12/06/1900: Sarah Williams cooks Thanksgiving dinner

Entry/Object ID

NP.0794

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

The (Platte County Gazette J. P. Tucker) editor’s family dined Thanksgiving on a splendid turkey furnished by that faithful old colored woman, “Aunt Sarah” Williams. For 12 years “Aunt Sarah” has furnished the writer 2 turkeys a year, one for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas, and they have always been the best of her flock. She has proven herself so thoroughly reliable that we never have any concern upon the turkey question, for we well know that “Aunt Sarah” will be on time and that the bird will be in prime condition. If there were more “Aunt Sarahs” in the world, it would be better off, and her example of faithfulness and reliability might well be followed by many white people we could mention.

Date(s) of Creation

12/6/1900

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Sarah

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Williams, Sarah

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

The Platte County Gazette (Parkville, MO, 1885-1970): 12/06/1900, p. 3

Copyright

Copyright Details

© 2026 BAAC All Rights Reserved

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Parkville, Missouri

Note

1900.12.06 Sarah Williams The_Platte_County_Gazette_1900_12_06_3.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/06/1900: Sarah Williams cooks Thanksgiving dinner