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Much to my historical chagrin I have been showed up on a story about which I developed many misconceptions. Finally much has been brought to bear from my extensive library of obscure history books. The McCloskey story has shed credible light on the story of the Indiana Colony.
Here is a list of inaccuracies generally misunderstood about the founding of The Indiana Colony.
Magi Media 05:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)Magi Media
On February 25, 2009, the Wikipedia entry on "Indiana Colony" read as follows:
"Berry was a former teacher become journalist who also had a great interest in his brother-in-law's granary. He was also an asthmatic and the midwest weather went hard on him. He contacted Mr. Meyer J. Newmark who had recently purchased Rancho Santa Anita (Arcadia, Ca.) and was able to get pertinent information on the southland. Newmark even stopped by Indianapolis and gave a first-hand account of California to the Elliotts et al. From that meeting the Indianans formed "The California Colony of Indiana." It took little time to fill the limited roll of the organizations membership."
On May 28, 2009, the name was changed in the article from "Meyer J. Newmark" to "Harris Newmark" with the explanation that "Harris Newmark owned Rancho Santa Anita."
The sources for this article were listed as
•. ^ Kyle, Dreams of the Pioneers, published by the Pasadena Museum of History, 1983. •. ^ McCloskey. 6 Horses and 10 Head, Boys' Club of Pasadena, 1971. •. ^ Hiram Reid, Pasadena, out of print, rare book, 1895.
Would it be possible for anybody to check to see if it was Meyer J. or Harris Newmark who had the conversation with the Indiana Colonists and who exactly stopped by in Indianapolis to see them?
Thank you so much ! GeorgeLouis ( talk) 07:15, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
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Much to my historical chagrin I have been showed up on a story about which I developed many misconceptions. Finally much has been brought to bear from my extensive library of obscure history books. The McCloskey story has shed credible light on the story of the Indiana Colony.
Here is a list of inaccuracies generally misunderstood about the founding of The Indiana Colony.
Magi Media 05:10, 6 June 2006 (UTC)Magi Media
On February 25, 2009, the Wikipedia entry on "Indiana Colony" read as follows:
"Berry was a former teacher become journalist who also had a great interest in his brother-in-law's granary. He was also an asthmatic and the midwest weather went hard on him. He contacted Mr. Meyer J. Newmark who had recently purchased Rancho Santa Anita (Arcadia, Ca.) and was able to get pertinent information on the southland. Newmark even stopped by Indianapolis and gave a first-hand account of California to the Elliotts et al. From that meeting the Indianans formed "The California Colony of Indiana." It took little time to fill the limited roll of the organizations membership."
On May 28, 2009, the name was changed in the article from "Meyer J. Newmark" to "Harris Newmark" with the explanation that "Harris Newmark owned Rancho Santa Anita."
The sources for this article were listed as
•. ^ Kyle, Dreams of the Pioneers, published by the Pasadena Museum of History, 1983. •. ^ McCloskey. 6 Horses and 10 Head, Boys' Club of Pasadena, 1971. •. ^ Hiram Reid, Pasadena, out of print, rare book, 1895.
Would it be possible for anybody to check to see if it was Meyer J. or Harris Newmark who had the conversation with the Indiana Colonists and who exactly stopped by in Indianapolis to see them?
Thank you so much ! GeorgeLouis ( talk) 07:15, 25 August 2012 (UTC)