Matt,
I have the stories on her as a census taker already, so that is easy. I'll go through
the mining records and get some info there too. I think the hardest part will be finding
any stories about her mining experiences. But I will give it my best shot. Give me about
a week and I'll see what I can come up with. I believe I have a picture of her in
Florence at the school.
Maybe I'll run across another woman in my research.
Her maiden name was Eva (sometimes found as Elva) L. Skully, she married a Canfield, then
later married a Martin. I have a file on her, just have to locate it in my many many
boxes of Idaho County stuff.
Have a great weekend. Time for me to go fishing for the next three days!
Penny
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:19:39 -0600
From: blindgenealogist(a)gmail.com
To: idgen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [IDGENWEB] Questions for Ya'll
yes, Penny that is what I am looking for. Some primary sources and perhaps
a story or two that talks about her experiences as a miner in Florence. Can
you Penny find some of this stuff for me. I just need one or two mine
claims and any stories about her. As a census taker, it probably a good
leverage of her knowing the backwoods to find these miners that probably
would have not been found otherwise.
I'll do some googling around to see if I can find anything on her.
Matt
On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Mike St. Clair <mike(a)saintclair.org>wrote:
> Now THAT was what Matthew was looking for, I think!
>
> Mike
>
> On 2/12/2013 8:07 PM, Randy and Penny Casey wrote:
> > Eva Skully Canfield Martin was a gold miner in Florence, Idaho for many
> years. I believe in the 1930's-50's. She owned several mining claims in
> Florence and in the Salmon River Mining District. Her cabin still stands in
> Florence. I haven't come across any articles about her mining but have
> about her being a census taker. I do have access to the Mining Records for
> Idaho County if you are looking for anyone there.
> >
> > She was one of the census takers for Idaho County for 1930 and 1940
> federal census and the 1935 farmers census. In the 1940 census she was in
> her 60's and had to travel the back country on snow skiis. There were news
> articles about her from Spokane to New York.
> >
> > Penny
> >
> >> Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:37:59 -0500
> >> From: ensjen392(a)gmail.com
> >> To: idgen(a)rootsweb.com
> >> Subject: Re: [IDGENWEB] Questions for Ya'll
> >>
> >> I had a personal friend of mine who said she worked in the mines. but no
> >> proof of it. Her name was Birdie Hilmo, nee George. She died in 1989.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Matthew D. Friend <
> >> blindgenealogist(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I have a request of the IDGenWeb Team! Have any of you came across
> >>> documentations of women working as miners in the Idaho mining
> districts?
> >>> When I was researching about Idaho women in the mining districts, I’ve
> came
> >>> across only one article by the Idaho Statesman Journal, “Woman is a
> >>> Mineowner. Coal and Gold Property in Blaine County” on January 12,
> 1911.
> >>> Have you seen other documentations of a woman like this one owning or
> >>> working in the mining districts? Please contact me if you have. I’m
> >>> interested in putting together a research paper about this. Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Matt
> >>>
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