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Genealogical society to present program Saturday on Black pioneer Letitia Carson

The Benton County Genealogical Society will host a presentation on the Letitia Carson Legacy Project from 11 a.m.-noon Saturday at Philomath Museum. The program will explore the story of one of Oregon’s first Black pioneers who settled in Benton County’s Soap Creek Valley in the mid-1800s. Born into slavery in Kentucky, Carson made the 2,100-mile Oregon Trail journey in 1845 with her Irish husband, David Carson, giving birth along the way. The c…
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philomathnews.com broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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