tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18224526332827441922024-03-17T22:02:24.594-05:00Sweethearts Of The WestFifteen authors, romance, western, contemporary and historical and paranormalCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger1855125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-50582901400928098902024-03-07T15:05:00.000-06:002024-03-07T15:05:27.446-06:00Carpetbags and Portmanteaus by Zina Abbott<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudqa57trBCAu6cXxZyvXwC2ksxyTsi9XG2TKrx0vgR8eNSnsWWBvZngdTFS2u7Fc1kB734vLYht8XZ1yDKIxFa5fd53U7kj5A9buGHRpH4MSrdcrep679dfkx8lOkcoo95DUqaPekDpv5TGxXYWGO0VQTocX21XFzmVGwk3XDJFf1WLu4CtgCIW6p8kQ/s1170/!24-03-07%20Luggage1%20bnr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1170" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudqa57trBCAu6cXxZyvXwC2ksxyTsi9XG2TKrx0vgR8eNSnsWWBvZngdTFS2u7Fc1kB734vLYht8XZ1yDKIxFa5fd53U7kj5A9buGHRpH4MSrdcrep679dfkx8lOkcoo95DUqaPekDpv5TGxXYWGO0VQTocX21XFzmVGwk3XDJFf1WLu4CtgCIW6p8kQ/w400-h226/!24-03-07%20Luggage1%20bnr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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bindles and other loose bags as they walked or rode horses. However, as travel
and migration patterns expanded, people needed a means to pack a larger
quantity of their belongings—something more portable than carrying large items
in a wagon or cart.</span></p>
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1596, the Oxford English dictionary added the word “luggage.” The word meant
“denoting inconveniently heavy baggage” and came from the verb “lug.” However,
it was not until the 19th century that travel became prevalent enough that new
means of carrying personal belongings—particularly on trains—began to make
their debut.</span></p>
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my most recent book, my heroine does ship some heavier things ahead using a
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to carry most of her belongings by herself in containers durable enough for
travel, and suitable enough to protect her clothes and other items. She chose
two.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
first item was a carpetbag—considered essential for any discerning female
traveler. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhdX2W3kY4LIbRRB8NhIMIkRck8TdXTOzw59Lnv7NtfVm6Xbp9D03Gc5sdEva2f7Jdc71GMIshFk8bEzLkdWaC8IyV1lUa2SNU8OGlhp6aT2uYxbL3zisjY38BNVgneOY8aT9ysAzwb0hLftzzbSTPK2TjL8TT-cR4e1hG8tRbkcHuKOYwBiMQ6eBRik/s640/Carpetbag%20ctsy%20Sobebunny%20creative%20commons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="640" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhdX2W3kY4LIbRRB8NhIMIkRck8TdXTOzw59Lnv7NtfVm6Xbp9D03Gc5sdEva2f7Jdc71GMIshFk8bEzLkdWaC8IyV1lUa2SNU8OGlhp6aT2uYxbL3zisjY38BNVgneOY8aT9ysAzwb0hLftzzbSTPK2TjL8TT-cR4e1hG8tRbkcHuKOYwBiMQ6eBRik/s320/Carpetbag%20ctsy%20Sobebunny%20creative%20commons.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Made
from carpet material, they came in a variety of colors from subdued to
flamboyant. <p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-nEA3eazX3cEN1lE4XrrHqOfEE0B7xBTORAcxZTsdfhbAV17Fdgg9eqWYdLJMM5vgEhE_oUSR1kOCJta_859coNuO5y0Ug-6Ee3wy0wdWujLjXH8QtqgBGy5qLptcLFSwx_FoaqXW2JyXhqWq4FOdhwV40TBZZBCQ9OlLv-zWVO6aUuWm6zftu77l28/s640/1850s%20Bag,_carpet%20brought%20from%20NZ%20pub%20dom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-nEA3eazX3cEN1lE4XrrHqOfEE0B7xBTORAcxZTsdfhbAV17Fdgg9eqWYdLJMM5vgEhE_oUSR1kOCJta_859coNuO5y0Ug-6Ee3wy0wdWujLjXH8QtqgBGy5qLptcLFSwx_FoaqXW2JyXhqWq4FOdhwV40TBZZBCQ9OlLv-zWVO6aUuWm6zftu77l28/s320/1850s%20Bag,_carpet%20brought%20from%20NZ%20pub%20dom.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1850s carpetbag used by traveler from New Z<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some,
made of leather, actually more closely resembled small portmanteaus.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtPVOYUcOPKwOPUIlBnEThga5_Mj9GBUttLafXXSKYYOnLWQE_dzCfkW6wSr9knk5Yv3oEfSdptb5S5SeGj_RVU0LGB8miQDT61EICfW17s5hDxILTc0H88zRBj8k2RGZAzmVZCEaCbVfIcU8H1DZWli-B4I6xsi58_y6wEV1_nC_wq0fhs2mixthxZM/s640/Carpetbag_MET_X267.9_CP4%20pub%20domain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="640" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtPVOYUcOPKwOPUIlBnEThga5_Mj9GBUttLafXXSKYYOnLWQE_dzCfkW6wSr9knk5Yv3oEfSdptb5S5SeGj_RVU0LGB8miQDT61EICfW17s5hDxILTc0H88zRBj8k2RGZAzmVZCEaCbVfIcU8H1DZWli-B4I6xsi58_y6wEV1_nC_wq0fhs2mixthxZM/s320/Carpetbag_MET_X267.9_CP4%20pub%20domain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
fact, carpetbags were widely used throughout the nineteenth century due to
their relatively lighter weight, their durability, their relatively lower cost,
their flexibility—which allowed its owner to stuff an unimaginable amount of
clothing and personal items inside—and its ability to be locked, which provided
a small measure of security from casual snoopers.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgkOW_n3NKfwmRQI49paYyeuyybFaIvZv4z2ddz5lm9B_ToTeB6nZKK-pm0TGq_9Dvws_-eu1o2r_kJWSWMqOU3ZGB0HEkhzds0rCSaLiLHEPbh-qJwc9TKq6qNlB-CRCIHbhoE6iLL09nwM0xrx8TFUqTmS8Yff2cN9kPoGYn-2tnraD8a7JzSEQ2DU/s210/portmanteau.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="171" data-original-width="210" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKgkOW_n3NKfwmRQI49paYyeuyybFaIvZv4z2ddz5lm9B_ToTeB6nZKK-pm0TGq_9Dvws_-eu1o2r_kJWSWMqOU3ZGB0HEkhzds0rCSaLiLHEPbh-qJwc9TKq6qNlB-CRCIHbhoE6iLL09nwM0xrx8TFUqTmS8Yff2cN9kPoGYn-2tnraD8a7JzSEQ2DU/w320-h261/portmanteau.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The second item
she chose was a portmanteau. Similar to what many today think of as a suitcase,
a portmanteau is defined as a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff
leather and opening into two equal parts. One did not lay it flat on one side
and pull the top half up, as in suitcases developed at a later time. One set
the bottom on a surface and pulled the two side halves open at the top—more like
to today’s duffle bags.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here is another
definition from <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raymond Malewitz, Oregon
State Associate Professor of American Literatures: “A portmanteau is an
old-fashioned suitcase with a hinge in the middle that can hold equal amounts
of luggage in its two storage compartments.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PcyMS0x-UhiPUH_zA3rbWWVdxRqgm98s0Gi5-4x66QXx7HymK2HCPqehpiMV_mWw-aUojpmYEMVpBzanH05f4H68pdiHogp44Vc126cUncbZ88lGXSo6TIkUHBonE2lSRiCbWjrgtjO_9MwepmVUR323qhyphenhyphenDkU70MmhNWLgsCGztJ30gc2ByM4PfUlc/s1500/valise-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1500" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PcyMS0x-UhiPUH_zA3rbWWVdxRqgm98s0Gi5-4x66QXx7HymK2HCPqehpiMV_mWw-aUojpmYEMVpBzanH05f4H68pdiHogp44Vc126cUncbZ88lGXSo6TIkUHBonE2lSRiCbWjrgtjO_9MwepmVUR323qhyphenhyphenDkU70MmhNWLgsCGztJ30gc2ByM4PfUlc/s320/valise-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is a portmanteau
the same as a valise? A valise is defined as “</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">a small piece of
luggage, usually made of leather, that can be carried by hand, used to hold
clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.” Often, valises were
cylindrical in shape. Although they could be carried by hand, they were
originally designed to be carried behind the saddle of a horse. The operative word here is
“small.” Generally, a valise was not as large as a portmanteau.</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To see an
example of a cylindrical valise from earlier times, please <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.hussarsaddlery.com/valises-and-portmanteauss" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here is an
excerpt from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jocelyn’s Wedding Dilemma</i></b>:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Jocelyn jostled her carpetbag and
the portmanteau outside—the portmanteau being wretchedly heavy due to her having
packed her lap desk. She noticed the eastern sky already turning a faint gray.
