO: What does a story about George Washington’s spies and a suffrage campaign wagon used by Edna Kearns have to do with women’s history?
Continue ReadingRobert Hughes, historian of the town of Huntington, NY, publishes article about “Spirit of 1776” wagon.
Continue Reading Suffrage Wagon News Channel for news & views of the women’s suffrage movement on Vimeo. This video is a reminder of the hard work and determination associated with American women winning the right to vote. NEWS FROM THE FIRST WAVE OF THE WOMEN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT— The UK is in the midst of its suffrage centennial…
Continue ReadingAn article in “Huntington Now,” an online publication featuring the April 24, 2018 dedication ceremony of the historic marker funded by the Pomeroy Foundation. The marker featured the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage wagon used by Edna Kearns and others, and it is located in the business district of the Huntington, New York community. See link. …
Continue ReadingUnveiling of “Spirit of 1776” heritage road marker in Huntington, NY on Vimeo. The “Spirit of 1776” suffrage road marker is now featured in the downtown business district of Huntington, NY. Follow the suffrage wagon for news, views, and updates.
Continue Readingby Marguerite Kearns Flash announcement of a date to celebrate the unveiling of a road marker on the main street of Huntington, NY related to the “Spirit of 1776” suffrage campaign wagon. The event: Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 12:30 p.m. on the main street of Huntington, NY. More details will follow this preliminary announcement….
Continue ReadingThe “Spirit of 1776″wagon caused an uproar in July of 1913. THE HOW AND WHY OF WHAT HAPPENED: by Marguerite Kearns Back in elementary school, no teacher of mine ever mentioned that during the war for independence significant numbers of Americans identified themselves with the British. Nothing demonstrates this more clearly than Long Island as…
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