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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’ve written before about rail development in Oregon and the fierce competition between the East
1. You find a long list of alcoholic beverages in your car in your son’s
The emigrants to Oregon found many scenic wonders along the way. One of those wonders
My husband and I have taken many nice autumn vacations in September and October. Some
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I learned recently that August 15 is National Relaxation Day—a day is set aside to
Six years ago in late April, my husband and I drove from Washington State to
Deborah Shouse is one of my writer friends and mentors. For many years, Deborah has
When our youngest sibling (a boy) was born, my ten-year-old brother announced in awe, “When
Last year in November I posted about my progress on NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month),
One of the pictures I found when I made the slide show of my mother’s
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You might think grammar is boring, but it is the writer’s toolbox. I marvel each
As we begin the new year, I’ve been looking back at my life. From time