Still too dark to see clearly, she hoped her eyes adjusted enough to the dim
light so she did not trip over her feet. Setting her baggage on the back stoop,
she faced the house as she noiselessly eased the door closed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Miss Wolcott? What are you doing
out so early?”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Upon hearing Homer’s soft voice
behind her, Jocelyn jerked upright and grabbed the handrail on one side of the
stoop to keep her balance. Licking her lips, she slowly turned and descended
until she stood on the ground. “I was unaware you started your day this early,
Mr. Cottingham.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I seldom leave our apartment so
soon. Mrs. Cottingham started boiling water for tea. However, she’s out of
biscuits—the kind you call cookies. She sent me to the kitchen for the supper
rolls left from last night plus a jar of jam to get us by until time for our
breakfast.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I see.” Jocelyn’s stomach rumbled. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">That does sound good. </i>“Please don’t let
me keep you. I’ll….um…”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It appears you plan to travel
somewhere, Miss.” Homer studied the carpetbag and portmanteau.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Yes. I decided on a surprise visit
to…family.” Jocelyn bit her lip. She knew her words were deceitful, yet not
exactly a lie. At least, in a week or ten days, they would be truth. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HBVEekJqH4R7qN6yKoWHZm7P73cdkcsnd1CuJRdyLioLIylg0cIRJOECVwp0W8lZYd1o9eE2riTXpsxcRl6WEWcAmH4jQ-dMxGUKcnkVWcew6_QY-elX6NKBc7Yq7KgYOSnHB775sDjZf9ngTAqlRT_5xMrF7nqqU5WaEYUsmNrpfBiJM_vy0MEHn8k/s864/Jocelyn's%20Wedding%20Dilemma%20Ebook%20NL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HBVEekJqH4R7qN6yKoWHZm7P73cdkcsnd1CuJRdyLioLIylg0cIRJOECVwp0W8lZYd1o9eE2riTXpsxcRl6WEWcAmH4jQ-dMxGUKcnkVWcew6_QY-elX6NKBc7Yq7KgYOSnHB775sDjZf9ngTAqlRT_5xMrF7nqqU5WaEYUsmNrpfBiJM_vy0MEHn8k/w133-h200/Jocelyn's%20Wedding%20Dilemma%20Ebook%20NL.jpg" width="133" /></a></i></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /> </i></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR9RSX53" target="_blank">Jocelyn’s Wedding Dilemma</a></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is
now available for sale and at no additional cost with Kindle Unlimited. To find
the book description and purchase options, please <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR9RSX53" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CLICK HERE</b></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/wlf/what-portmanteau</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.mimimatthews.com/2019/04/28/have-carpet-bag-will-travel/</span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Le
Moniteur de la Mode, 1876, No. 1348 Toilettes de Mme Morison, RP-P-2009-3650</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.travelandleisure.com/style/travel-bags/history-of-suitcase</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.hussarsaddlery.com/valises-and-portmanteauss</span></p>
Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-21788622362552718442024-02-22T04:30:00.002-06:002024-02-22T18:58:05.004-06:00Helen & Me, the journey continues<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkkNnWo2iR0ppuwNFv-6Pm_gQMPHfEw3iNzDamR0XU9NGFtUIMCc9Nh3Wo0CtFGwZbCcLpiUQ9iW8yKbjkF8qB3WJraZmc_uZIaR3r23T9KHCQhH_QoKfrdMET1FOiXYu8gMahnTDIRCK9ToI_hb9lHYfQYK2xyvlWeKEZBBlukVTtz7qvHzTKgwV/s300/Angela%20Araines%20logo%20thumbnail.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkkNnWo2iR0ppuwNFv-6Pm_gQMPHfEw3iNzDamR0XU9NGFtUIMCc9Nh3Wo0CtFGwZbCcLpiUQ9iW8yKbjkF8qB3WJraZmc_uZIaR3r23T9KHCQhH_QoKfrdMET1FOiXYu8gMahnTDIRCK9ToI_hb9lHYfQYK2xyvlWeKEZBBlukVTtz7qvHzTKgwV/w104-h104/Angela%20Araines%20logo%20thumbnail.jpg" width="104" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Post by Doris McCraw </p><p>aka Angela Raines</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpHyd09sPJ6xx9P2dA91PQ-fCBZJF5O9YuFHRz02NPWKQTBUjjYYNkGR5r3XUPer5l8EyvgWJVrEEomG7kf2LzqucQkcYVliwiho5XuMHlchnkdG9OjRsORy9kldlZKXuJqmtBe64VFmWtnhtGvJYCnomVFdjSHH160Sm7770O9IIRWOLEw9H2HVv/s5184/canon%20ps%201-22-2024%20062.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpHyd09sPJ6xx9P2dA91PQ-fCBZJF5O9YuFHRz02NPWKQTBUjjYYNkGR5r3XUPer5l8EyvgWJVrEEomG7kf2LzqucQkcYVliwiho5XuMHlchnkdG9OjRsORy9kldlZKXuJqmtBe64VFmWtnhtGvJYCnomVFdjSHH160Sm7770O9IIRWOLEw9H2HVv/s320/canon%20ps%201-22-2024%20062.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (C) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I recently had the opportunity to speak on the subject of Helen. It was liberating to speak about a person I was passionate about instead of being Helen in a costume.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">You may ask why this was liberating? When you are speaking as a character you can only speak about what the person would possibly know. It's like writing in first person. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When you speak about someone you can add all the extra details, the people who knew them, what they thought of them. Even though I am not a fan of making assumptions, in the case of Helen, I feel I can make some educated guesses.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For example, Helen used to go out riding in her carriage on Sunday mornings. I've been studying her for over twenty years and while she may have had a twinge of hurt at what people said about her not going to church, I feel confident in saying she preferred her worship to out in the outdoors. Her love of nature would make this a safe assumption.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I feel privileged to have spent so much time with this amazing woman, even though centuries divide us. Even today there are pieces I want to explore. One example, her mentor Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson was said to be a stoic. Did this philosophy rug off on Helen? I shall be exploring.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For those so inclined, I would enjoy having you subscribe to my newsletter, which is free (for now) <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/renawomyn/p/restart-and-revamped?r=jcqkn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true" target="_blank">Thoughts and Tips On History</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Until Next Time,</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu16nN23GpZF_OVqdG0gBE-jqewBv-sblbnX_rN5XxVfwZgQtOD_l_HEADpR8wwWrI24h7S5jvO5D4_6jQoBG100aiZi1bW_DMaYZXM0v1_klsSgjwaISxASQb0-Bp_XRdPxZOpjV3ACPOBX2sx8gMTV8Lbp7t2qFzdz9rMzpKr_nKSrFBMoCxh_0/s2560/BookBrushImage-2022-10-4-22-350.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu16nN23GpZF_OVqdG0gBE-jqewBv-sblbnX_rN5XxVfwZgQtOD_l_HEADpR8wwWrI24h7S5jvO5D4_6jQoBG100aiZi1bW_DMaYZXM0v1_klsSgjwaISxASQb0-Bp_XRdPxZOpjV3ACPOBX2sx8gMTV8Lbp7t2qFzdz9rMzpKr_nKSrFBMoCxh_0/w125-h200/BookBrushImage-2022-10-4-22-350.jpg" width="125" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poetry Inspired by<br />Helen<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/52-Haiku-Reflections-Life-Colorado-ebook/dp/B0C8CM1XGD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TCJTIDK3BQVY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dOBO72bZLgBhkkt_QDMIZkMLZgJU1Mhz18hJwuwbWpO7vWRiPDUGrm9H5cqLkNK_ev3vHkMtp6vgZaafcfKLjg.1Gy9HtZTgSDiPYILQ49qHRXrrx_QBq3sBAALDuiNwb8&dib_tag=se&keywords=doris+Mccraw&qid=1708406866&sprefix=doris+mccraw%2Caps%2C338&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Doris<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1G3s16jUSgYRYfWAoWbeQ65rD70TjDFQYWIvXEnEBRAMCPj3VHhNewZywgE1w-QxK_RXddt1qX2ykA1UYMjIlhCM-PIn6CQeZMrlBqVs1xZabRbc9yiiDN-Ok9jg4FVJmJEdL5iuDsaz4eDABVRiQhfKoxiBJt1wVsn5RQ51QB3x1tvU6vDI98vw6/s1050/Angela%20Raines%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1050" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1G3s16jUSgYRYfWAoWbeQ65rD70TjDFQYWIvXEnEBRAMCPj3VHhNewZywgE1w-QxK_RXddt1qX2ykA1UYMjIlhCM-PIn6CQeZMrlBqVs1xZabRbc9yiiDN-Ok9jg4FVJmJEdL5iuDsaz4eDABVRiQhfKoxiBJt1wVsn5RQ51QB3x1tvU6vDI98vw6/s320/Angela%20Raines%20(1).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Renaissance Womenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-3755626435451427002024-02-05T18:21:00.000-06:002024-02-05T18:21:59.378-06:00Nineteenth Century Heating in North America by Zina Abbott<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3fsNjjd6u5mHqcb6CdghVtSQCAA1qZUh6DRv5_R3UhKGWQtkL6Kaw47A7p5zKZ89yK8YEraEobJYm-7M6mSryIUL_iopWeQLalweOoPq27upHO-UG8YZ272LZuQJL0Pq1fdF8MJbJxOaVlrABV0Y3zcNxkwOK3qxUeCnPTkB5AAKSp3Rs8612E8-Pno/s1170/!24-02-05%20SW%2019th%20Cent%20heat%20NA%20hdr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1170" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3fsNjjd6u5mHqcb6CdghVtSQCAA1qZUh6DRv5_R3UhKGWQtkL6Kaw47A7p5zKZ89yK8YEraEobJYm-7M6mSryIUL_iopWeQLalweOoPq27upHO-UG8YZ272LZuQJL0Pq1fdF8MJbJxOaVlrABV0Y3zcNxkwOK3qxUeCnPTkB5AAKSp3Rs8612E8-Pno/w400-h226/!24-02-05%20SW%2019th%20Cent%20heat%20NA%20hdr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About four years
ago, my husband decided his days of cutting wood for our
woodburning stove were over. It took three years plus a few months to use up or
stockpile. After a few weeks of shivering next to an electric oil-filled radiator-style
heater, for our Christmas and anniversary present, we invested in
a pellet stove. We still heat with a flame generated by wood, but the
technology has moved into the twenty-first century.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For my current
work-in-progress, I needed a means for a snoopy mother to be able to eavesdrop
on her children. The children soon learned how Mama seemed to know things, and
they took steps to prevent being overheard. This carried forward, even when
they both grew to adulthood. My first thought was Mama listened at a vent as
sound traveled through the heating ducts. During the time of my story, was that
even possible? Here is what I found about home heating, particularly in North
America.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBI2j_sl9m-rhiO-pcCt7Qv0E3zc3ACjm9R-qfYPtWC_2NkfH0qG_M7MJv5ptuPmAodAErP38RirvZwdD5LuEW3Pu5reBmKcefVRvJVG4fszy5YuDFTp1WDkE8icp2o3Rd4W77shDg_ZuNEKV6kozzlkAcDsvvZx2FBdlLohSj33lptfXn1piEJ4BotA/s640/Pieter_Aertsen_Peasants_by_the_Hearth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="640" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBI2j_sl9m-rhiO-pcCt7Qv0E3zc3ACjm9R-qfYPtWC_2NkfH0qG_M7MJv5ptuPmAodAErP38RirvZwdD5LuEW3Pu5reBmKcefVRvJVG4fszy5YuDFTp1WDkE8icp2o3Rd4W77shDg_ZuNEKV6kozzlkAcDsvvZx2FBdlLohSj33lptfXn1piEJ4BotA/w400-h276/Pieter_Aertsen_Peasants_by_the_Hearth.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Medieval kitchen<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fire has been a
primary source of heat for centuries. It is hard to believe it was not until
the twelfth century that the chimney was invented. Before then, most fires for
both cooking and heating were on an open fire or, inside a structure, a hearth
beneath and a hole in the roof to draw smoke outside. With a chimney came the
fireplace with a firebox and hearth and often a mantle.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0i6VfCLx1cwbSPmTPohjBkqs8CC120NJed30Y6aIENQlzFNQSsFQOkBIa9jU_e6ErqKChzO4rWdgH37YwsHqZvIXySLTdFw07WdJz2a-CaMmCBA9ZTsbP6R78PH4PgQmkrsfi1DmruvYLVnzVbb-aiUIkzcMHujP1sBsnPCqASl4pOBKxV17bjNHPxg/s640/SK_Fall_Festival,_Hearth_Cooking_Virginia%20State%20Parks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0i6VfCLx1cwbSPmTPohjBkqs8CC120NJed30Y6aIENQlzFNQSsFQOkBIa9jU_e6ErqKChzO4rWdgH37YwsHqZvIXySLTdFw07WdJz2a-CaMmCBA9ZTsbP6R78PH4PgQmkrsfi1DmruvYLVnzVbb-aiUIkzcMHujP1sBsnPCqASl4pOBKxV17bjNHPxg/w400-h300/SK_Fall_Festival,_Hearth_Cooking_Virginia%20State%20Parks.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtesy Virginia State Parks<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Through the end of the seventeenth century, the fireplace
remained the primary source of heat and cooking. However, once Europeans
arrived in North America, they discovered many regions winter weather could be
much harsher than where they came from. Necessity is the mother of invention. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoJt72LkZ5fMOjJ2yUzY9LSxy91kvvfPyzJfmtCCOLC0tWy90eEQNgk7ZChOUeUwFu1M_7CI9urMzKTQ7gGUN5QkU0PRXv5L2T_8scjhiiJftdPK7AUfyJAh1aH2F6jL_NsqpSahRhL0ZjtFGZ3X98vi1OXowhIPJNGOkLm3bm21bB-5vrm7pVWbEu2E/s1280/Franklin_Stove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1280" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoJt72LkZ5fMOjJ2yUzY9LSxy91kvvfPyzJfmtCCOLC0tWy90eEQNgk7ZChOUeUwFu1M_7CI9urMzKTQ7gGUN5QkU0PRXv5L2T_8scjhiiJftdPK7AUfyJAh1aH2F6jL_NsqpSahRhL0ZjtFGZ3X98vi1OXowhIPJNGOkLm3bm21bB-5vrm7pVWbEu2E/w400-h288/Franklin_Stove.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1744 – Benjamin Franklin invented the “Pennsylvania
Fireplace.” It included a grate to burn wood, sliding doors to control draught,
and required a fourth of the amount of wood compared to a fireplace. It would
be housed inside a large fireplace or used free-standing in the middle of the
room as long as it was connected to a chimney. It became widely popular in
North America.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9rkw8nwIbUT_nYNREIc8_nH5IeARJ32vz7CcSG6OzEZQWfxt-hm016bzQ9LsRF3J7xGD14Fs714qxdE2H9IF0yDk-ZPkf39_OSZDtA3yXnAvUdLhIiDi2NlkAnO1QMx6TeoBIh3mvYyDg7MUFKYryZkAnOfc0MI1NrzabLxqVecd4D9YzZxwt8xGIzc/s1024/RumfordFireplaceAlc1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9rkw8nwIbUT_nYNREIc8_nH5IeARJ32vz7CcSG6OzEZQWfxt-hm016bzQ9LsRF3J7xGD14Fs714qxdE2H9IF0yDk-ZPkf39_OSZDtA3yXnAvUdLhIiDi2NlkAnO1QMx6TeoBIh3mvYyDg7MUFKYryZkAnOfc0MI1NrzabLxqVecd4D9YzZxwt8xGIzc/w400-h300/RumfordFireplaceAlc1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rumford Fireplace<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1795 (about) – Anglo-American physicist, Sir Benjamin
Thompson, Count Rumford, as part of his investigations on heat, developed the Rumford
fireplace. The back wall of the firebox is one-third the width of the opening
to reflect more heat into a room. Also, its streamlined throat reduces
turbulence, allowing smoke to be carried away with minimal loss of heated room
air.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5y3W5tqpvQ9XaDaOC_wHROvstFaILy3Ne2G16Q78jrbK5VeaSbdxVB6KB3yvxVjnjV7_g5DdVRApmNMTUoYHjMi9RDTP7DE95F45X5ZySoxt1LcLIftKhc53-aQ9oymfSK_1gg7ObLPfFA9DiBjZaxFtpsCpuW1wou7ZQXzWCyxEqpuQDY7pr4UCCfeU/s853/Pot_bellied_stove_in_Hopewell,_New_Jersey,_passenger_rail_station,_June_2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5y3W5tqpvQ9XaDaOC_wHROvstFaILy3Ne2G16Q78jrbK5VeaSbdxVB6KB3yvxVjnjV7_g5DdVRApmNMTUoYHjMi9RDTP7DE95F45X5ZySoxt1LcLIftKhc53-aQ9oymfSK_1gg7ObLPfFA9DiBjZaxFtpsCpuW1wou7ZQXzWCyxEqpuQDY7pr4UCCfeU/s320/Pot_bellied_stove_in_Hopewell,_New_Jersey,_passenger_rail_station,_June_2013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Early
1800s – the potbelly Franklin stove evolved from the earlier Franklin stove.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsaVlsH5FMZ_EKSXh7cYMiFrYDFkZZ57th79T90bDBfv5PdOwWrwndNWY7pXVL5KS-LC9zMlh_tkNbk0JrYnLKxKQ7LCH3gjS8p2RCubCwCBJT-L0KPPcZlShzmDWnZM_bwFvBIsu3rdhhUgtFQ_adkop24V73rqPbkKVEXG-86IRHJTECwfHb-4Ew50/s853/Iron_stove_-_Mandela_House.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsaVlsH5FMZ_EKSXh7cYMiFrYDFkZZ57th79T90bDBfv5PdOwWrwndNWY7pXVL5KS-LC9zMlh_tkNbk0JrYnLKxKQ7LCH3gjS8p2RCubCwCBJT-L0KPPcZlShzmDWnZM_bwFvBIsu3rdhhUgtFQ_adkop24V73rqPbkKVEXG-86IRHJTECwfHb-4Ew50/s320/Iron_stove_-_Mandela_House.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">During
the majority of the nineteenth century, wood provided the primary source of
fuel for fireplaces, stoves, and other forms of heating devices. Especially
east of the Mississippi River and most of its tributaries, wood was plentiful.
