Hillsboro, New Mexico resident seeks information from Hillsboro, Ohio
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Dear Editor:
I am a member of the Hillsboro Historical Society, located in Sierra County, New Mexico. Our active society is presently writing a book in the Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series, where we will tell our history through historic images, royalties going to the HHS.
Our history, and your history intersect. Hillsboro, NM is like Hillsboro, OH; the land has the same lay. Lore has it that our Hillsboro was named by a miner in 1877 by the name of Joe Yankie, who hailed from Hillsboro, Ohio.
I am writing to ask if your readers may have images of Joe Yankie. We also need biographical information. It may be possible that your native son was a member of the Union army during the Civil War in what's called the "California Column," a column of soldiers that came to NM from CA mines to confront a Confederate invasion of NM (yes, there were Civil War battles in NM). Soldiers in that Union column were mustered out of service in NM, and some stayed here, and Yankie may have been among them.
Any leads would be appreciated. Write me at craig@lobo.net or 505 286 1770 You can see some of our history, here: http://hillsborohistory.blogspot.com/
Regards,
Craig Springer
Hillsboro, New Mexico USA
Dear Editor:
I am a member of the Hillsboro Historical Society, located in Sierra County, New Mexico. Our active society is presently writing a book in the Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series, where we will tell our history through historic images, royalties going to the HHS.
Our history, and your history intersect. Hillsboro, New Mexico is like Hillsboro, Ohio; the land has the same lay. Lore has it that our Hillsboro was named by a miner in 1877 by the name of Joe Yankie, who hailed from Hillsboro, Ohio.
I am writing to ask if your readers may have images of Joe Yankie. We also need biographical information. It may be possible that your native son was a member of the Union army during the Civil War in what's called the "California Column," a column of soldiers that came to NM from CA mines to confront a Confederate invasion of NM (yes, there were Civil War battles in NM). Soldiers in that Union column were mustered out of service in N.M., and some stayed here, and Yankie may have been among them.
Any leads would be appreciated. Write me at craig@lobo.net or 505 286 1770 You can see some of our history, here: http://hillsborohistory.blogspot.com/
Regards,
Craig Springer
Hillsboro, New Mexico
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