In today’s traditions, a popular wedding gift might be a kitchen appliance or honeymoon cash, but in the 1800s, the hottest commodity for brides in Jefferson County was a Tyler coverlet.
At most any public or school library, you’ll find your next read with the help of the Dewey Decimal System, invented by north country native Melvil Dewey.
As we come off celebrating Thanksgiving, our north country history lesson takes us back to the earliest settlers in the north country and the indigenous people who were here first.