It was the English who primarily brought the fireplace technology to North
America. German immigrants brought the iron stove for heating living spaces.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1820
– 1830 – Coal became increasingly popular as a fuel, particularly Anthracite,
or “hard” coal. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adams explains, coal was
quickly becoming a dominating fuel type. Stoves that could burn either wood or
coal became popular. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEk9isTffUNKc79rRuvAb_P79zIUv7X23M0dAcc_nZKQ9VKprlENyvLm5TyszAbPWBSMS2kpud1T6Q6Bvhf5E3xkHJpon0smpT9RKob9mBKiYfeKZ84JrHTE_7ucCyapKhbvqptlM9fnT6_38V_coWo-fTXdatE0cnMXB48_tg1Y5EttV_hIJJrEu2Ow/s212/1838-CivEgr_NottStove.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="184" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEk9isTffUNKc79rRuvAb_P79zIUv7X23M0dAcc_nZKQ9VKprlENyvLm5TyszAbPWBSMS2kpud1T6Q6Bvhf5E3xkHJpon0smpT9RKob9mBKiYfeKZ84JrHTE_7ucCyapKhbvqptlM9fnT6_38V_coWo-fTXdatE0cnMXB48_tg1Y5EttV_hIJJrEu2Ow/w347-h400/1838-CivEgr_NottStove.png" width="347" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1833
– Eliphalet Nott invented the first base-burner stove for using anthracite
coal.
</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1834
– Dennis Olmstead </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">was the first to use the term “radiator”
in a patent for a heat exchanger which then radiated heat. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1840s
– The White House and Capitol building were outfitted with steam heating
systems in the 1840s. </span></p>
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it was invented by Franz San Galli, a Kingdom of Prussia-born Russian
businessman living in St. Petersburg. by the late 1800s, the technology made it
way to North America. To lower costs and expand the market, companies, such as
the American Radiator Company, promoted cast iron radiators over the previous fabricated
steel designs.<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
use of boilers, radiators, and steam or hot water to heat homes became more popular
after the Civil War. Large commercial and public buildings often used steam, but
most homes were equipped with lower pressure hot water radiators because they
were considered safer.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1883
– Thomas Edison invented the electric heater.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1885
– Coal became the most predominant source of fuel to generate heat. Carts and
later trucks would deliver loads of this fossil fuel to basements around the
world for the next fifty years or more. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1HMhITiy9aGNQw0E5RuD95sMK68uDmkkoS6OKIXKGtI_Hy1gWQYVTiE_imYxYEr2bnfUjTHg5WJOkRhdbb29c_1jKm5UgwzKeezjRICM7a-XbPmO5pG3Ou-WjBdF6WiHfwFi0EAWb1MrB0nfMMdmzK5FUrn2UMWK6Giw1R0GQtZMdhKn0XxzYsZEzgQ/s474/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="474" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1HMhITiy9aGNQw0E5RuD95sMK68uDmkkoS6OKIXKGtI_Hy1gWQYVTiE_imYxYEr2bnfUjTHg5WJOkRhdbb29c_1jKm5UgwzKeezjRICM7a-XbPmO5pG3Ou-WjBdF6WiHfwFi0EAWb1MrB0nfMMdmzK5FUrn2UMWK6Giw1R0GQtZMdhKn0XxzYsZEzgQ/w400-h300/image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1895
– Ernest Bryant and Ezra Smith, two businessmen, shared their plans for an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furnace using riveted steel for the heating
surface with David Lennox. Furnaces at that time were made of cast iron, which
tended to warp and crack after extended use, causing smoke and coal gases to
escape into houses. After the three signed an agreement, Bryant and Smith lost
their financial backing. Lennox took over their patents and reworked their
design. He then successfully marketed the natural convection furnaces under his
own brand name.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANmVlAjPUWwU997qh0azto1P2f5wmzEuamhgL8JhSBp4ulrwcUzyjMUI86yCYaNYD2JlEO4748GJIaLAx_IMGxDpoYWlfvvMlXj13hSaBzR9KKaU-LrtlZETbsqh1hPhHT819Ds056O7F487Fh-zSvkt6Wz1mHwRz7-eob9UBi9zkMs9BLcpVgvE_GYQ/s665/Central%20Heat%20system.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="509" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANmVlAjPUWwU997qh0azto1P2f5wmzEuamhgL8JhSBp4ulrwcUzyjMUI86yCYaNYD2JlEO4748GJIaLAx_IMGxDpoYWlfvvMlXj13hSaBzR9KKaU-LrtlZETbsqh1hPhHT819Ds056O7F487Fh-zSvkt6Wz1mHwRz7-eob9UBi9zkMs9BLcpVgvE_GYQ/s320/Central%20Heat%20system.png" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1919
– </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Alice
Parker patented a central heating system. Prior to that, a lack of electricity
for fans meant that heat was transported through the ducts by the process of
natural air flow. With the addition of an electric fan connected to a network
of ducts, a furnace could supply warm air more uniformly throughout a house.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Unfortunately,
this research answered my question regarding whether or not being able to
listen through the ductwork of a heating system was possible, even in the
upscale houses of the 1870s or 1880s. The answer was no.</span></p>
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the second book in the series, The Matchmaker and the Mother-in-Law, is
currently on pre-order and scheduled for release on March 5, 2024. </span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://archive.curbed.com/2017/11/30/16716472/old-house-fireplace-coal-stove-history-heating</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://shiptons.ca/a-brief-history-of-home-heating/</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumford_fireplace</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Lennox</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiator_(heating)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stove</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.presbyteriansofthepast.com/2020/03/20/eliphalet-nott-1773-1866/</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliphalet_Nott</span></p>
Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-79449200342629440022024-01-22T04:30:00.001-06:002024-01-22T04:30:00.154-06:00Helen & Me<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Post by Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS6Kf1T-xlkpRwPkiG2QzDk-irnJqeUq-WDTmOJjpqjxLK1mYHXIV1csIL_7GADoTCT6O2jA8ZOPStC5_gWaDpdD9JBtqOxCBEsSkMUQ6H8pQVdVe1O90Et3k3FtcKmCcUP_OZjViakTf_tpGGuFGe3oTtOMAE8BrzzRQhNROnpiWtVqKS-rXZ5b4/s1280/more%20short%20story%20042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwS6Kf1T-xlkpRwPkiG2QzDk-irnJqeUq-WDTmOJjpqjxLK1mYHXIV1csIL_7GADoTCT6O2jA8ZOPStC5_gWaDpdD9JBtqOxCBEsSkMUQ6H8pQVdVe1O90Et3k3FtcKmCcUP_OZjViakTf_tpGGuFGe3oTtOMAE8BrzzRQhNROnpiWtVqKS-rXZ5b4/s320/more%20short%20story%20042.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (c) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over twenty years ago I received a request to 'portray' Helen (Hunt) Jackson for a tea that the historical society was having. Of course, I said yes and then over the next month researched her life and sewed a costume to match the time period. That was necessary because they were having a period fashion show.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">That quick burst of research has led to a lifetime of study. However, that initial performance was one that has stayed with me.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">For one thing, while social, Helen focused on her writing. She had also come to Colorado Springs for her health. I decided that the most important part of being her was to focus on her 'hobby' as she called it. So while speaking with the guests I spoke of coming to the region, how the beauty was to be cherished, and the importance of seeing the Indians as humans. </span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsNtOr0kKE2cr9N1dMtgHi2WNZarycIji3Lx3GOLw4O_DG64cBuE5o2B0iJZYRTiKp5gRLszrOY0jWLvl0AbNrJG7f16F1iuTOB6f8lmkj5Cn1KRdqcAb71zD_phKDrl4TEJJ9WS4PxANUviWjiwFf44HU-LnZeiS3vR5tU_uZgAWZcV4nI7TgOra/s768/helen%20library.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsNtOr0kKE2cr9N1dMtgHi2WNZarycIji3Lx3GOLw4O_DG64cBuE5o2B0iJZYRTiKp5gRLszrOY0jWLvl0AbNrJG7f16F1iuTOB6f8lmkj5Cn1KRdqcAb71zD_phKDrl4TEJJ9WS4PxANUviWjiwFf44HU-LnZeiS3vR5tU_uZgAWZcV4nI7TgOra/s320/helen%20library.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (c) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">That may sound strange today, but in the 1800s that was not the case. I hadn't had time to dig deeper, but it was enough to make Helen's point. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The other thing I learned was Helen was strong in her opinions yet had no problem changing them if she felt it was important to do so. I think that was the biggest part of my desire to find out more. Here was a woman of strong opinions who herself was a contradiction. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you will continue to join me as I share my lifelong journey with and as Helen.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOx8mzUX_G5pbIzvcQKDJ05DOC2JwNJjVZ2PdlZt8RboNXYfWIdTTip2OYwPXhoNM0EIiEy-UGhbyJIY-_519JRWmTx_rXwU75Fw91n2k4YWogDPlENZ7pFZbSQ41qlJXxpMwFfLo4W1px3hHOxD3bxFeiZVIM9dkL8tfx7-BX3-c_qoc9CWL7OuB/s1080/BookBrushImage-2023-6-29-23-50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #ff3243; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOx8mzUX_G5pbIzvcQKDJ05DOC2JwNJjVZ2PdlZt8RboNXYfWIdTTip2OYwPXhoNM0EIiEy-UGhbyJIY-_519JRWmTx_rXwU75Fw91n2k4YWogDPlENZ7pFZbSQ41qlJXxpMwFfLo4W1px3hHOxD3bxFeiZVIM9dkL8tfx7-BX3-c_qoc9CWL7OuB/s320/BookBrushImage-2023-6-29-23-50.jpg" style="border: none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1170" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSHmP__V5uBWz3Rtq_-FZznCAtRnaA957pUfRDTBs3ufxeYJNInxmusM3-rYHqEm08xsrjOBer9HIqm1bNpVQxsH8r86m8cn4dMl7IQTPYArHnfOr5by9lQnUuWxnHzLp2pSvR0lDbYKez14o1WwKf9Po1w9yaMBlU-rfRp2zdZzk2jBshskGKdtKSefD/w400-h226/!24-01-06%20wrtr%20vs%20norm%20persn%20bnr%20png.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am a writer. Even before I wrote American historical romance, I wrote grievance files as a union steward. I wrote family history and other short stories before that. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo of the older woman in front of a computer on the above is not me. However, if she was dressed in a T-shirt or sweatshirt, and her hair was more mussed and auburn (okay, salt-and-red pepper, heavy on the salt), she could pass. However, I have not been writing much since I published my most recent book on December 8th, almost a month ago. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hEA6qNznM2QP2NT-Q1xRwtKgv2ekomqbx8P1Fc5ofbihZg6k60I4RZrl22Tz6EnBVUByis0pDgnDhbkfk49nLm5-1K53PShQKmQHQj7k6MWtoYi4K-4M6kWoGs8_-6AFuxqhQBmJB-HmF06yf_FDFWnfFLZSYCRyt0vPZU_spztLHJcMY3UA-lZ9GMp/s749/2023%20bk%20star%20lt%20blu.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="749" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1hEA6qNznM2QP2NT-Q1xRwtKgv2ekomqbx8P1Fc5ofbihZg6k60I4RZrl22Tz6EnBVUByis0pDgnDhbkfk49nLm5-1K53PShQKmQHQj7k6MWtoYi4K-4M6kWoGs8_-6AFuxqhQBmJB-HmF06yf_FDFWnfFLZSYCRyt0vPZU_spztLHJcMY3UA-lZ9GMp/w400-h228/2023%20bk%20star%20lt%20blu.