Her story was recorded on August 24, 1982. Mrs. Blackburn was a teacher with the Euclid City Schools from 1929 to 1969. In this recording, she shares the contents of an old diary she found in her mother's attic. The leather-bound diary was written by her grandfather where he wrote of a journey from St. Joseph, Missouri to Wheel's Ranch in the Sacramento Valley of California from April 7, 1849 to July 7, 1849. He listed the cost of various items that were necessary for the trip. (30 minutes)
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