Remembering Generations Past
My husband was the fifth generation in his family born in Saline County, Missouri. After
My husband was the fifth generation in his family born in Saline County, Missouri. After
This past weekend I traveled through southwestern Missouri and northwestern Arkansas, visiting places of historical
On Monday, I wrote about the Oregon Trail emigrants choosing their leaders on the Kansas
By mid-May, the emigrants to Oregon in the 1840s had settled into a routine. They
I read the newspaper differently now because I write historical fiction. Articles that I once would
Part of my horoscope on my birthday this year read “Develop a way of handling
As I write this, I am visiting family in Washington State, not too far from
Writing descriptions is not something that comes naturally to me. I much prefer writing dialogue.
I’ve lived at both ends of the Oregon Trail. I grew up in eastern Washington
This blog is about story and history — my story, the stories in my historical