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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
My maternal grandfather’s mother, Ada Jane Lewis Hooker, died when my grandfather was still a
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, a day celebrated since 1966 when an international group
Fifteen years ago, in July 1998, our family took a hiking vacation in Switzerland. We
One morning earlier this month I read Emily Parnell’s column in The Kansas City Star,
I wrote earlier this year (see here and here) about the problems that the United
I just spent nearly three weeks caring for my daughter who broke her leg skiing. She
I thought about only including historical fiction in my “haunting books” this year, but a
Before we moved into our current home in 2019, I did a lot of cleaning
I’m always curious about the reasons other historical fiction writers are drawn to the genre.
Now that my husband and I are functional in our new apartment (though not entirely
August 1979, thirty-five years ago this month, was the first time I felt I was
Among the books I found when I cleaned out my bookcase recently was a two-volume set
Every so often I thumb through one of my boxes of old photographs. This time
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, linking California to the Eastern United States. But
Long before the lemon juice incident or the orange juice incident came the grape juice
Earlier this month I attended the Kansas Authors Club, District 2, retreat at Lake Doniphan
I wrote in January 2019 about my hesitation over my husband’s Christmas gift to me
Sometimes you just have to whine. Or rant. I’m doing some of both today. For