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I spent the first two weeks after publication working heavily on marketing--both for my own books and for the three multiple-author series for which I was then writing. After, with Christmas only a few days away, I started acting like a regular person, not an author with obligations and deadlines. Even my title on this blog header is in a different, more wonky font than my usual "Western" font. I told myself, as soon as Christmas is over, I'll start writing. Then, it was I will start right after New Year's Day. Another week is almost past and other than a few necessary multi-media obligations, I'm still in "regular person" mode--not writing my next book.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hxW8aT4mWAMNRtdW9Kn-l8DwHSYIxwAK72JgeHuvYKiFjnpmTQiciTbOvSh3NVBwURfO_h5cTjVaVzv-y-MCkQwQhUqY0kX_wEHbJQZQjyZYVzr3ebN6_t_h5xsF9CR8ampH8UMHx4mDFcWeg-oUK0bzSGfQUXqZMIEvndW5B2jnXrIe8gA0jA1ZbC6T/s749/top%2010%20all%20time%202014-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="749" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hxW8aT4mWAMNRtdW9Kn-l8DwHSYIxwAK72JgeHuvYKiFjnpmTQiciTbOvSh3NVBwURfO_h5cTjVaVzv-y-MCkQwQhUqY0kX_wEHbJQZQjyZYVzr3ebN6_t_h5xsF9CR8ampH8UMHx4mDFcWeg-oUK0bzSGfQUXqZMIEvndW5B2jnXrIe8gA0jA1ZbC6T/w400-h228/top%2010%20all%20time%202014-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maybe not entirely. Even though I have not been writing, I have been doing author-y tasks. One of my first, which I tackled New Year's Day (After watching most of the Pasadena Rose Parade) was to copy and paste to save for my records how I did as far as sales and royalties for the year. The above, which I shared on my newsletter, shows my ten top books in relation to royalties earned. I was pleased that one of my 2023 publications, <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BK8K39RL" target="_blank">Lauren</a></b></i>, which had not been out quite a year, placed in the top ten royalty earners.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The all-time top ten as far as Kindle Unlimited page reads pretty much matches the above, except <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BK8K39RL" target="_blank">Lauren</a></b></i> scooted in front of <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ottos-Offer-Lockets-Lace-Book-ebook/dp/B078RZDTYR" target="_blank">Otto's Offer</a></b></i> and <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NMGKPN9" target="_blank">Diantha</a></b></i>.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVATGFNhOd3-we-zEHw1BMiZhoeueQhziCKNLeF45mfhjx0pBN2fg-gos1kaiu3O8evrsMZxDsloWlN-Jqw8951ZXNnw24lHT1VETiLhwll76xsodbhdiNVde1o3b-qXwcLqmWAHY6UJTYCQF_cREwSmLLUoG9A2m-tqu_H2fu4h6lJbFysQIEtkD6cGw-/s749/2023%20top%2010%20all%20timevs%20sales%20lvndr%20png.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="749" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVATGFNhOd3-we-zEHw1BMiZhoeueQhziCKNLeF45mfhjx0pBN2fg-gos1kaiu3O8evrsMZxDsloWlN-Jqw8951ZXNnw24lHT1VETiLhwll76xsodbhdiNVde1o3b-qXwcLqmWAHY6UJTYCQF_cREwSmLLUoG9A2m-tqu_H2fu4h6lJbFysQIEtkD6cGw-/w400-h228/2023%20top%2010%20all%20timevs%20sales%20lvndr%20png.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">However, it was a different story when I looked at royalties earned by sales--both ebook and print. The smaller covers in front represent the royalties from sales. The books that surprised me were my own little trio of romances for Train Wreck in Jubilee Springs--<i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YF7SSNS" target="_blank">Two Sisters and the Christmas Groom</a></b>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RD81RND/" target="_blank"><b>Kate's Railroad Chef</b></a>, </i>and<i> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081S5MFJ7" target="_blank"><b>Nathan's Nurse</b></a></i>. They did really well on sales. After 2017, I have been the only one writing for the Sweethearts of Jubilee Springs series. I had considered pulling those three books (published in the end of 2019 and early 2021) and put them into a stand-alone series. After reviewing this data, I realize it needs to be done--soon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0836G5S7P/" target="_blank"><i><b>Kendrick</b></i></a>, my most popular book, held the same position on both charts.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATJTgCXBcNbuUk9LUzG6dmW_e1EYb_45IdPgrdgFk69jSCpg1fsVaITwrdXFnf0Ti3saF45IRpMXXaqxUhTsdRXaP_x8XsmZ8fDxLQvVR5ShK_jh2G_3MU8WU7OaQ0AGOiW6unkwXQxzR28Q_yFYWO4L4jgtm9ox2onr8JedKsy4zg7-LU-rfLpf78SVx/s749/2nd%2010%20all%20time%20lt%20pink.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="749" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATJTgCXBcNbuUk9LUzG6dmW_e1EYb_45IdPgrdgFk69jSCpg1fsVaITwrdXFnf0Ti3saF45IRpMXXaqxUhTsdRXaP_x8XsmZ8fDxLQvVR5ShK_jh2G_3MU8WU7OaQ0AGOiW6unkwXQxzR28Q_yFYWO4L4jgtm9ox2onr8JedKsy4zg7-LU-rfLpf78SVx/w400-h228/2nd%2010%20all%20time%20lt%20pink.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also identified my second top-10 most popular books based on royalties earned--in other words, books number 11 through 20. <i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08M6JRDGS" target="_blank">A Shopkeeper for Christmas</a></b> </i>surprised me. Then again, I used it often as a promotional book, often at a reduced price. It all added up. Three of my Sweethearts of Jubilee Springs books--<i><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Delphinia-Sweethearts-Jubilee-Springs-ebook/dp/B0762H2GQK" target="_blank">Dead Set Delphinia</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aarons-Annulment-Sweethearts-Jubilee-Springs-ebook/dp/B072QBH3KF" target="_blank">Aaron's Annulment Bride</a></b>, </i>and<i> <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073XCS417" target="_blank">Bargain Bessie</a></b></i>, have been around since 2017, and all have done well. I was pleased to see another of my 2023 books, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK8JXDGS" target="_blank"><i><b>Elise</b></i></a>, in my top twenty.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Even though these were not "writing," having this information helps me as a self-published author know what I need to focus on more during the coming year.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Other non-writer tasks that felt like I was being a regular person (but not really):</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have an older Windows 10 computer that I nurse along because (in case you cannot figure out from the graphics you have seen so far, just in this post) I enjoy doing graphics. I have a 1998 Microsoft photo-editing program that they stopped making in 1999. It will work on a 64-bit machine, but nothing higher. When it comes to 64-bit computers, I do not think they are making them anymore. I will not go to Adobe Photoshop because I HATE that program. I guess I have been using Microsoft products for so long, the logic used by Adobe makes no sense to me. I do not find it intuitive or user-friendly.</span></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH7XbqCJWMLIXWTdkBunme4qhvslW2nTWWAhnoP3yDDZCOoa4n02uRJZV0a4ocjOEjKEeMT8-QinK9kz2kt8rdPUm8U-YqsntSh9zkfzIo3Ns9nf5V2rlf8PLkWl3NE1F12Yu_Cb0R653kMee0hvLJrbhyktgwvEQVsZCZBH9tVYIq3b6SOxvRSC88kAx/s628/bu_drive.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="628" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH7XbqCJWMLIXWTdkBunme4qhvslW2nTWWAhnoP3yDDZCOoa4n02uRJZV0a4ocjOEjKEeMT8-QinK9kz2kt8rdPUm8U-YqsntSh9zkfzIo3Ns9nf5V2rlf8PLkWl3NE1F12Yu_Cb0R653kMee0hvLJrbhyktgwvEQVsZCZBH9tVYIq3b6SOxvRSC88kAx/w400-h269/bu_drive.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Therefore, I regularly--especially after a year has ended--back up my computer on at least two external hard drives and delete non-working files, especially the large image files. All my folders with images and research documents for blog posts? Backed up and gone off my computer. All my "snippet" record of receipts for paid bills? Same. I keep this machine clean so my photo-editing works better. Before I did this, I backed up the entire computer--system and all--on a third back-up drive. It takes time--lots of time. However, my computer is working much quicker and more smoothly.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89YmMLKVOsicrdjHArH36tWSsaCRcqCsDHOqeTaCDWmoXoKqHrc0XSG1SNHGDWFMv1soUZRXSk23ND8R-TVGi0uQVKYbTlYSiIbg0JrQB9_n8e1kD1-y6YkuoH2feHe9Hjae0PtIHmjQ_vDhHTBfFGr_pggAa_InpletBlx4NZDTOriYhBlRQgU74Fe00/s513/Acct%20files.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89YmMLKVOsicrdjHArH36tWSsaCRcqCsDHOqeTaCDWmoXoKqHrc0XSG1SNHGDWFMv1soUZRXSk23ND8R-TVGi0uQVKYbTlYSiIbg0JrQB9_n8e1kD1-y6YkuoH2feHe9Hjae0PtIHmjQ_vDhHTBfFGr_pggAa_InpletBlx4NZDTOriYhBlRQgU74Fe00/s320/Acct%20files.JPG" width="195" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I decided to prepare my writing income and expense files for 2024. I backed up 2023 on all three drives, and I will do taxes on my other computer (my "writing" computer).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then there is dealing with all the emails. I get them all year, but this time of year, with all the stuff everyone has been trying to sell, they feel personal--like a personal affront. I am getting to this blog post late because I spent over four hours clearing emails. Well--true confessions--that and following my usual "down the research rabbit hole" tendency. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5qCrnNkD6bXTiYtDMKlqHJlyjKzdvfDHt6cfN4UYmzwoMEqoDpTni7zu0fRda8aS9pttLmIezY2Dsc0csSFz4B0D3u2oR0P3vyZovRYeKkM7UzU6sD3BFucMCvOZZsRAvUikEwSk0-Z4TVAYlclo0mlhtISrSqrd8ByqtQNE-CmIV99SGItPk4Et5dtl/s674/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="674" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5qCrnNkD6bXTiYtDMKlqHJlyjKzdvfDHt6cfN4UYmzwoMEqoDpTni7zu0fRda8aS9pttLmIezY2Dsc0csSFz4B0D3u2oR0P3vyZovRYeKkM7UzU6sD3BFucMCvOZZsRAvUikEwSk0-Z4TVAYlclo0mlhtISrSqrd8ByqtQNE-CmIV99SGItPk4Et5dtl/w400-h150/image.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Example. Ancestry is advertising their six-month subscription on sale again. I finally decided, since it is not as convenient to go my local family history center where I can access it for free, I needed to sign up. It is a business expense. Yes, I expect to use it for family history. Yet, </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as part of my usual book research </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for some projects, I also love to look up census records, etc. Need the 1880 census records for Sonora and Copperopolis, California? I've got them. With access to Newspaper.com and Fold3 </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as part of the subscription</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">--both excellent historical research sites--I decided the cost was worth the expanded version. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, also part of the offer, I could add four others to my subscription. I added hubby, two daughters, and a daughter-in-law. Then, I had to text each of them to tell them so they did not think the email they receive is advertising spam and delete it. I was too late with hubby, but we recovered the link to his account. All little tasks like this take time--non-writing time.