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Jan 24, 2023 · A small historical sign in Smith County along U.S. Highway 36 points to a rebuilt homestead, the frontier home of Dr. Brewster M. Higley. Restored in 1954, the log and stone structure is located beside trickling Beaver Creek where at one time "buffalo roamed," "deer and antelope played" and Kansas' state song, "Home on the Range," was believed ...
Brewster Higley. Poet and doctor. Born: 1823. Died: 1909. Brewster Higley moved from Ohio to Kansas after his first three wives died and the fourth marriage appeared to be headed for divorce. He homesteaded in Smith County in 1871. In 1873 he wrote a poem titled "My Western Home," which had six verses and a chorus.
Program Notes. Home on the Range is a classic Western folk song sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. The lyrics were originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas, in a poem entitled My Western Home in 1872. In 1871, Higley moved from Indiana to Smith County, Kansas, under the Homestead Act.
歌詞は、1870年代初めにカンザス州スミス郡のブリュースター・M・ヒグリー（Brewster M. Higley）が書いた「西部の我が家」（My Western Home）という詩からのもので、1873年に「おお、バッファローがうろつく地に我が家を与えよ」（Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam ...
Feb 1, 2023 · The Origins “Home on the Range” was born from a poem, titled “My Western Home.” It was written by otolaryngologist Dr. Brewster M. Higley in the early 1870s after he had moved from Indiana ...
Feb 19, 2012 · On this site circa 1873 Dr. Brewster M. Higley wrote the words to "Home on the Range" Adopted as official State Song of Kansas June 30, 1947 —————— In 1873 Dr. Brewster Higley wrote the words, Dan Kelley supplied the music, and the Harlan Brothers Orchestra started the new song "Home on the Range" on its way from the heart of the nation into the nation's heart.
Brewster Martin Higley VI (November 30, 1823 – December 9, 1911) was an otolaryngologist who became famous for writing "My Western Home." Originally written in 1872 and published under the title "My Western Home" in the Smith County Pioneer in December 1873, this poem later became the original lyrics for the famous American folk song "Home on the Range."
