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Barbara Fritchie (née Hauer; December 3, 1766 – December 18, 1862), also known as Barbara Frietchie, and sometimes spelled Frietschie, [1] was a Unionist during the Civil War. She became part of American folklore in part from a popular poem by John Greenleaf Whittier .
Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl is a play in four acts by Clyde Fitch and based on the heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem "Barbara Frietchie" (based on a real person: Barbara Fritchie). Fitch takes a good bit of artistic liberty and intertwines her story with that of his own grandparents' love story, which also takes place during ...
This use of poetry in the service of his political beliefs is illustrated by his book Poems Written during the Progress of the Abolition Question. Highly regarded in his lifetime and for a period thereafter, he is now largely remembered for his anti-slavery writings and his poems Barbara Frietchie, "The Barefoot Boy", "Maud Muller" and Snow-Bound.
Jul. 3—No one expected Barbara Fritchie herself to come to her own mural unveiling. But there she was, the self-proclaimed "old gray head," standing on the balcony of her Frederick home and ...
Poetry and hymns with words by John Greenleaf Whittier. Pages in category "Poetry and hymns by John Greenleaf Whittier" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Barbara Frietchie is a 1915 silent drama film directed by Herbert Blaché and starring Mary Miles Minter. It is based upon the 1899 play Barbara Frietchie by Clyde Fitch, which was in turn inspired by the John Greenleaf Whittier poem of the same name. As with many of Minter's movies, the film is thought to be a lost film. [1]
The poem is the base for the motto of Wynberg Allen School in Mussorie, India. It is also the name and motto for the Brampton, Ontario, Canada box lacrosse teams. In 1871 Mr. George Lee, a Brampton High School teacher introduced lacrosse to the town. He proposed the name "Excelsior", which he took from Longfellow's poem.
The Sycamore fire broke out Thursday afternoon in the 4800 block of Cinco View Drive near Whittier. 2 homes destroyed, 1 damaged as firefighters halt progress of Whittier-area brush fire Skip to ...