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Leavenworth KS

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  • White haired woman in olace blouse and wide-brimmed red hat with flowers

    Women’s History Month: How I’m Celebrating

    March—Women’s History Month—has been quite the adventure for me. It’s been a fulfilling whirlwind, and I’ve managed to bring a ton of ideas to life. Here are a few highlights: [...]

    Published On: March 24, 2025Categories: American History, Books by Jeanne Gehret, Civil War, Personal Updates, Susan B. Anthony, Women's SuffrageTags: Born of this Fire, historical fiction, historical reenactor, Kansas, Leavenworth KS, personal, Secrets to the Wind, Susan B. Anthony, women's history month
  • Flag with words "Leavenworth: A Good Place to Call Home" against background of large star and stripes. Brick buildings in far background.

    Too much history in Leavenworth, Kansas

    This past summer I made my third visit to Leavenworth, Kansas, where there was too much history for me to absorb all at once. Ever since my return home on [...]

    Published On: October 14, 2022Categories: Travel LogTags: Anna Osborn Anthony, Daniel Read Anthony, Kansas, Leavenworth KS
  • large white house with picket fence

    Historical research: Walk where they walked

    When I first researched Susan and her family, I walked where they walked. Wearing a long skirt, wool cape, and boots, I trudged snow-clogged streets of old Rochester. A bit [...]

    Published On: July 31, 2022Categories: Susan B. AnthonyTags: Anna Osborn Anthony, Daniel Read Anthony, Leavenworth KS, Martha's Vineyard, Rochester, the life of Susan B. Anthony
  • Author Jeanne Gehret in front of b&w photo of old Leavenworth

    Historic Rochesterian Burns Up the West

    Historic Rochesterian Daniel Read Anthony, brother of Susan B., wielded both fire and bullets to bring about the end of slavery in the Wild West. Pictured behind me is the [...]

    Published On: April 15, 2018Categories: The Anthony FamilyTags: abolition, antislavery, Daniel Read Anthony, Jeanne Gehret, Kansas, Leavenworth KS, Rochester, Susan B. Anthony
  • The Anthonys on President Lincoln

    On April 14, 1865 President Lincoln suffered a fatal gunshot wound from John Wilkes Booth. The news of his death reached D.R. Anthony, his wife Annie, and his sister Susan where [...]

    Published On: April 17, 2017Categories: Civil War, The Anthony FamilyTags: Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Read Anthony, John Brown, Leavenworth KS
  • Will YOU be the lucky winner?

    Time is running out to enter your name for a chance to win a free copy of The Truth About Daniel. Goodreads is offering two free copies until this Thursday, [...]

    Published On: April 4, 2017Categories: Books by Jeanne GehretTags: books about Susan B. Anthony, Goodreads, Kansas, Leavenworth KS, The Truth About Daniel

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