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Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
November 12, 2025
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Today is the 210th anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was born
I learned recently that the first Wednesday of November (which is today, November 5, 2025)
During the earlier years of this blog, in a nod to Halloween celebrations, my October
My husband and I recently returned from a trip to South Dakota. I’d never been
Today is Labor Day, the traditional last day of summer vacation. Though in recent years,
I wrote a previous post about an unfortunate situation involving orange juice. There is an
This summer, our outdoor activities might be limited because of the pandemic. When I was
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
Another year has begun, and with it another round of birthdays. And another round of
My parents were married in June 1955, after about seven years of dating—they’d met as
One of my goals for 2020 is to research Oregon history for my next historical
As 2014 draws to a close, I want to thank all my readers for their
It’s the middle of tax preparation season, a time of year I hate. I am
When I think of my childhood Christmases, I think of going to my grandparents’ home
As I research my next historical novel set in 19th Century Oregon, one issue I
For those of you not familiar with WordPress, you probably don’t understand the title of
I had no good ideas for a post today, so as I sometimes do, I
During October, I’ve traditionally posted about “haunting books” I’ve read in the past year. This
The Kansas City Star has a column called “Snarky in the Suburbs” by Sherry Kuehl,
When I was in high school, my father had this huge Oldsmobile 98. It was