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J-mGaeCXsbHTlem7GdZbxfE0W14yfiIC1KzUbROIRLgllBrqdv9K6tQolBJo_PbvlxBlrkuvDWp0I12nucBE2dDR-tIlIKLK5udbLpyEuZMnY5oEKXVMIsY49gJsbx-iIihlzpudZtv_vlTcVeksBJ7odI7cYHSYYFYet33ZLc_azQ7eyB6m-_kiyag9/s1074/graphic%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="1074" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6J-mGaeCXsbHTlem7GdZbxfE0W14yfiIC1KzUbROIRLgllBrqdv9K6tQolBJo_PbvlxBlrkuvDWp0I12nucBE2dDR-tIlIKLK5udbLpyEuZMnY5oEKXVMIsY49gJsbx-iIihlzpudZtv_vlTcVeksBJ7odI7cYHSYYFYet33ZLc_azQ7eyB6m-_kiyag9/w400-h208/graphic%204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After I paid for Ancestry, my "research rabbit hole" tendency really kicked in. I had to get on and check my own DNA results--again. They had a update, including a new feature of traits they projected based on my DNA. Have freckles? Yep, I have plenty. Hair color red? Yep. Well, it was auburn, but still... It even predicted I like the taste of cilantro. The only conclusion it predicted I don't agree with is that I am not more of an extrovert. I see myself as more of an introvert.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was research, yes, but a very "regular person" type, not much writing done there.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66vuzk4QkAl59B6GSRYUqFTaKoO41RMd5e6ORSzHGks3yTit5AO8R1K0QgifiQ1_a8X8TkaNIZXGkPfTSjK5rYp8lHhUiBdJALKum02Fr2zuXaxdKYVmlKMI1GNesp510PDXTiXzyqCvgyl9HNVEcjPdUdUCM9mslOrELy53Y7zRrDeBZRUCd3WXf1aRX/s930/image%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66vuzk4QkAl59B6GSRYUqFTaKoO41RMd5e6ORSzHGks3yTit5AO8R1K0QgifiQ1_a8X8TkaNIZXGkPfTSjK5rYp8lHhUiBdJALKum02Fr2zuXaxdKYVmlKMI1GNesp510PDXTiXzyqCvgyl9HNVEcjPdUdUCM9mslOrELy53Y7zRrDeBZRUCd3WXf1aRX/w258-h400/image%202.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then another non-writing activity I worked on was developing a new cover design for a personal series I plan to write starting this year. I promised it at the end of <i><b><a href=" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLRGNXL5" target="_blank">Sabrina</a></b></i>. That was another reason I needed to clean up my computer hard drive--so my photo-editing program for this project would perform more smoothly. I keep finding great multiple-author series that interest me, so I have made several other commitments. I must work my own series books around them.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Unfortunately, as much as I enjoy designing covers, I do not find it to be as intuitive as it seems to be for other cover artists. Either that, or I am more critical of my own work. Instead of spending 2-3 hours and ending up with a cover I am pleased with, I will spend possibly twice that long to get to something I like fairly well. Then, I come back to the project a few weeks--or months--later and work on it some more. I might to that two or three times before I get a cover I decide is the final-final. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Some of my covers I've been pleased with, some not so much. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJmqSzpyRvuj_7hqAx-tO1pqeBG54xy0oUZWXnzPxaaO4_ws8aEGXr6qI_ODoHC-_F3bhKWktnepPRXIOQc5H91vxWOXhvmIAyIiDpFsfvcjkA_IwvemT9c27PtZGwt_kJgOViVzkwAGTAm2PRxd7VgKNtVHrbXDDesTjdiqUoL6UHuVP52OVt5ziT7T6/s1170/my%20covers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="1170" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJmqSzpyRvuj_7hqAx-tO1pqeBG54xy0oUZWXnzPxaaO4_ws8aEGXr6qI_ODoHC-_F3bhKWktnepPRXIOQc5H91vxWOXhvmIAyIiDpFsfvcjkA_IwvemT9c27PtZGwt_kJgOViVzkwAGTAm2PRxd7VgKNtVHrbXDDesTjdiqUoL6UHuVP52OVt5ziT7T6/w400-h89/my%20covers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So far, I like how the current cover I'm working on is turning out. I am not ready to share it yet. I plan to have my cover reveal on my next newsletter. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">So, what would I have been doing if not writing this blog post after spending hours clearing emails? I would have been quilting. It is for a friend--a fellow quilter who regularly donates lap quilts to the local nursing home. She is having health challenges. So, it was time she received a quilt.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two days ago, after completing the main quilt design, I tore my entire house and storage building apart looking for sashing material. For non-quilters, "sashing" is the wide fabric strips that frame the main quilt design. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My friend and I have different tastes in fabrics. I like muted colors. Autumn colors. Colors that look like they came from the swamp. She likes light, bright, and cheerful colors--lots of florals. Often over the years, when I came across fabric remnants that were her style--not mine--I gave them to her. So now, when I needed something for a quilt intended for her, nothing I had in my stash worked. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday, instead of doing what I am doing today, I went to my local Jo-Ann's Fabrics. That was a mistake. I found something I thought might work. However, this Jo-Ann's is in the process of being closed for business. They had whatever fabric remained on a bolt on sale for 70% off if a shopper bought at least six bolts. I checked every bolt of quilting fabric, and after I settled on my choices, I spent a fortune. When I got home, I decided the fabric I </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">originally </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">picked out for the sashing did not work. None of the rest of the fabric worked, either, because they were colors and designs that I like. </span></span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJwOHVwyhnVfYut_iUottliV1vJwcdgD-vXkcut-TE4TV2rrQa-BrG7WiuK27dWon23R9c4ifbOjSafR50Q9SHoTXlVsDrSUHeHXUKxmkqp3vFwyqLeCaq_wdCS6_pjfgaJBZoK29hqLVHkHv6_RkeSlTZaM5d8cHCp1V1T_k89CBRKf2MYjqcOCGvKzv/s4000/20240106_152443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="4000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJwOHVwyhnVfYut_iUottliV1vJwcdgD-vXkcut-TE4TV2rrQa-BrG7WiuK27dWon23R9c4ifbOjSafR50Q9SHoTXlVsDrSUHeHXUKxmkqp3vFwyqLeCaq_wdCS6_pjfgaJBZoK29hqLVHkHv6_RkeSlTZaM5d8cHCp1V1T_k89CBRKf2MYjqcOCGvKzv/w400-h225/20240106_152443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Off I went to Walmart. I paced back and forth along the single partial aisle that held quilting fabric. Several times, I perused their limited selection. Nothing looked right. I avoided the reds, because I do not have much red in the body of the quilt. Finally, the red with yellow and white daisies yelled, "Hey! I'm bright! I'm cheerful! I'll make good sashing for your quilt." I bought two yards. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">All day that project took. Unfortunately, by the time this regular salt-and-red pepper-heavy-on-the-salt person returned home, she was too tired to quilt or do anything else.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just as soon as I finish the quilt and give it to my friend, I will get over thinking like a regular person, and I'll get back to my writing schedule. Soon. I cannot put it off much longer--I have deadlines looming.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If while reading this post, you saw any covers of books you have not yet read and would like to learn more, please <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zina-Abbott/e/B00OWRJ3R8/" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> </b>to find the link to my Amazon author account. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Also, if you do not receive my newsletter, but want to sign up in time to get in on my cover reveal for my own series, please <b><a href="http://eepurl.com/bWHxpD" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</b></span></span><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-75423281655629773152023-12-22T04:30:00.001-06:002023-12-22T04:30:00.255-06:00Well, I did it!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Post by Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE28lNEJjh5aHm__JNWiaAJoojijWfBQGPnLkxm_EUQtuvWCHgNXOS5XWQJNDQcTfVsKBXT1AMR1Jgj6J8lIiaSK9SR7Skg_g0xTA8m2tMIT9Dh9v9nIHQKRgm-OyzgnZ1vkjsjT6C9ds_lbU3GVKlr0UM19De30vahvRY2v5iMvFTMKdasShlpAE8/s5184/canon%20PS%2012-9-2023%20035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE28lNEJjh5aHm__JNWiaAJoojijWfBQGPnLkxm_EUQtuvWCHgNXOS5XWQJNDQcTfVsKBXT1AMR1Jgj6J8lIiaSK9SR7Skg_g0xTA8m2tMIT9Dh9v9nIHQKRgm-OyzgnZ1vkjsjT6C9ds_lbU3GVKlr0UM19De30vahvRY2v5iMvFTMKdasShlpAE8/s320/canon%20PS%2012-9-2023%20035.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (C) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I did it! I finished the short novel and today is the release date. It's a story that's been waiting to be told since 2017 when these characters showed up in my novel "Josie's Dream". I've enjoyed the ride and hope people will enjoy their story.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">With that finished, I've spent some time looking at what 2024 will look like. That I plan to devote time to making this blog a place for writers and their work and research. I would appreciate feedback and ideas. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the meantime, keep writing, researching, and thinking of others who might be a good fit and can use the exposure. As for me, I'm tired. I will be working between Christmas and New Year. So, this post is short on purpose. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Wishing everyone the best Holiday Season possible. Enjoy the work of your fellow writers, and leave comments and reviews. Oh and by the way, "Amos" is now live in ebook format. The plan is to release a paperback in February. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VvRpNDHmKMc9XZ3MFtmc_StsrD0FWNE70M-f-0CsEygQpUIDA8k1ursVPkvDxOU90Qasy36SaY2z5hfA1Ia6a6R__TP3KVPvH_hFwN2_DnXjhpb0On4so1XNsYYOgl_bhiyxb8syjm94Ww3cML83ETetceD2CaM9P6sZYDl0TZ86FCmC1lMdriLu/s1200/PhotoFunia-1703219905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="1200" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VvRpNDHmKMc9XZ3MFtmc_StsrD0FWNE70M-f-0CsEygQpUIDA8k1ursVPkvDxOU90Qasy36SaY2z5hfA1Ia6a6R__TP3KVPvH_hFwN2_DnXjhpb0On4so1XNsYYOgl_bhiyxb8syjm94Ww3cML83ETetceD2CaM9P6sZYDl0TZ86FCmC1lMdriLu/s320/PhotoFunia-1703219905.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Angela-Raines/author/B00N0HJOVG?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><div><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14.85px; letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A 1966 Gallup Poll ranked "Away In A Manger"
the second most popular Christmas carol in Britain. Yet, the origins of this
hymn—both the music and words—are shrouded in mystery.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was originally believed by many that the words for "Away
In A Manger" were written by Martin Luther</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, the German
religious reformer</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypqLWw_TnKuwwntOLw7d3xUVOB5oP4vaJgGsy2ixxXzigDS6NbFE2Oapi_-6s2COLuz2KnGhwKOjPjfFmVOXVojEVIfhzPKwjtu_R52kt_rU_S5TsdPIoMYneC_T2P3tXPulhNb3vobAKHqpJILm3IqROFqt-BwDkj2QB74PZlRxyzrdpECyEUAUhiE/s628/James_Ramsey_Murray_(page_209_crop).jpg" style="clear: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypqLWw_TnKuwwntOLw7d3xUVOB5oP4vaJgGsy2ixxXzigDS6NbFE2Oapi_-6s2COLuz2KnGhwKOjPjfFmVOXVojEVIfhzPKwjtu_R52kt_rU_S5TsdPIoMYneC_T2P3tXPulhNb3vobAKHqpJILm3IqROFqt-BwDkj2QB74PZlRxyzrdpECyEUAUhiE/w140-h200/James_Ramsey_Murray_(page_209_crop).jpg" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">James R. Murray</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />James R. Murray titled the tune as “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Luther’s Cradle Hymn”</span> in 1887. He not
