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June 2025

The Gorman Family
The Gorman Family

Biographies, People, Salem History Hub, Uncategorized

The Gorman Family

Heritage Center2025-06-30T15:37:56-07:00June 30th, 2025|Categories: Biographies, People, Salem History Hub, Uncategorized|Tags: Black History, Bud Gorman, Eliza Gorman, Emma Gorman, Emma Sheppard, Frank Gorman, George Frank Gorman, Georgia Ann Gorman, Hannah Gorman, Henry E. Sheppard, Hiram Blevins, Hiram Gorman, Major John C. Throp, Mose Gorman, Polk County, Slavery, Wigrich, William Gorman|

The Gorman family lived in Salem at various times during their lives. The family included matriarch Hannah, her two children Eliza and Hiram, her [...]

February 2022

Salem’s Emancipation Jubilee Celebrations
Salem’s Emancipation Jubilee Celebrations

Community Memories, Salem History Hub

Salem’s Emancipation Jubilee Celebrations

Heritage Center2023-01-23T12:08:58-08:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Community Memories, Salem History Hub|Tags: African-Americans, Bayless, Black History, Emancipation Jubilee, Emancipation Proclamation, Racism, Reverend Daniel Jones, Salem, Slavery|

By the President of the United States of America: A Proclamation…That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one [...]