1955 Archives - The Filson Historical Society

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Editors Page Maria Louisa Darby

Editors Page A Christmas Suggestion

Index to Volume XXIX

Contents

Zollicoffer and the Battle of Mill Springs

A View of the Suppression of The True American

Father Rice the Preacher Who Followed the Frontier

Callaway Family Data

Colonel Henry Hamilton A Famous P.O.W. of the American Revolution Visits Louisville

Book Reviews

Spaces Available for Rent Beginning 2022