only claimed Martin Luther wrote the song, but that he sang it to his children
every night before they went to sleep. Due to Luther’s popularity, this story helped
the song become even more beloved. </span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">German families of that time period found this claim to
be surprising. They not only did not sing “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Away In A Manger”</span> to their children at bedtime, they had never
even heard of the song until it arrived in Europe…from the United States. In
fact, once the English words were translated into German, the meter of the
words did not match that of the music. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although Martin
Luther’s writings might have influenced the words of this carol, its origin was not
Germany.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-8StIgXYToaD_q9dM-O0RJQt1iVXcgMbNKi0nZhCcYhvhD4otxqGK4aK3zHe9Cn9czD_ZNxLipn2Lp7ugtYONp5u_9AEJha5eZ4laJuMsm6nLpDiZoN4EQqfbhk8lytLbF1NYnXdFpyCyKgcYGdE2FITwbO4ZP2B_zX8abY4ieBFolVsEiQl8JsK2OI/s1138/Away_in_a_manger_Murray.png" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1138" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-8StIgXYToaD_q9dM-O0RJQt1iVXcgMbNKi0nZhCcYhvhD4otxqGK4aK3zHe9Cn9czD_ZNxLipn2Lp7ugtYONp5u_9AEJha5eZ4laJuMsm6nLpDiZoN4EQqfbhk8lytLbF1NYnXdFpyCyKgcYGdE2FITwbO4ZP2B_zX8abY4ieBFolVsEiQl8JsK2OI/w281-h400/Away_in_a_manger_Murray.png" width="281" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instead, it appears that the hymn—words and music--ori</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ginated
in America. This was suggested by </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Methodist hymnologist
Fred Gealy (1894-1976). The original two-stanza form probably originated in
Pennsylvania in <i>Little Children’s Book for Schools and Families</i>, a
Sunday school collection published in 1885 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
North America. Although </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">most likely written in the mid 1800’s in America
but we have no one <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">to legally</i>
attribute it to. </span></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmf3ClDwZwas2o9eUGg7toZAp7iQwsSQdWQyVXNhM-6AGLQVUionas8fdi9GxpfiFutTduuLtzT433W0wjirAFGb5UqkugGtQUmyx1JR_EYmN3YVni93CF2tQMxe4l6-c9-bEkXuQtdfcnpt2XZbb4HX-ZbeuaqRDPzuuxydX1NNxGKHlv_lPvFw1s3E/s470/Jonathan_Edwards_Spilman.tif" style="clear: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmf3ClDwZwas2o9eUGg7toZAp7iQwsSQdWQyVXNhM-6AGLQVUionas8fdi9GxpfiFutTduuLtzT433W0wjirAFGb5UqkugGtQUmyx1JR_EYmN3YVni93CF2tQMxe4l6-c9-bEkXuQtdfcnpt2XZbb4HX-ZbeuaqRDPzuuxydX1NNxGKHlv_lPvFw1s3E/w188-h200/Jonathan_Edwards_Spilman.tif" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Jonathan E. Spilman</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />The Find-a-Grave listing for Jonathan E. Spilman
identifies him as having written the first musical version. From Kentucky, he
was lawyer, minister, and composer. An adaptation of the music from the song
for which he was best known, </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Flow Gently, Sweet Afton," </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">was
used in earlier versions of this carol. More than 41 adaptations of Spilman's
1837 melody exist. </span>
<p><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana;">By Christmas of 1883,
"Luther's Cradle Song" was already being performed as a recitation as
part of a Sunday School celebration in a church in Nashville. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The most popular musical setting in the United States
is commonly known as "Mueller". The melody was first published, under
the title "Luther's Cradle Hymn", by James R. Murray in his 1887 collection
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses</i>.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Jcl_ax2OE">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Jcl_ax2OE</a>
</span></p>
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version is "Cradle Song"—a slight variation of Spilman's original
work. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This 1895 arrangement written by
the American composer, William J. Kirkpatrick, was first published as part of
the 1895 collection <i>Around the World with Christmas</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">. </span>Kirkpatrick's melody was later
published in numerous hymnbooks. Because of that, the words of the hymn were
first carried beyond the United States. This music remains the most popular outside
the United States. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnwO_0DrpCk&list=RDAnwO_0DrpCk&start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnwO_0DrpCk&list=RDAnwO_0DrpCk&start_radio=1</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
words for this hymn are taken from </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">William J. Kirkpatrick’s </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1895 publication: </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Away
in a manger, no crib for a bed,</span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6QI2FuamtZ4wKqrmHFT4q4HPL1qfFRsoBH4rBgB_IpE1QmCm4UikUIbZUUGNJ33w-3h9QPy0uTC04LDsxWvgWsDGNjF52q5lHVF4U1RXQIZQPQESLWA0lLBOrg-_CtSINmcb7m7lcWw8tQtYADrOlLCRK4ysGsMoTjXGq2EINaij8dpRUdfrQCnHJn0/s307/William%20J.%20Kirkpatrick.jpg" style="clear: right; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi6QI2FuamtZ4wKqrmHFT4q4HPL1qfFRsoBH4rBgB_IpE1QmCm4UikUIbZUUGNJ33w-3h9QPy0uTC04LDsxWvgWsDGNjF52q5lHVF4U1RXQIZQPQESLWA0lLBOrg-_CtSINmcb7m7lcWw8tQtYADrOlLCRK4ysGsMoTjXGq2EINaij8dpRUdfrQCnHJn0/w130-h200/William%20J.%20Kirkpatrick.jpg" width="130" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">William J. Kirkpatrick</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.<br />
The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,<br />
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.</span>
<p><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana;">The cattle are lowing, the
baby awakes,<br />
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.<br />
I love thee, Lord Jesus! look down from the sky,<br />
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.<br />
<br />
Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stay<br />
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.<br />
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,<br />
And take us to heaven to live with thee there. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The final stanza, added later, follows the pattern of many
hymns by using the form of prayer, petitioning Jesus’ presence in the first
part of the stanza and blessing of “all the dear children in thy tender care.”
The final petition requests that Jesus would “fit us for heaven to live with
thee there.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To end, I encourage you to take a few minutes to rest
and enjoy the peace of Christmas by listening to your favorite Christmas
carols/hymns (not that “Jingle Bells”, Santa ho-ho stuff) and remember the
reason for the season<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p>
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available as an ebook and at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited
subscription. It will soon be available in paperback. To find the book description
and current purchase options, </span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My
other Christmas romance for 2023 is <b><i> </i></b></span></p>
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at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. It is also
available in paperback. To find the book description and purchase options,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kathleen
Rice Adams writings</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18085431/jonathan-edward-spilman</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Away_in_a_Manger</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.hopeinthehealing.com/2020/12/25/away-in-a-manger-history-and-a-mystery/
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/history-of-hymns-away-in-a-manger</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://bereketkelile.medium.com/the-story-behind-away-in-a-manger-dd459c0f05d3</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-10761724789500578032023-11-22T03:30:00.001-06:002023-11-22T03:30:00.147-06:00A short biography of Dr. Alida C. Avery<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Post by Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd0mfGAWUy0L2SfC4LtZwDCC4P5EKzfIiJZ5Ff3q1dJt44V0h7PqNLXwkg8cq0GKVwSEAjUxlST1uJ_k0ZnaaJkCQb8Y6nMM9OjEgwZ1n8j4h_8gXEVw_OZMwk33r5eZscY0WT_JDVJw3JeqIr1thdwxwWKy0_PI9zR7-rqBkM7iyGxI9-x33GVyl/s5184/11-20-2022%20history%20tour%20042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxd0mfGAWUy0L2SfC4LtZwDCC4P5EKzfIiJZ5Ff3q1dJt44V0h7PqNLXwkg8cq0GKVwSEAjUxlST1uJ_k0ZnaaJkCQb8Y6nMM9OjEgwZ1n8j4h_8gXEVw_OZMwk33r5eZscY0WT_JDVJw3JeqIr1thdwxwWKy0_PI9zR7-rqBkM7iyGxI9-x33GVyl/s320/11-20-2022%20history%20tour%20042.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (C) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><u><span style="font-size: medium;"> Alida C. Avery</span></u></b></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Avery arrived in Colorado in 1874, two years before
Colorado became a state. She located in Denver and set up a practice
at 339 Twentieth Street, on the corner of Champa. According to the ad
in the Daily Rocky Mountain News Dated June 13, 1874, her office
hours were from 10-12 and 3-5.
</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alida Cornelia Avery
was born June 11, 1833, in Sherburne, New York to William and Hannah
Avery. Her mother died in 1842 when Alida would have been around
nine. It is said she taught school at sixteen but in 1857 she began
her medical studies at the Pennsylvania Medical College. She studied
there for one year. She eventually attended the New England Medical
College in Boston where she received her MD in 1862.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1865 she joined the
faculty of Vassar College as a professor and the resident physician.
She remained there for nine years, at which time she left and moved
to Colorado. The article in the Rocky Mountain News quotes the
'Poughkeepsie News' as saying that during her tenure not a single
death occurred among her pupils. The Rocky Mountain News article also
states that she usually had around four hundred in her care at any
one time.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: left;">Alida was also involved
in the suffrage movement. When it looked like Colorado would attain
statehood a Territorial Women's Suffrage Society was organized and on
January 10</span><sup style="text-align: left;">th</sup><span style="text-align: left;"> of 1876 at the meeting in Denver Alida C.
Avery was elected president of that organization. She remained active
in the movement throughout her years in Colorado and after moving to
California in 1887.</span></span></div></div><p></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alida also strove to
become part of the two medical societies that were begun in Denver in
the early years, but they did not discuss allowing women until 1877.
