Abraham Walton Sr. was born in 1777 in Amherst, New Hampshire, then still a colony, to William and Hannah Littlehale Walton. He married Mary “Polly” Hutchinson, born in Amherst in 1778 to Ebenezer and Hannah Littlefield Hutchinson, in Oxford County, Maine, in 1799. ..
Read More 186 years ago on January 5, a meeting was held in a public schoolhouse on Neil’s Creek in Jefferson County, Indiana.1 The purpose of the meeting was to form “an anti-slavery society,” according to Benjamin Hoyt, one of the founders of the Neil’s Creek...
Read MoreHistoric Eleutherian College will host its annual Fall Gathering on October 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM. Join us for tours, historic programming, art and music!Pack a picnic lunch and spend the day with us! We’ll be offering...
Read More Jan Vetrhus, president of Historic Eleutherian’s board of directors and board member Roland Newman welcomed WISH TV's Adam Pinsker to the college to learn more about its history.https://www.wishtv.com/celebrating/preservationists-tout-indiana-colleges-legacy-of-flaunting-slavery-laws/ ..
Read More We were happy to host Hanover College students from Dr. Lake Lambert’s class on the theology and life of Martin Luther King, Jr. that was offered this spring. The class included a crash course on African American history.During their visit, the students enjoyed...
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