Goodman, Joseph Thompson (18 September 1838–01 October 1917), writer, publisher, and archaeologist, was born in Masonville, Delaware County, New York, the son of Caleb Goodman. His mother’s name is unknown. Little is known of his early life. Sometime during the 1850s, Goodman moved west with his brother and father and began to work as a typesetter for the ...
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Goodman, Joseph Thompson (1838-1917), writer, publisher, and archaeologist
Lawrence I. Berkove
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Squier, Ephraim George (1821-1888), journalist and archaeologist
Terry A. Barnhart
Squier, Ephraim George (17 June 1821–17 April 1888), journalist and archaeologist, was born at Bethlehem, New York, the son of Joel Squier, a Methodist circuit rider, and Catherine Kilmer, who died when he was twelve. Because of his itinerant father’s modest means, Ephraim had little formal education. He attended the Troy Conference Academy in West Poutney, Vermont, from 1836 to 1839....