Even then they were still denied membership. By 1881 when Colorado
started licensing physicians that no longer held true.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Alida Avery died on
September 22, 1908, in San Jose California. Her obituary on ancestry
reads as follows: San Jose, Sept 23 – Dr. Alida C. Avery, widely
known as a physician and a woman suffragist, and for years prominent
in the San Jose Woman's Club, died yesterday. She was a graduate of
Vassar and later of the New England Female Medical College and the
Boston University School of Medicine. Her property was lost in the
San Francisco fire of 1906 and she died penniless, aged 76 years. A
brother, Dr. J. Dixon Avery of Pittsburgh and a sister Mrs. Harriet
Bowen of Atchison, Kansas survive her.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In 2020, Dr. Avery was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Watch for my Christmas Release of "Amos" on December 22, 2023. It is available for pre-order now.</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oVJCB1LYhznHMNTrDh8ZVEgyGoboA1RRRQdls594FvYj2N-xTPwRgWkk_n2h2RYQ9dqLgnRgw20UFy8ztKRB6VGnBlbv5rBdVXvkFYMyol_1mSms9OdYC1RT-7c6vjOjPiwnhDUTeXcvpkBia_4BJts37jNDBOvMfkYKcTPAC7UHT-FPMXTtel0F/s7999/AMOS_Quilt23_HiRes_Raines.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="7999" data-original-width="4999" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oVJCB1LYhznHMNTrDh8ZVEgyGoboA1RRRQdls594FvYj2N-xTPwRgWkk_n2h2RYQ9dqLgnRgw20UFy8ztKRB6VGnBlbv5rBdVXvkFYMyol_1mSms9OdYC1RT-7c6vjOjPiwnhDUTeXcvpkBia_4BJts37jNDBOvMfkYKcTPAC7UHT-FPMXTtel0F/s320/AMOS_Quilt23_HiRes_Raines.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amos-Christmas-Brides-Angela-Raines-ebook/dp/B0CKP7VG24?ref_=ast_author_mpb" target="_blank">Amazon</a></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="color: #333333; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One thing I have discovered as I have researched the
California Sierra Nevada Mountains and the adjoining foothills is that there are
records of a number of haunted buildings and “spots,” especially dating back to
the gold rush era, but including later decades in the 1800s. California was a
rough place to live—and, sometimes, a rough place to die. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some previous posts of haunted buildings I have
published are The White Lady of the Bridgeport Inn, please <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://prairierosepublications.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-white-lady-of-bridgeport-inn.html " target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b>, Haunted City Hotel in Columbia, California, please <a href="https://prairierosepublications.blogspot.com/2017/10/haunted-city-hotel-in-columbia.html" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CLICK HERE</b></a>, and Columbia, California’s
Haunted Fallon House & Theater, please <a href="https://prairierosepublications.blogspot.com/2018/10/columbia-californias-haunted-fallon.html " target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CLICK
HERE</b></a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sonora, California is the county seat of Tuolumne
County and is about four miles south of Columbia. Today’s post will share a few
details about one of the alleged haunted places in Sonora—the Gunn House.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Background History on the Gunn House</span></u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Gunn House, the oldest building still in existence
in Sonora, dates back to 1850. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWLf9pDWFFuelAPJupw6jS_hO84A4G_mQNN5tYpgESFo705fSCRfnjXe8PUcO_vWIH0OLCLctWde-X5pWcYullRDzB29FU8aLEetCcXITkcDHJkT7lbiaU1Exs9fhdaIbPlgqmrU-Sg4ktEDKWmGgWzW9ophmpYHq_gEnOT7Btv8GcV9HyUT82tN1Ges/s1200/Gunn%20House%20blt%20Nov%201850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1200" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWLf9pDWFFuelAPJupw6jS_hO84A4G_mQNN5tYpgESFo705fSCRfnjXe8PUcO_vWIH0OLCLctWde-X5pWcYullRDzB29FU8aLEetCcXITkcDHJkT7lbiaU1Exs9fhdaIbPlgqmrU-Sg4ktEDKWmGgWzW9ophmpYHq_gEnOT7Btv8GcV9HyUT82tN1Ges/w400-h280/Gunn%20House%20blt%20Nov%201850.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gunn House - November 1850<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The first two-story adobe structure in town, it was
built by Lewis Gunn. Mr. Gunn originally came to the Sonora area to mine for
gold. After months of fruitless attempts, which he described as just “digging
holes,” he decided instead to draw upon his limited medical knowledge and some
apothecary information he had to serve the medical needs of the community.
Since there were no trained medical doctors in Sonora at the time, he filled a
need by helping cure cases of scurvy caused by not eating enough vitamin C in
the form of leafy greens or other fresh foods, dysentery from drinking bad
water, and helping with stiff backs and arthritic legs that resulted from
miners spending so much time stooped or bent over in or next to streams and
patches of dirt while searching for gold. It is estimated he saved many lives
and benefited many in the area. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After Mr. Gunn built his house, he became Tuolumne County
Recorder and used his building to store county records. He saved a generous
amount from his portion of the fees paid to file land and mining claims to the
point in November of 1850, he bought an interest in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sonora Herald</i>, the local newspaper, which ceased publication in
about 1854. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1850, Lewis
Gunn’s wife, Elizabeth, and their four children left their home in Pennsylvania
and traveled to California on a ship by way of Cape Horn. They arrived in
August of 1851, where the appreciative citizens of Sonora who had benefited
from Mr. Gunn’s medical assistance warmly welcomed them. The family lived on
the second floor, and the newspaper and county recorder’s records were housed
on the ground floor.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Gunn family stayed in the home for about ten years
before moving to San Francisco. The house was sold and used as a hospital until
about 1899 or early 1900. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVH6msRrJG_Mwko4tDDmvN6X-kgVgu0hAkTTbwKyBC6yuSBqMYsvH18biadFCnI3jmlgNxxb0FPAbrCn41oewhbq_PE9VQM1wPQDbRQFKpcu91zLtvBt-EOYU531lLGjsGprdX-ntjkwArZ2xTJ0rD0SUIspChvRIM90FNN2wr8GuNgaHHNxbNENS5Gk/s640/HISTOR~1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="640" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVH6msRrJG_Mwko4tDDmvN6X-kgVgu0hAkTTbwKyBC6yuSBqMYsvH18biadFCnI3jmlgNxxb0FPAbrCn41oewhbq_PE9VQM1wPQDbRQFKpcu91zLtvBt-EOYU531lLGjsGprdX-ntjkwArZ2xTJ0rD0SUIspChvRIM90FNN2wr8GuNgaHHNxbNENS5Gk/w400-h286/HISTOR~1.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italia Hotel - 1934<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After that, it was sold to the Bisordi family. The
building was remodeled into a hotel and boardinghouse. At first called the Rosa
Italia Hotel, the name was later shortened to Italia. The business was overseen
by the family matriarch, Josephine. She handled the cooking, which became quite
well-known locally. Her husband, Anacleto, focused on running the saloon and
gaming parlor in the former Room #3.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1962, the hotel was purchased by Margaret Dienelt.
She renamed it the Gunn House Hotel and added a landscaped garden, patio, and
swimming pool. In 2002, Mike and Shirley Sarno bought the building and did
considerable restoration work. You may see the building as it appears today,
the Gunn House Motor Hotel, by <a href="https://pixels.com/featured/sonora-california-gunn-house-motor-hotel-dsc4589-wingsdomain-art-and-photography.html" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In spite of all the changes to this oldest building
dating back to 1850, the original adobe structure remains intact and forms the
core of all the additions and renovations. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Ghosts of Gunn House</span></u><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are a slew of ghosts that have been seen,
experienced, and reported by guests and staff over the years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
Room #10, a man was reportedly hurled out of bed by a violent entity, which had
no intention of letting him stay the night. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
Room #11, overnight guests have been awakened to find an unseen entity
rearranging the furniture in the room. An oft-reported experience has been for
guests to wake in the morning to find all thirteen of the pictures hanging skewed, even though nothing occurred during the night that might have dislodged
them from their positions. Some guests have reported hearing a sound similar to
the rattling of coins.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
most haunted is Room #12. Guests have opened their door to a terrifying
apparition. Others have reported seeing a man in an old-fashioned suit standing
at the end of their four poster bed.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
other rooms, a ghost has been known to hop into bed with couples, while others
have reportedly felt the sensation of being watched. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hauntings
are not confined to guest suites. On several occasions, the apparition of a
matronly lady has appeared in the parlor room fireplace. Others have seen a
shadowy apparition appear on the stairs.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Paranormal
experts theorize that the ghostly activity dates back to the thirty or so years
that the building was used as a hospital.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Reservations,
anyone?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOid5BA4bbxd16FntMDUSajA2uokvg58GHpwHkfji7IzUh2e8ZjXgSCR2jTDNgIPxBRCQFdVofXnozE3gQ7X3j-N1M7_1H5NRfJ7-xrUHtC9gEFeKtC_FUCWrsDH2TJz72LodD7uAj8SfLmp8kdu2eqXvfR1SIIeb3aHKRsNSsnGhkjbgK-sudwJlm1OU/s901/A%20Watchman%20for%20Willow%20NL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOid5BA4bbxd16FntMDUSajA2uokvg58GHpwHkfji7IzUh2e8ZjXgSCR2jTDNgIPxBRCQFdVofXnozE3gQ7X3j-N1M7_1H5NRfJ7-xrUHtC9gEFeKtC_FUCWrsDH2TJz72LodD7uAj8SfLmp8kdu2eqXvfR1SIIeb3aHKRsNSsnGhkjbgK-sudwJlm1OU/w133-h200/A%20Watchman%20for%20Willow%20NL.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;">I
focused on Sonora, California, research while plotting and writing my recent
book, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6CR934Q" target="_blank">A Watchman for Willow</a></i></b>, part of the Mail Order Papa series. At
the time my story is set in 1886, the Gunn House would have been a hospital. To
find the book description and purchase options for this book, please <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6CR934Q" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8vcjfKlv68TAr4dcUyMjXItwdFxEx_V2os-LZM5PvPl3u80TbHQpRpRKHWZUQVb_0SvCJd4RvytbIf14MTwfvUOMkNzQnvRt4PX-djHHNGORUEeGzUrGfKP1wbmMGe23jXBaBOZ-EtvxQiCV8VP0GK4TtK4mYUlFwMO8-hOdSbIh_s0QVdjLWRittfw/s900/Vinegar%20Pie%20by%20Varinia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8vcjfKlv68TAr4dcUyMjXItwdFxEx_V2os-LZM5PvPl3u80TbHQpRpRKHWZUQVb_0SvCJd4RvytbIf14MTwfvUOMkNzQnvRt4PX-djHHNGORUEeGzUrGfKP1wbmMGe23jXBaBOZ-EtvxQiCV8VP0GK4TtK4mYUlFwMO8-hOdSbIh_s0QVdjLWRittfw/w133-h200/Vinegar%20Pie%20by%20Varinia.jpg" width="133" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /> </b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My
most recent release is my Old Timey Holiday Kitchen series book, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9PH4BZY" target="_blank">VinegarPie by Varinia</a></i></b>. To find the book description and purchase options for
this book, please <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9PH4BZY" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Williams,
Nancy K.,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Haunted Hotels of the
California Gold Country. </i>Charleston, S.C.: Haunted America, a Division of
