Posted on January 28, 2026 by Jenny ONeill
Tarnished Hero: Captain Barney Hicks (1754-1832)
By Tony Connors “We have a Sunday wooden leg covered with leather, and for just around the farm, an ordinary wooden one.” (Mary Hicks Brown, interviewed in 1976 about her family history) When we turn a spotlight on figures from the past, we’re usually looking for people with admirable qualities. What was it that […]
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