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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
I have mentioned before that my mother has Alzheimer’s. The last few years have been
I’ve mentioned before that I called my maternal grandmother Nanny Winnie. How I came to
I wrote in January 2013 about having to replace two computers and an e-reader within a
Earlier this month I attended the Kansas Authors Club, District 2, retreat at Lake Doniphan
My new work-in-progress takes place in 1851. It is another story of emigrants traveling from
I had the pleasure of spending a weekend in Arrow Rock, Missouri, earlier this month
Ten years ago, in the summer of 2007, my daughter and I went to Copenhagen
Today is Ash Wednesday, but although I am Catholic, I will not be getting ashes
I am so pleased to announce that my latest historical novel, My Hope Secured: Love
It wasn’t until December 1848 that President James Polk acknowledged that gold had been found
A friend recently returned from a trip to the Grand Canyon. “The ranger told us
Here is a guest post from Pamela Boles Eglinski, author of the new novel Return of
The Willamette Valley is wet. That’s what I remember most about the winters when we
One of my goals for 2020 is to research Oregon history for my next historical
My kids were born several years before the chickenpox vaccine was available. The measles/mumps/rubella vaccine
Although James Marshall found gold on the north fork of the American River in late
I wrote a few months ago that I started taking piano lessons again, after a
I’ve posted pictures of my mother as a child (see here and here) and others