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Margaret and her husband, Arthur, appear in the foreground with their youngest son, Richard, in between the couple. Behind them, from left to right, their sons “Charlie”, Anton, and Wylie stand.For more information on this item go to the Wylie House…

In this formal portrait of Governor Mellette, Maggie’s husband, he is sitting in front of the flag of South Dakota. The writing on the back of the photograph indicates that Arthur sent this portrait to his niece, Marie Boisen. Marie is the second…

The eldest child of Rebecca and Theophilus Wylie, Louisa Wylie was born in October of 1839 in Bloomington, Indiana. She spent much her early life as a devoted student and graduated with a B.S. degree from IU in 1871. She went on to teach mathematics…

This group photo of the Wylie family sitting outside the Wylie House shows all three of the Wylie women with their young children. From left to Right: Charles Mellette, Samuel Brown Wylie III, Sara Seabrook Wylie holding Theophilus Andrew Wylie,…

Sarah Seabrook Mitchell, affectionately referred to as Sedie or Sede, was born in 1857 in Texas. At the age of twenty, she married Samuel Brown Wylie or Brown. From the time of their marriage until 1885, the couple lived in Wylie House. During this…

Margaret, often called Maggie in letters between family and friends, was the second daughter of the Wylie family, born on August 6, 1843. She attended the Monroe County Female Seminary and the Glendale Female College near Cincinnati. Maggie was also…

Most likely a photo taken sometime after the death of Rebecca Wylie, in 1913, this photo displays the early twentieth-century Wylie family on the front steps of the Wylie House. The image represents the continuation of the families of Louisa, Maggie,…

In 1884, after the unexpected death of her husband, Herman, Louisa returned to her parent’s home, where she continued to raise her children Anton and Marie with the help of her mother and father. Several years later, in 1890, Seabrook’s three…

In this informal snapshot, Louisa appears gardening at a planter in front of the Wylie House. Following her husband’s death in 1884, Louisa continued to live at the Wylie House until her mother’s death in 1913. Because of this, she is considered the…

Most likely taken around the time of her 100th birthday, the image shows Rebecca Wylie holding her infant great-grandchild, the granddaughter of Louisa, Louise Bradley. As a maternal figure to many of her grandchildren, several of whom came to live…

“Aunt Emma”, the younger, unwed sister of Rebecca Wylie, lived with the family at the Wylie House from 1872 to 1876, at which time both Maggie and Louisa were occasionally staying at the home with their children. Her letters and diaries during this…

Elizabeth Breckenridge, or “Lizzie,” as she was known by the Wylie family, worked from the age of 13 to 67, as a domestic servant for the Theophilus and Rebecca Wylie family. Her relationship with the Wylies, as paid domestic, was unusual for the…

His only remaining portrait in the Wylie House Collection, this tintype depicts a young, teenage Brown, as he was affectionately referred. Seabrook Mitchell met Brown in Bloomington, Indiana in the 1870s. In 1887, at the age of twenty, Seabrook…

This portrait, captured the same year he died, shows Hermann B. Boisen, the husband of Louisa Wylie Boisen. At the beginning of their marriage, letters reveal Louisa’s strong desire to respect, love, and worship her husband’s needs, as the social…

Louisa Wylie Boisen's two children, Anton (born at the Wylie House in 1876) and Marie (also born at the Wylie House in 1879)For more information on this item go to the Wylie House Museum Image Collection.

Samuel Brown Wylie, Seabrook's second child, was born at the Wylie House on March 2, 1882. Rebecca (or Reba) was born on September 21, 1884, also at the Wylie home. Lawrence Seabrook was born on May 17, 1887, after the family had relocated to Beaver…

Seabrook's eldest son, Theophilus (or Theo) was born at the Wylie House on March 10, 1878. While his siblings later returned to the Wylie House in 1890, Theo continued to be cared for by his mother in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.For more information…

Most likely taken around the time of their marriage, this image shows the young couple before becoming parents.For more information on this item go to the Wylie House Museum Image Collection.

Mostly likely taken before being separated from her children in 1890, this photo shows Seabrook with one of her babies (unknown).For more information on this item go to the Wylie House Museum Image Collection.

One of the earliest known photos of the Mellette House, this image was captured during the time the family was in residence. Still standing today in Watertown, the Mellette House serves as a historic house museum, dedicated to the history of the…