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Day 29: A gathering in court

Day 29: A gathering in court

One Friday morning in March, a group of 20 men appeared before a judge in the Huron County courtroom. They were foreigners, part of a recent wave of immigrants who had rushed in seeking steady work and the possibility of a buying their own land and home. A new president had just been inaugurated, promising … read more Day 29: A gathering in court

Posted on August 4, 2015May 15, 2019Author LisaCategories InheritanceTags 2015, ancestors, immigration, Ohio
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