Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Marek Bennett
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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Marek Bennett

Turner Family Stories is a recent publication from VFC that brings together cartoonists and oral history to share the family stories and personal experiences of Daisy Turner of Grafton, Vermont with new audiences. Contributing cartoonist Marek Bennett spoke to us adapting Alec Turner’s extraordinary journey from Virginia to Vermont and how his life complicates how Civil War history is told and presented.

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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Francis Bordeleau
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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Francis Bordeleau

Turner Family Stories is a recent publication from VFC that brings together cartoonists and oral history to share the family stories and personal experiences of Daisy Turner of Grafton, Vermont with new audiences. Contributing cartoonist Francis Bordeleau’s comic, “I am Vindicated” retells a story of heartbreak and betrayal that culminated in Daisy bringing Boinay to court for breach of promise--and winning.

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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Ezra Veitch
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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Ezra Veitch

Turner Family Stories is a forthcoming publication from VFC that brings together cartoonists and oral history to share the family stories and personal experiences of Daisy Turner of Grafton, Vermont with new audiences. Contributing cartoonist Ezra Veitch was raised in Grafton, Vermont, and was familiar with Daisy Turner from childhood. Ezra shared how he incorporated this rare vantage point to create a framing narrative that linked together the six chapters of Turner Family Stories.

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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Lillie Harris
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Drawing Turner Family Stories: An Interview with Lillie Harris

Turner Family Stories is a forthcoming publication from VFC that brings together cartoonists and oral history to share the family stories and personal experiences of Daisy Turner of Grafton, Vermont with new audiences. Contributing cartoonist Lillie Harris reflected on their experience working with oral history transcripts as a basis for the story’s text, what it was like to create a comic with historical accuracy as a primary consideration, and capturing the essence of Daisy Turner’s character.

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