Nancy Melvina Foster reminiscences
Genealogical notes with dates of birth and historical descriptions
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1871-1921
One holographic manuscript, probably written in 1937. In it, Nancy Melvina Foster recounts her experiences, from 1871-1921, of homesteading in Arizona, farming in California, and life in the mining camps of Arizona and New Mexico. Genealogy sheet enclosed.
American frontier homesteader.
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