Welcome to E 83 Mary Musgrove the female founder of Savannah, GA. Also y’all heads up! In the beginning I talk about our old cat and it gets sad, so if you feel the need, please skip ahead.
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Citations
Alexander, K. L. (n.d.). Biography: Mary Musgrove. National Women’s History Museum. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-musgrove

Independence Hall Association. (n.d.). Creating the Carolinas. ushistory.org. https://www.ushistory.org/us/5c.asp

Mary Musgrove - New Georgia encyclopedia. (n.d.). https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/mary-musgrove-ca-1700-ca-1763

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Thank you for joining us for this special episode. Meet Anna Jai Kingsley- she was captured and enslaved as a 13 year old girl, married to a 40 year old slave and plantation owner. By 18 she was the freed mother of three and owned her own land and slaves. She was a woman who lived many lives in one lifetime.

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Citations
Guides @ UF: Florida History Resources: British colonial period: Introduction. British Colonial Period: Introduction - FLORIDA HISTORY RESOURCES - Guides @ UF at University of Florida. (n.d.). https://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/c.php?g=147537&p=7798301

Schafer, D. L. (2018). Anna Madgigine Jai Kingsley African Princess, Florida Slave, plantation slaveowner. University Press of Florida.

Stowell, D. W., & Tilford, K. (1998). Kingsley Plantation. Eastern National.

Stowell, D. W., Tilford, K., Clark, R., Clark, C. S., & Tyrol, B. (2007). Kingsley plantation a history of the Fort George Island Plantation. Eastern National.

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Thank you for joining us for this special Valentines Day episode, we get a visit from the Witch of Yazoo City and hear about the endless love of Willie and Nellie Gordon.
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citations
Apel, T. (2014, October 29). The witch of yazoo still haunts the town she burned. Ledger. https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/10/28/witch-yazoo-still-haunts-town-burned/18093723/

DeBolt, M. W. (1984). Savannah Spectres and other Strange tales. Donning Company/Publishers.

Willie and Nellie a Love Story

Magazine, S. (2024, January 19). Archaeologists unearth ancient roman cemetery full of jewelry, coins and clothing. Smithsonian.com. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-roman-cemetery-full-of-jewelry-coins-and-clothing-180983615/?fbclid=IwAR2DTf4YpmRm-I0oh6RTq-HWgxw8QozARvdgaa44BiSrcBOEkDcVKGXhZNI

Stacy A. Cordery. (2012, February 9). A romance for all time. https://www.stacycordery.com/juliette-gordon-low/steamy-love-letters-nellie-willie-gordon/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, November 15). Yazoo City, Mississippi. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_City,_Mississippi

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