Wright Brothers Information Packet

Bishop Milton Wright’s 1903 Diary Selections

Transcript

The Wright brothers’ father, Bishop Milton Wright diligently kept a journal for most of his life. In it, he recorded events spanning his career as a bishop in United Brethren Church, his family, and life in Dayton, Ohio and America in general. The enclosed excerpt from the book, Diaries 1857- 1917 by Bishop Milton Wright, edited by the Wright State University Libraries, details the events surrounding the first flight.