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1840s Guides for Travel on the Oregon Trail
Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
October 22, 2025
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Starting with the Great Migration of 1843, thousands of emigrants set out on the 2000-mile
It’s mid-October, and for the last couple of weeks I’ve been noticing leaves. Washington State
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
I wrote today’s post before the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School last Friday.
This year’s Christmas tree is up and decorated. As I’ve mentioned before, my husband and
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
I left Kansas City in mid-March for a two-week trip to Washington State. It was
No, my dad isn’t Robert DeNiro, but we did have our own version of “Meet
According to the Days of the Year website, July 13 is “Embrace Your Geekness Day.”
One of my goals for 2020 is to research Oregon history for my next historical
I was a valedictorian in my high school class. There were six of us with
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
I’ve written several posts about childhood trips to visit my grandparents in Pacific Grove, California.
In 1817, the North West Company established Fort Nez Perce where the Walla Walla River
In the fifteen months since my mother’s death, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering
Last Friday, September 20, 2013, NBC Nightly News aired a piece narrated by Brian Williams
I seem to be going to more funerals these days. Not only is the generation
My husband and I are starting to think about what to hang on the walls
For over fifteen years, I’ve been following the Write on the Sound (WOTS) conference sponsored
I learned recently that May is National Photo Month. Photographs are easier than ever to
As I enter my third year of blogging (my first post was on January 17,