Jesse Applegate and the Great Migration of 1843
In May 1843 – 170 years ago this month – Jesse Applegate and his brothers
In May 1843 – 170 years ago this month – Jesse Applegate and his brothers
I have always read avidly, as much as my time permitted. Libraries are invaluable, because
I received Plume, a book of poems by Kathleen Flenniken, from my daughter, who bought
J.G. Burdette, who blogs at Map of Time: A Trip into the Past, tagged me
One of my favorite oases in Kansas City is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. I go
In February 1847, while the Donner party struggled to survive in the snows of the
I wrote on Monday about the tragedies of Alzheimer’s, which are real and heart-wrenching. But
One of the challenges in writing this blog is finding pictures to suit each post.
One of the more sensational stories of the Oregon Trail is that of the Donner
I’ve been posting regularly (at least weekly) on this blog for a year now, and