Frank Carlson Library

Describes the challenges that American settlers faced when they left the farms and towns in the East in their Conestoga wagons and headed West.

Examines what life was like in the communities that formed along the cattle trails of the 1800s and at the railheads where the cattle were sold and shipped back East.

Describes the way of life of the tribes that made up the Iroquois Confederacy, focusing on their longhouses, unique dwellings they built for shelter and ceremonies.

Discusses the history, culture, social structure, beliefs, and customs of the Cherokee people.