Tag: Homestead

Homestead No More

In 2018, I traveled from Illinois to attend a family reunion in New Orleans for my maternal branches. We had a blast, and I saw cousins I hadn’t seen in decades and met a few cousins I don’t recall ever meeting. I also took the time to check out familiar haunts where I could get comfort ...

Homestead No More

In 2018, I traveled from Illinois to attend a family reunion in New Orleans for my maternal branches. We had a blast, and I saw cousins I hadn’t seen in decades and met a few cousins I don’t recall ever meeting. I also took the time to check out familiar haunts where I could get comfort ...

Little Name Change on the Prairie

Note: I recognize that for me to write on this topic as a white person with a settler mindset will result in mistakes. Please call me out/in. This year, our school decided to stop calling the main building at our farm campus “The Homestead.” We did this because of the association of t...