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This work, the compiled diary of Lucy Breckenridge, was researched by her great-granddaughter, Jerrelene (Hill) Williamson of Spokane, WA. She built upon the work of Lucy’s daughter, Mary Hunt, who gathered the original diary materials. This work is available by permission of the Williamson family.

Lucy Breckenridge was born slavery 1855 in Abemarle, Virginia. She married Henry James Breckinridge in 1871. The family moved to Roslyn , Washington in 1888. The family later moved to Spokane in 1899. Henry died in 1907 and Lucy began her diary about 1919.

Publication Date

2022

Publisher

Lucy Breckenridge

City

Ellensburg

Keywords

diary, Spokane, african american, history, pioneer

Disciplines

Other American Studies

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Education Use only, this item is shared here for education use. The creator retians copyright.

The Diary of Lucy Breckenridge

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