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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 am one of the moderators for a Facebook page called Read Local Kansas City,
Today’s “haunting book” post features two historical novels, Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett, and
Forsythia have always signaled spring to me. Yellow is not my favorite color, but the
I wrote last week about using Albany, Oregon, as a setting in my current work-in-progress.
As readers of this blog know, I am a proud alumna of Middlebury College, Class
I follow This Day in History, watching for events that relate to my historical novels.
Although many posts on this blog are about my life, I don’t aspire to write
It was 34 years ago this week that my husband and I arrived in Kansas
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
As the first anniversary of my father’s death approaches (he died on January 5, 2015),
I have a love-hate relationship with dictating. I think best with a pen in my
I spent many weeks (and even months) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, during my early childhood,
The other evening my husband pulled an old throw out of the closet and settled
The emigrants who traveled the Oregon Trail arrived in the Willamette Valley in late fall,
I’ve written before about my planning abilities. They are being severely taxed this week, as
I’ve been stuck a few times while writing my historical novels. My characters got into
As I announced last week to subscribers to my newsletter, Forever Mine is now available—just
I don’t use much scented lotion. I’m allergic to many floral scents, particularly roses and