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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
It’s been several years since I posted about how I sometimes procrastinate when I should
Later this year my husband and I will celebrate our 35th anniversary. We started dating,
My maternal grandmother was always happy. At least that’s how I remember her. Her birthday
I had a boss once who always knew what percent of the year had already
When I moved onto campus at Middlebury College in the fall of 1973, I shipped
So much has changed in the twelve years since September 11, 2001. The security lines
I’ve been asked where the emigrants in wagon trains slept as they traveled the Oregon
My husband and I drove to Northwest Arkansas last weekend, just to get away from
On that trip that my mother made to our home in late November or early
The news reports recently have contained stories about the 2020 U.S. Census not reaching everyone.
In my research into the California Gold Rush, I’ve read about prospectors who struck it
I’ve mentioned before that my father was usually the photographer in our family. That means
The Catholic Lenten obligations prohibit eating meat on Ash Wednesday and on Fridays during Lent
According to the Days of the Year website, July 13 is “Embrace Your Geekness Day.”
My latest published novel, Safe Thus Far, was a finalist for the 2022 Thorpe Menn
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this weekend. I’ve written before about the importance of
I’ve written before that my paternal grandfather, Laverne Ernst Claudson, was the grandparent I knew
Last summer I had the opportunity to chat with Gar LaSalle, who, like me, writes