Ramon Sender Baryon has written about the Morningstar Commune as part of his effort to document the history of the Free Land movement by compiling oral history interviews. Pam Hanna's vivid personal recounting of both the California and New Mexico branches of Morningstar. Part I (California). Part II (New Mexico).
These flower children on these links are not the painted portraits of "Flower Children" we see on television. These human beings are the ones that fought hard for human dignity and were pushed hard by the law.
In 2008, a play written about the Morningstar Commune premiered in California.
Place comment below.
When Nixon was still president, 1971-2, I met a young woman in Tucson, Arizona who had lived at Wheeler's Ranch. She went by the name of Debbie Nassau, and I am not sure of the spelling of the surname. Her nickname was Purple. I believe she said she was from one of the New England states. She said when she was a little girl her father would get her to sing and call her Dagmar. After our parting in Tucson in November or December I returned to Florida, but about five or six weeks later something came up, and I felt compelled to reestablish contact with her. I actually hitchhiked from Florida to Tucson and to Wheeler's Ranch where I stayed about one week. I liked the place. I thought it was free and cool. I walked around the place, saw the dwellings, found a small house with a printing press in it, talked with some people there, heard of the raids, and met a fellow there they called Chief who had the tattoo Chief on his arm. The weather was also a very nice aspect. However, nobody seemed to know Debbie Nassau (Purple). I always wondered whatever became of her. Regards, John from Florida.
ReplyDeleteThis post was sent and viewed at Morningstar Groups on Yahoo Groups.
ReplyDelete