Big Thunder’s “Indian’s Friend” tour of Sowams in 1860

In 1894, Virginia Baker’s published “Glimpses of Ancient Sowams,” which contained the following: In i860, a company of Indians, under the leadership of Father Beeson, the “Indian’s Friend,” made a tour of the United States giving a series of entertainments in the principal cities and towns. Among the towns visited was Warren, RI, where […]