Among the most valued pieces in the Historic Forks collection is a cherry breakfront cupboard in the dining room of the Chiefs' House which is said to have belonged to Kilsoquah, the granddaughter of Little Turtle.  Here is the story of how it came to Historic Forks.

In the late 1930s, Wilford Gundy, of Roanoke, bought the cupboard at an auction, with the understanding that it had belonged to Kilsoquah.  Years later he put it up for auction again.  After spirited bidding, which nearly saw it go to Pennsylvania, it was bought by David Welker, also of Roanoke.  Mr. Welker loaned it to the Roanoke Library, where it sat in a place of honor for several more years.

In 1994 many of Mr. Welker's assets came to Star Financial Bank in Columbia City.  Vickie Prange, an officer of the Bank, told Jean Gernand about the cupboard.  Jean and Ray PeGan, an antique dealer, looked at the cupboard and decided to bid on it.  There were other bidders, but with Ray's encouragement ("Yes, it's worth it!") Jean was successful.  The Huntington Junior Historical Society advanced the money to cover the bid.  They were reimbursed by the Heritage Guild, which then donated the cupboard to Historic Forks.

Kilsoquah lived on a farm near Roanoke.  She died there in 1915, nearly 100 years old.  The  wood in the cupboard is said to have come from her farm.  It is not certain that she owned the cupboard, but several lines of evidence converge to make it seem quite probable.  It is a fine piece and one of the gems of the Forks collection.