Cemetery information and mortuary documents related to Geoffrey Iskee (Is-kee), a member of the Apache Nation.
Iskee, Geoffrey
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Student information card of Geoffrey Iskee, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and died on July 5, 1889. Iskee was buried in the cemetery on the school grounds.
In school documentation Geoffrey Iskee is also known as Is-kee.
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National Archives and Records Administration
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Student information card of Geoffrey Iskee, a member of the Apache Nation, who entered the school on November 4, 1886 and died on July 5, 1889 while attending the school.
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National Archives and Records Administration
December 31, 1886
The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…
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Newspapers
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Cumberland County Historical Society
November 1-9, 1886
These materials include a cover letter and Descriptive Statement of Pupils regarding 37 Chiricahua Apache prisoners-of-war transferred to the Carlisle Indian School from Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, where a larger group of Geronimo's band remained imprisoned. The 37 individuals transferred to Carlisle represented a portion of all…
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Letters/Correspondence, Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration