tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post6421269585602511852..comments2023-08-24T12:04:02.206-04:00Comments on In Progress: Quibbling With Details: Helen Pitts Seems Not To Have Worked at HamptonLeigh Foughthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07102415523396384540noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-22551481184267222752016-01-09T20:43:54.536-05:002016-01-09T20:43:54.536-05:00Is your research on Helen Pitts still in progress?...Is your research on Helen Pitts still in progress? I note that the last comment was made in 2012. I am a volunteer at Cedar Hill and eager to learn more about this fascinating person. Thanks, MaureenMaureen Jais-Mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921066481358425696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-44551189778596148172012-08-31T07:38:09.317-04:002012-08-31T07:38:09.317-04:00Katy O and Carol, thank you both for your comments...Katy O and Carol, thank you both for your comments. I hope to contact you soon. I apologize that I only just now realized that these had been caught in moderation.Leigh Foughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102415523396384540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-76921915750405037762012-08-20T14:57:16.566-04:002012-08-20T14:57:16.566-04:00Hello Leigh and Nancy -
Nancy, I briefly corresp...Hello Leigh and Nancy - <br /><br />Nancy, I briefly corresponded with you a couple of years ago regarding my own Helen Pitts research. <br />Leigh, I just came across your blog in my own research on Helen Pitts. I'm a Pitts descendant--Helen was first cousin of my great-grandmother, Emily Pomeroy Pitts Stoddard-- with roots in the Rochester/Naples/Honeoye regions of NY. <br />I'm headed to Mt. Holyoke this week to look at the archives. I also could not find any information to confirm Helen's alleged work at Hampton (only some brief research) so am glad to hear of your findings. I also am trying to find information on any work associated with the Alpha feminist newspaper she purportedly wrote for in D.C.<br /><br />The interracial marriage of Pitts-Douglass has been a fascinating topic in my family (and quite controversial for some family members several decades ago!) for years. I will be interested to read your work.--Katy Odell, North Creek NY Katy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571613902845404279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-52081626888405717512012-08-20T14:55:01.169-04:002012-08-20T14:55:01.169-04:00Hello Leigh and Nancy -
Nancy, I briefly corresp...Hello Leigh and Nancy - <br /><br />Nancy, I briefly corresponded with you a couple of years ago regarding my own Helen Pitts research. <br />Leigh, I just came across your blog in my own research on Helen Pitts. I'm a Pitts descendant--Helen was first cousin of my great-grandmother, Emily Pomeroy Pitts Stoddard-- with roots in the Rochester/Naples/Honeoye regions of NY. <br />I'm headed to Mt. Holyoke this week to look at the archives. I also could not find any information to confirm Helen's alleged work at Hampton (only some brief research) so am glad to hear of your findings. I also am trying to find information on any work associated with the Alpha feminist newspaper she purportedly wrote for in D.C.<br /><br />The interracial marriage of Pitts-Douglass has been a fascinating topic in my family (and quite controversial for some family members several decades ago!) for years. I will be interested to read your work.--Katy Odell, North Creek NY Katy Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571613902845404279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-34466479618707142662012-07-29T11:05:48.432-04:002012-07-29T11:05:48.432-04:00Leigh, I am the historian for the Town of Richmond...Leigh, I am the historian for the Town of Richmond, where the hamlet of Honeoye is located.<br />I have a serious interest in Helen Pitts Douglas and feel strongly that her life should be made better known. She truly was a woman ahead of her time. I do want to caution you about the thesis written by Julie Nelson. Dr. Frank E. Fee<br />of the University of Carolina visited our town museum in 2006 and as a researcher on Frederick Douglass spent some time reading the files that I have. He found several errors in the Nelson thesis. I also visited Cedar Hill last month which is quite the memorial to Frederick, created by Helen. Just last week, I wrote a column for our local newspaper on Helen. I also am considering a nomination to the Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls to keep her work known.<br />Carol Schoonmaker<br />You can reach me at: cmacdona@rochester.rr.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-90511426132006907922012-07-28T12:14:39.187-04:002012-07-28T12:14:39.187-04:00As the Town of Richmond, NY, historian, where Hone...As the Town of Richmond, NY, historian, where Honeoye is the hamlet, I have long been fascinated by this native woman who was so far ahead of her time. I caution you about using the dissertation by Julie Nelson as I had a professor from University of North Carolina, Dr. Frank E. Fee, Jr. visit Honeoye in 2006. He spent several days reading the information in my files on Frederick Douglass and Helen Pitts. He found several errors in the Nelson writing and was kind enough to provide me with what he believed to be correct information. He has done extensive research on Douglass. I also just recently visited Cedar Hill - a very worthwhile venture. I have a story on Helen Pitts coming out in our local newspaper in the next week or two. I am also considering nominating Helen for the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY so that her passion and knowledge will be long remembered. If I can be of assistance to you in your venture, please feel free to contact me. Nancy Kho and I have stayed in touch for a few years also. Helen certainly does have admirers after all these years!<br />Carol Schoonmaker, Town of Richmond HistorianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-70150992659188404882012-04-17T04:57:35.294-04:002012-04-17T04:57:35.294-04:00P.S. If you don't hear from me until the end o...P.S. If you don't hear from me until the end of the month, that's because I'm on the Continent for a little break and I'm finishing up this chapter.Leigh Foughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102415523396384540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-56366937477814103812012-04-17T04:56:32.639-04:002012-04-17T04:56:32.639-04:00I will do that -- write you, that is! We could hav...I will do that -- write you, that is! We could have some interesting takes on the subject from our differing crafts. I like what you say on your website, about telling the stories. Again, that is part of what drives this project -- especially this chapter I'm working on about the women from Douglass's childhood.Leigh Foughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102415523396384540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-87438735531322650052012-04-15T19:28:39.211-04:002012-04-15T19:28:39.211-04:00Hi Leigh - might be interesting to talk directly, ...Hi Leigh - might be interesting to talk directly, you can find my email on my web site if you'd care to follow up. Either way I'm looking forward to reading your book!<br />NancyNancy Davis Khohttp://www.daviskho.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-87679402468669556922012-04-15T03:22:37.758-04:002012-04-15T03:22:37.758-04:00Hi Nancy! (My apologies for editing your comment.)...Hi Nancy! (My apologies for editing your comment.) Is your novel available?<br /><br />I'm pretty sure that she was in Norfolk. All the evidence points there, as you note. She obviously wasn't in Hampton! McFeely sometimes get things off. I'll be getting to her chapter in the summer, so I'll learn more there. I have a few new ideas about her later in life, but you may already have thought of them!Leigh Foughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07102415523396384540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2579199827983575855.post-17165825671513734052012-04-15T03:18:33.294-04:002012-04-15T03:18:33.294-04:00Nancy Davis Kho, April 14, 2012, 6:09 PM
Fascinat...<a href="http://www.daviskho.com/" rel="nofollow">Nancy Davis Kho</a>, April 14, 2012, 6:09 PM<br /><br />Fascinating. It'll be interesting to hear what you figure out about who Helen was working for in Norfolk in 1863, given the letters cited in Nelson's thesis saying that he ran into Helen in Norfolk that year and the notes made by Anna Edwards to the Mt. Holyoke College Archives that indicate she was indeed teaching that year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com