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Native American - Northeast and Southeast Woodland
Native American ➔ Alphabet Letters
Identifier:
117080Description:
These bone alphabet letters were used by Hannah Bingham to teach Anishinaabe children English when she served as a missionary in Sault Ste. Marie from 1828 to 1855.
Date:
1828 – 1855Materials:
Animal BoneDimensions:
0.333" h 0.333" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 1Source:
Gift of Angie McKeeExhibits/Programs:
People of the Grand (1980 – 1994)Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place (after 2026)
Redesign of the Anishinabek: The People of this Place exhibit. Ideas for potential artifacts.
Related Entities:
Angie Sophia McKee (donor)Alternate names: Mrs. J. Langdon McKee, Mrs. James Langdon McKee
Angie Sophia Buchanan McKee was born in 1872 to John and Sophia Buchanan. She was the youngest of six children. She married James Langdon McKee and passed away in 1961. Hannah Olmsted Bingham (used by)
Alternate names: Hannah Olmsted Brown
Hannah Olmsted Brown Bingham was born in 1794 and married Reverend Abel Bingham. Together they had four children and also served as missionaries to the Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) tribe in Sault Ste. Marie from 1828 to 1855. She passed away in 1868.
