Martha McMillan Research Papers

Document Type

Research Paper

Publication Date

5-4-2024

Keywords

Martha Mcmillan, journal, community, grief, hospitality

Abstract

This essay explains the history of child mortality in 19th-century Cedarville, Ohio and connects it to Martha McMillan and journals. Florence, Martha’s daughter, died in 1888, and Martha records her personal grief from Florence’s death and the deaths of other children in the community in 1889. Martha’s 1889 journal records the incredible hospitality that shaped her community during times of grief from child moralities.

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About this Collection

The McMillan Journal Collection is an archive of the journals of Martha McMillan of Cedarville, Ohio, who maintained a daily journal from 1867 until her death in 1913.

 

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