A Poetical Family

A Poetical Family
Title
A Poetical Family
Rights
Public Domain
Type
Newspaper article; poetry
Creator
Reaching a Hand Out to CoddingIchabod Codding
Lucian Rinaldo Burleigh, Sr. when youngLucian Rinaldo Burleigh
Date
December 25, 1852 - event recorded in article
December 24, 1853 - article published
Description
Describes a poetry contest held at the Burleigh family Christmas table in December 1852. A poem by Lucian is included.
Format
Newspaper article
Language
English
Place
Event took place in Plainfield
Article published in Wisconsin
Plainfield in ContextPlainfield, Connecticut
19th century map of Wisconsin and MichiganWisconsin
Publisher
“A Poetical Family,” Daily Free Democrat (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), December 24, 1853, p. 2
Contributor
Most likely to constitute the nine assembled Burleigh siblings and their spouses
George Shepard BurleighGeorge Shepard Burleigh
Charles Calistus BurleighCharles Calistus Burleigh
Lucian Rinaldo Burleigh, Sr. when youngLucian Rinaldo Burleigh
Mary Burleigh Daguerreotype, Detail of FaceMary Frances Burleigh
Daguerreotype of William BurleighWilliam Henry Burleigh
Elizabeth Morse Child BurleighElizabeth Morse Child Burleigh
BloomersHarriet Adelia Frink Burleigh
Ruth Burgess Burleigh ca. 1855 (detail)Ruth Burgess Burleigh
Gertrude Kimber BurleighGertrude H. Kimber Burleigh
Relation
Lydia Bradford BurleighLydia Bradford Burleigh
Rights Holder
Public Domain
Subject
Burleigh Family
Poetry
Temporal Coverage
1852-1853
Item sets
Burleigh Resources ALL
Site pages
Causes and Tangents
Media
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