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Title: Photograph of Joseph Hancock
Type: Photograph
Date: ca. 1904
Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Description: Hancock and his wife were among the first permanent white residents in the Red Wing area. He taught in the school, was town postmaster, and served as a local pastor.
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Title: Joseph Hancock's Tombstone
Type: Object
Date: 1907
Source: Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing
Description: Joseph Hancock is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Red Wing near his wives and two children.
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Title: Description of Red Wing
Type: Book
Date: 1893
Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Description: Hancock wrote a book about the history of Goodhue County. This is his description of the village of Red Wing.
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Title: Decision to Come to Red Wing
Type: Book
Date: 1905
Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Description: In this article, Hancock describes how he and his wife decided to move to Red Wing in 1848.
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Title: Journal Entry and Reminiscence
Type: Diary
Date: 1850
Source: Goodhue County Historical Society
Description: These two sources describe a trip to Red Wing taken by Hancock and his family. One source is his actual journal entry, the other is his reminiscence of the event years later.
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Title: Working at the School in Red Wing
Type: Book
Date: 1905
Source: Minnesota Historical Society
Description: In this section of Hancock's article, he talks about his work at the school in Red Wing and his efforts to learn the Dakota language.
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