As a new intern at Liberty Hall through the I.D.E.A.L. program, I have the incredible opportunity to plan and execute a tour that centers the lives of the enslaved while exploring the history of this site.
Frederick and Judy Hart lived the remainder of their lives in freedom in Lorain County, in northern Ohio.
In 1840, U. S. Census records reflect that 23% of Kentucky’s population was enslaved. A decade later it decreased to 21.4%. In 1850 Franklin County had 634 enslavers with 3360 people enslaved.
Why would a veteran of the War of 1812 be unlisted in military records, left out of history journals, and omitted from monuments and plaques?
While Dolly spent her life of over 80 years enslaved to the Callaway family, her son Frederick Hart experienced a labyrinthine journey of enslavement to several interrelated families of prominent early Kentucky settlers.
Liberty Hall welcomes guest writer Rachel Grimes for a series of blog posts entitled Tracing the Harts!
In 1860, Mason Brown enslaved about 31 people, and one was a little girl around five years old. Recently, we’ve discovered that her name was likely Amanda Preston née Nichols.
By Sharon Cox
Orlando Brown House exterior, photograph by Hilly Dobner, 2019.
By Sara Elliott, Director
