Holly WitcheyWhen did the Wades move to Cleveland?I know the answer now: 1856. But today I want to talk about how important it has been for me to triangulate sources, to check and…Jul 21, 2021Jul 21, 2021
Holly WitcheyIn August 1894, J.H.Wade was a young man in the 1890s. He and his wife, his mother and his mother-in-law traveled the world, enthusiastically collecting. The…Mar 11, 2021Mar 11, 2021
Holly WitcheyIn search of Lord Chancellors and BursesI am currently on an extended trip to the UK and Italy following the travel journals of Jeptha H. Wade I (1889), Randall Wade (1870–71)…May 8, 20191May 8, 20191
Holly WitcheyOpen Access CMA: Welcome to Wade’s WorldI’ve spent years attempting to communicate the volume and grandeur of Jeptha “Homer”Wade II’s gifts to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Topics…Feb 9, 2019Feb 9, 2019
Holly WitcheyWithout a doubt writing this book about the Wade family in Cleveland has led me down some…I’d run across Sandra’s Scipio History blog (http://scipiocenterny.blogspot.com/) just a week earlier, which included mentions of a James…Jun 22, 2018Jun 22, 2018
Holly WitcheyMr. Wade Buys (and then builds) His Dream House in Cleveland 1856–1866In this excerpt from a letter to his fiancee, 21-year old Randall Wade (1835–1876) writes updating her on the search for a home. Randall’s…Mar 8, 2018Mar 8, 2018
Holly WitcheyFinding the right fit: how to pick a school in the 1850sProbably in or around 1852 the Jeptha Homer Wade (1811–1890) and his family settled in Columbus. His son Randall (1835–1876) , 17, entered…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Holly WitcheyGrandma Garretson: Ellen Howe Abbot Garretson (1836–1922)Been thinking about Ellen Howe Abbott Garretson recently. She is mostly remembered today — when she is remembered at all — as the mother of…Jan 23, 2018Jan 23, 2018
Holly WitcheyIn religious matters my aim has been to do right….In religious matters my aim has been to do right, and to learn the truth, and as far as possible reach correct conclusions, and act…Jan 3, 2018Jan 3, 2018
Holly WitcheyThanksgiving at Boarding School 1872/73Boarding school on the Hudson River in November, especially during the holidays, must have been cold and a little lonely at times, even if…Nov 16, 2017Nov 16, 2017