BCHS Book Group
The Brown County Historical Society History Book Club will meet on Wednesday, August 6 at 7 pm at the Museum Annex in New Ulm. CONFLICTED MISSION: FAITH, DISPUTES, AND DECEPTION ON THE DAKOTA FRONTIER by Linda Clemmons is the book selection scheduled for the August 6 meeting. Recently released by the Minnesota Historical Society, it focuses on the cultural collision between the Dakota Indians and the missionaries sent to convert them from the 1830s to the 1860s. CAPTIVE HISTORIES: ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND NATIVE NARRATIVES OF THE 1704 DEERFIELD RAID, edited by Evan Haefeli and Kevin Sweeney, is the September 3 pick. The book draws together a rich body of original sources to tell the story of the 1704 French and Indian attack on Deerfield, Mass. Texts range from one of the most famous early American captivity narratives, John Williams?s The Redeemed Captive, to the records of French soldiers and clerics, to little-known Abenaki and Mohawk stories of the raid that emerged out of their communities' oral traditions. Both books can be borrowed from the New Ulm Public Library, 507-359-8332. The BCHS History Book Club is free and open to the public; call 507-233-2616 for more information.
Date and Time
Wednesday Aug 6, 2014
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, August 6, 7 p.m.
Location
Brown County Historical Society Annex, 2 N Broadway, New Ulm
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
BCHS, 507-233-2616
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