“The Mouths of the Mississippi”
Thursday, December 14, 1848, Hogan’s ship approached the continent. As the outflow of the Mississippi River reached the Berlin, he…
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John Hogan’s Journey to America – Part 2: Liverpool to the Florida Keys
We left young John Hogan in Liverpool a week (and 175 years) ago. After his arrival from Dublin, he walked…
CAN YOU TOP THESE? Moving ads for Lake of the Ozarks Recreation
When Americans took to the highways for family vacations, license plate toppers were affixed to their automobile’s back plate. They…
John Joseph Hogan’s Missionary Life Begins – 175 years ago
One hundred seventy-five (175) years ago today, October 24, 1848, John Joseph Hogan, age 19, departed from his family home…