
July 1851: A Month That Changed the Denny Party’s Future
By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more

By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more

By June 1851, the Denny Party had already traveled more than a thousand miles from

I’ve written before about emigrants crossing the Missouri River at Kanesville, Iowa (now Council Bluffs).

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been researching the Denny party, who traveled from Illinois to

I recently had the opportunity to visit the Burke Museum on the University of Washington

My current work-in-progress is another historical novel set along the Oregon Trail, this one in

I do not have many African American characters in my books, but I do include

Since I moved to Seattle, I’ve been reading about the city’s early history, when the

I’ll begin this post with a shout-out to M.K. Tod, who writes a wonderful blog

Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born