When I started going through my information that I had gathered up for the blog “Marked and Unmarked Graves of Long & Brier Island” I started thinking of how long people have been here on the Islands. I know the Mi’kmaq have been here for over 2500 years, and...
In 2016 the Long & Brier Island Historical Society asked Leta to portray a person from Freeport at a fund raiser at Hill Top Cemetery. She chose Rebecca Wetmore and here is her story. Rebecca Wetmore's marker is at the foot of this stone Rebecca Wetmore Portrayal...
As the caption says "Largest Funeral on Long Island". I haven't read or have seen of a larger funeral here on Long Island as the one mentioned here. I first became interested in researching William Brown when I first seen pictures of people of colour in uniforms...
This is one of the hardest subjects to research. Early historians didn’t write a lot about the Blacks. I am sure as time goes on there will be more information to add. Black Loyalists, (escaped slaves...
