Emily’s Diary

On June 16, 1879, the Luman Sergeant family left their home in Taopi, Minnesota, for a new life in Nebraska. Luman’s daughter, Emily (age 16 at the time), kept a diary of their journey. Her account of their experiences on the trip was found among the property left in California by the Luman Sergeant descendants.

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