It's the turn of the century, and Colorado was bustling with gold miners seeking their fortune, but to Josiah and Judith Clemons, God and family were the most important things in their lives. They had two sons, Jacob and Joseph who were two years apart. Joseph was a Mongoloid, and everyone they knew, to include the doctor told them the boy would die before he was two. To save themselves the heartache of losing the boy later, it was best to put him in an institution and go on with their lives. To escape the threat of having their Mongoloid (Down syndrome) boy removed from their home, the young...
It's the turn of the century, and Colorado was bustling with gold miners seeking their fortune, but to Josiah and Judith Clemons, God and family were ...