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July 1851: A Month That Changed the Denny Party’s Future
By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more
July 22, 2026
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By late July 1851, the Denny Party had been on the Oregon Trail for more
It’s been a couple of months since I wrote about my work-in-progress. The good news
Last Saturday was our nation’s 250th birthday. Along with many other people, I’ve been thinking
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Sunday morning the electricity went out in our house. It seems to happen more and more frequently.
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As I searched for a topic on the California Gold Rush to write about this
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As readers of this blog know, I have included Abigail Scott Duniway, a historical Oregon
My family is an eclectic mix of Catholics, Protestants, agnostics, and skeptics. Most of the
It’s my son’s fault I’m on Twitter. Or rather, you can blame it on @jamestweeting
Both my mother and my father grew up in families consisting of two siblings—an older
I’ve written several posts about the cruise (see here, here, and here) we took this
I’ve written before about family myths (see here and here). A recent family reunion brought more
I saw a post recently titled “The Timeless Writing Struggle: Ego vs. Humility” by Karen