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The Denny Party: Final Miles to Portland
After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
August 26, 2026
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After four months and nearly 2,000 miles on the Oregon Trail, the Denny Party reached
Twenty-one years ago, in August 2005, my family gathered to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding
Today is the 175th anniversary of the Singer sewing machine. On August 12, 1851, American
While he was visiting recently, my son posted a series of photos on Instagram with
One of the pitfalls of skipping kindergarten was that I couldn’t get my driver’s license
My husband and I didn’t take too many summer vacations at my parents’ home when
Here’s another list of instances when I have been struck by how independent and mature (well,
I recently discovered that WordPress could show me how many words total I have written
I’m kicking myself, as writers often do. Actually, in every profession I’ve been in to
Our Christmas today will differ from how my husband and I have celebrated in years
By mid-May, the emigrants to Oregon in the 1840s had settled into a routine. They
In an earlier post, I told one of my favorite stories about my husband’s role
Today, November 21, 2018, is Stuffing Day. So it is appropriate to write about Thanksgiving
The importance of rail development in the West is one of the plot lines in
Today my son turns thirty-seven. As I’ve been going through boxes, trying to declutter, I
In the fifteen months since my mother’s death, I’ve spent a lot of time wondering
In August, my husband and I were fortunate enough to take a couple of days
My husband and I will celebrate our thirty-ninth wedding anniversary soon. We were married just
As readers of this blog know, I am a proud alumna of Middlebury College, Class
I am one of the moderators for a Facebook page called Read Local Kansas City,
Thanksgiving is behind us now, but just barely. I was thinking this past holiday weekend