Monthly Archives: February 2023

Farewell to Jennie Carter

Posted on February 28, 2023 by nancyleek

Jennie Carter wrote for The Elevator from July 1867 to December 1874. She may have written more, but a number of issues of The Elevator are missing in the years leading up to her death in 1881. Her last offering … Continue reading →

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A Grand Celebration

Posted on February 26, 2023 by nancyleek

For her column in The Elevator Jennie Carter reported on a grand celebration in Nevada City. Jennie wrote: Mr. Editor.– The celebration here on the 12th was a decided success, and has done much to give influence to the colored … Continue reading →

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Free Museum Presentation

Posted on February 24, 2023 by nancyleek

It’s free museum weekend in Butte County and I will be giving a free talk at the Pioneer History Museum in Oroville. Please come and meet me, enjoy the museum, and learn about Alvin Coffey and Black Slavery in Gold … Continue reading →

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Jennie Carter Visits Oroville

Posted on February 23, 2023 by nancyleek

Jennie Carter, African-American journalist writing for The Elevator, predicted the future of California in all its scenic variety and human diversity. Oroville, June 13, 1869 Mr. Editor,–California as a part of Uncle Sam’s domains is truly an important part, and … Continue reading →

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Jennie and Dennis Carter

Posted on February 21, 2023 by nancyleek

Jennie occasionally used stories from her husband’s life to illustrate her writings. In 1866 she had married Dennis Drummond Carter in Nevada County, California. Dennis was born free in Virginia in 1814. After the death of his father, his mother … Continue reading →

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Jennie Carter on Women’s Art

Posted on February 19, 2023 by nancyleek

Letter from Nevada County. Mud Hill, May 3, 1868 Mr. Editor:– All women admire the beautiful. Here lies a broad field for woman’s talent–painting, sculpting, music, all the fine arts. Here her intuitive faculties can have full play; she can … Continue reading →

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More from Jennie Carter, Black California Journalist

Posted on February 17, 2023 by nancyleek

Some time ago I wrote about Jennie Carter, who lived in Nevada City and wrote letters and columns for the Elevator (San Francisco) newspaper. At the time I didn’t have a book about her, but now I do, and I … Continue reading →

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Free Museum Weekend!

Posted on February 16, 2023 by nancyleek

February 25th and 26th is Free Museum Weekend in Butte County, with more events and activities than anyone could possibly fit into one weekend. All participating museums, galleries, and cultural centers will offer free admission from 10am-4pm all weekend, and … Continue reading →

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A Valentine from the Bard of Butte

Posted on February 14, 2023 by nancyleek

Our very own Bard of Butte, poet Pres Longley, penned this valentine one hundred and sixty years ago. It appeared in the Weekly Butte Record on February 28, 1863, and undoubtedly touched many a lonely miner’s heart. Lines to Etna … Continue reading →

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Lucy and Freedom

Posted on February 13, 2023 by nancyleek

Black history in California has many tales to tell of slavery and freedom. Here is just one, the story of a girl named Lucy, who proved her freedom in spite of an attempt to re-enslave her. In the same issue … Continue reading →

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