The History Press. 2014, pages 116-121.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/gunn-house-hotel/</span></p>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-Fxfbd5DN4ftJG6U4tynfYH9A8G51rSmOS9A_4-ijbhljh0v2lTSBC-b0C8Q28wVPvz3qcA_E2tcrxUCw03tdXGHSBUXb9ScxpNrDBueitKqhh-5SP08CbV_UyaLyQGXQ8Aow3p831OVlgLbw58b00I9L-ZtVqkKcRDSHKd24b5-idJfg_ZHf7gDQRU/s1170/23-10-30%20Haunt%20Sonora%20bnr.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-Fxfbd5DN4ftJG6U4tynfYH9A8G51rSmOS9A_4-ijbhljh0v2lTSBC-b0C8Q28wVPvz3qcA_E2tcrxUCw03tdXGHSBUXb9ScxpNrDBueitKqhh-5SP08CbV_UyaLyQGXQ8Aow3p831OVlgLbw58b00I9L-ZtVqkKcRDSHKd24b5-idJfg_ZHf7gDQRU/s1170/23-10-30%20Haunt%20Sonora%20bnr.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"> <br /></a></div>Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-11402167027050119432023-10-26T09:38:00.001-05:002023-10-26T09:38:57.159-05:00The Haunted Fort Worth Stockyards by Bea Tifton<p><br /></p><div class="post hentry" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="post-header" style="color: #999999; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-7795762565000384786" style="font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578.667px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ9dbj_GZWrBJuGoIvbBndbZTbKghHu46qWX7-s2HRW9QN6vTeerCfiH_0LtJP3WbYNP66NccPfeiUUrzJAghLk6IcrmA5If3691WPauWHwJIYgfyG9IunAnlPpVZwCNSIOgo1nBQfjR1/s1024/blogstockyardsilluminated-sign-above-exchange-avenue-in-the-stockyards-district-of-fort-worth-11e8e8-1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZ9dbj_GZWrBJuGoIvbBndbZTbKghHu46qWX7-s2HRW9QN6vTeerCfiH_0LtJP3WbYNP66NccPfeiUUrzJAghLk6IcrmA5If3691WPauWHwJIYgfyG9IunAnlPpVZwCNSIOgo1nBQfjR1/s320/blogstockyardsilluminated-sign-above-exchange-avenue-in-the-stockyards-district-of-fort-worth-11e8e8-1024.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>A few years ago, I took the Cowtown Winery's Haunted Stockyards Tour. We had complimentary Wine a Ritas in our hands and a great tour guide in our midst. The event at the end really happened. It was the perfect ending to a fascinating glimpse into local history. In the time of Covid, I'd like to visit that wonderful evening again, so forgive the repost. <p></p><p>The Stockyards actually have a branch of the Trinity River flowing under Exchange, the main street. Many people believe that water holds spiritual activity and heightens paranormal activity.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ulA9SPoSi8NmoatWlHXdX2-INGASI5A8_nqlhLcqVuAG3Ec2K0t3Y-A66XyCHbS5Lp0wcdTwWNbIVSP0CbRog-2PeBshFswef656Rh_m9G4mM9ngzJNivwZAodSqYiuMbOQJLQmVDoF-/s1600/stockyardsHotel.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ulA9SPoSi8NmoatWlHXdX2-INGASI5A8_nqlhLcqVuAG3Ec2K0t3Y-A66XyCHbS5Lp0wcdTwWNbIVSP0CbRog-2PeBshFswef656Rh_m9G4mM9ngzJNivwZAodSqYiuMbOQJLQmVDoF-/s1600/stockyardsHotel.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Stockyards Hotel</b> was built in 1910 and was a crown jewel of a hotel, attracting rich oil tycoons. Bonnie and Clyde reportedly stayed in room 305. That room now overlooks Merrick Fine Western Wear, which was then a jewelry store, and the nearby bank. Two stories are told about their stay. One is<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYfZGkJyWI4XSxbMjHpZZGm9gNTXJArTYMfjopsj6QGPmSNcEPUDmgoXqIuddHoavOgr4JerVbXvy68Sq-9upO_CG69DHBqSJal_sGJECiTfSjGoJ35ibBdqGXVeAgeEntkd3sm5XNitM/s2048/blogstockyardsRm-305c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #336699; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYfZGkJyWI4XSxbMjHpZZGm9gNTXJArTYMfjopsj6QGPmSNcEPUDmgoXqIuddHoavOgr4JerVbXvy68Sq-9upO_CG69DHBqSJal_sGJECiTfSjGoJ35ibBdqGXVeAgeEntkd3sm5XNitM/s320/blogstockyardsRm-305c.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div>that they rented the room to stake out the two businesses, but they liked Fort Worth so much they decided not to rob either place. The other tale is that they told the owners of the bank and the jewelry store that they weren’t there to rob them or cause any trouble because, as Bonnie and Clyde said, they were just hiding out from the law until things cooled down a bit.</div><div class="MsoNormal">The Stockyards Hotel has a full-bodied apparition named Jesse. He’s a cowboy who couldn’t have afforded to stay in the hotel at the time. People speculate that he just wanted to stay there in the afterlife. Visitors hear his spurs jingling as he walks through the hall or see him. Jesse never interacts with anyone.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Many have felt the presence of a former employee, Jake. He was a messenger from the 1900’s and he loved his job of 30-40 years. Visitors feel hot and cold spots and some of his physical duties are still taken care of. If guests leave their room unlocked, it will be locked when they return. For the last 30 years, the phone rings after hours. No one is there and the call cannot be traced, put on hold, or transferred. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrey2Fyhp7ecIacpbNqCdIuDKZdf5ZBR5vXE8PCzpnID5Wuar7itYtgsRIjklqvu3yNy01M0hDb9ZoYQg5UIbYF9j4thcrGz-15zA0NY6kBeJD_pVBqrzlZ6Ch3b4NB7FXF-cWBU886uhQ/s1600/stockyardsrodeoarena.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrey2Fyhp7ecIacpbNqCdIuDKZdf5ZBR5vXE8PCzpnID5Wuar7itYtgsRIjklqvu3yNy01M0hDb9ZoYQg5UIbYF9j4thcrGz-15zA0NY6kBeJD_pVBqrzlZ6Ch3b4NB7FXF-cWBU886uhQ/s1600/stockyardsrodeoarena.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"></span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b>The</b> <b>Rodeo Arena </b> has had an indoor rodeo since 1908. This arena is a hotbed of paranormal activity. There is a phantom black horse that runs around the arena.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Apparitions are of deceased cowboys in old-time clothing. The rodeo was very dangerous and many lost their lives during their performance. EVP’s (electronic voice phenomenon; conversation not heard by the human ear) record hearing a voice saying, “Cow, cow, cow.” And “Pig, pig, pig.”</div><div class="MsoNormal">People have also reported seeing the spirit of Quanah Parker, who was the first Native American to ride in a rodeo.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkgRBgFHQjtI7h6ulS85obIxwRmIC9CJ5HZwo9wp6iLZxTkRMf28IsF_cb6GdTdK0yg0Nvc1hqojLoF_RiFW44m3YA1QR6Eqz2c4uID_5cCxagxIF6jRjh5Khrd1VXo8xbMmfT0a9gVd3/s1600/stockyardsexchangebldg.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkgRBgFHQjtI7h6ulS85obIxwRmIC9CJ5HZwo9wp6iLZxTkRMf28IsF_cb6GdTdK0yg0Nvc1hqojLoF_RiFW44m3YA1QR6Eqz2c4uID_5cCxagxIF6jRjh5Khrd1VXo8xbMmfT0a9gVd3/s1600/stockyardsexchangebldg.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>The</b> <b>Exchange Building </b>had two stories. One of the stories is that a man’s small child followed him to work in the early 1900’s. He wasn’t sure what to do with her, so he let her wander around. She went to play in the vault and an employee inadvertently locked her in. She wasn’t discovered in the airtight building until the next morning, and she had suffocated. Employees say they get an eerie feeling upstairs. They see a little girl running around playing and trying to get their attention. She looks out<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YQ8j8wEvP5N0tn69U8nDFU0gZpWBIrF8e4k7yLyrkIVbOJI5dBrVMgs87e1m2KBLfOFjXV7KfMf9ivLD9KGIT2JJdNT1X9CvmxsVNTYB83-ZFDI4n1s8WbLkDptcyjwSp8cO4Z_3bOfd/s1800/blogstockyardshand_hands_finger_palm_trace_fingers_criminal_murder-1247893.jpg%2521d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #336699; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2YQ8j8wEvP5N0tn69U8nDFU0gZpWBIrF8e4k7yLyrkIVbOJI5dBrVMgs87e1m2KBLfOFjXV7KfMf9ivLD9KGIT2JJdNT1X9CvmxsVNTYB83-ZFDI4n1s8WbLkDptcyjwSp8cO4Z_3bOfd/w133-h200/blogstockyardshand_hands_finger_palm_trace_fingers_criminal_murder-1247893.jpg%2521d.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="133" /></a></div>windows at dawn. One early morning, the paranormal team from the Stockyards found two handprints on the inside of the door. </div><div class="MsoNormal">The body of a prostitute was found inside years ago when prostitution was a licensed profession. She was probably murdered offsite and then dumped there. Her rose-scented perfume, for which she was known, can still be smelled on tours.<br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWBTTrJ_D_4t835pJ7VVd5j012G9K7hPTBxiDcPFSbnIslbfhtByAv1HgRpBJ_BYDRXhBAlTdeDMzDku0GJJq8EviDPBtNRruuyzR3JeejExgBakggicGGh1afkGB7h7Bmrgo5oY90t5T/s1600/stockyardsSpaghettiWarehouse.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWBTTrJ_D_4t835pJ7VVd5j012G9K7hPTBxiDcPFSbnIslbfhtByAv1HgRpBJ_BYDRXhBAlTdeDMzDku0GJJq8EviDPBtNRruuyzR3JeejExgBakggicGGh1afkGB7h7Bmrgo5oY90t5T/s1600/stockyardsSpaghettiWarehouse.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>The Armour Swift Corporate Building </b>is quite an attractive building outside. Arson destroyed the building in the 1970s and, with all the residual animal fat, it took 1 month to put the fire out completely. The Spaghetti Warehouse was there after the building was rebuilt, but they couldn’t keep staff. Silverware would fly, things would be moved, staff would hear strange noises and experience uneasy feelings. The building currently houses business offices.</div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCRuZDZHjDXoZ2IIjDvLhxXcKDOK1wIURSwwwx8vskf6Va0gpa6paHwangn9W9t0HNUsAgZNz2dQlsF0f7Gai3qBoL67a6xp0EO1G9hrjAzwUSd0xnRuLSl9s5Swl_XlX9yhKJZyjtB5W/s2048/blogstockyardspexels-chris-howard-787966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCRuZDZHjDXoZ2IIjDvLhxXcKDOK1wIURSwwwx8vskf6Va0gpa6paHwangn9W9t0HNUsAgZNz2dQlsF0f7Gai3qBoL67a6xp0EO1G9hrjAzwUSd0xnRuLSl9s5Swl_XlX9yhKJZyjtB5W/s320/blogstockyardspexels-chris-howard-787966.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br />Riscky's Steakhouse</b> is a popular restaurant in the Stockyards. A brothel was above this popular restaurant. This was a high class brothel that was more expensive than usual. The last member of the<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4HQOUefXv5t83DbwQG4UbFVj7ynrKZVL-9BjcWWV1LtbxV4hCOlI7zHuVH37hWZIJWYIHYhkt3aKjLdud06lVTxtBHS765nmVjfahA3vcUza8b7ZeaSfd8ko56THgeiAZr1yUp9fYLzL/s2048/blogstockyardsriscky%2527s+brothel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #336699; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4HQOUefXv5t83DbwQG4UbFVj7ynrKZVL-9BjcWWV1LtbxV4hCOlI7zHuVH37hWZIJWYIHYhkt3aKjLdud06lVTxtBHS765nmVjfahA3vcUza8b7ZeaSfd8ko56THgeiAZr1yUp9fYLzL/s320/blogstockyardsriscky%2527s+brothel.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>Riscky family is very embarrassed about the brothel and won’t let people go up there. She threw everything away--but a red rocker once owned by the madame mysteriously reappeared in the building.The bells that signaled the men that their time was up are still there and working. The windows where the women would stand to attract customers have been covered up because people kept seeing apparitions of working women standing and posing in them.<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> <b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5ZPcO4mjFzg9OuZ4ygEHBMEyAgsmPif1hyphenhyphenbrwiG4kfmNBf43E1rTehAJyO83nmW2zrdIJfyDCJlSL-pwo7ybcM4o9wxNbzztKIYBT6uZy-cgaEO7w8HtU6Nz9-dD23kINAxm7wx54euY/s259/blogstockyardsSaunder+pard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5ZPcO4mjFzg9OuZ4ygEHBMEyAgsmPif1hyphenhyphenbrwiG4kfmNBf43E1rTehAJyO83nmW2zrdIJfyDCJlSL-pwo7ybcM4o9wxNbzztKIYBT6uZy-cgaEO7w8HtU6Nz9-dD23kINAxm7wx54euY/w320-h240/blogstockyardsSaunder+pard.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>Saunders Park</b> is a lovely part of the Stockyards.When the nearby area of Fort Worth was known as part of Hell’s Half Acre, however, people would take care of disputes by shooting at each other. The dead or dying were dumped into the river by the park. Historic reports from the time say that sometimes the water was red with blood. Divers report that there are too many human bones to count remaining on the bottom of that part of the Trinity River. The city decided not to dredge, leaving them out of respect. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjPXyTkqVEveQ7yD5Nny_RumLy6lr1qFYwYrXYsI2OcSY2XWJ-9UioNsojryLPKK2HG51IFKGCTe2p1dvTEJVZDMH_GKKpg7SObfHMeAxtyYRk6Pm6Le9-UtKyVc0lYBpzg2ay_O8Fq2j/s480/blogstockyardsMiss-Mollys-Hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFjPXyTkqVEveQ7yD5Nny_RumLy6lr1qFYwYrXYsI2OcSY2XWJ-9UioNsojryLPKK2HG51IFKGCTe2p1dvTEJVZDMH_GKKpg7SObfHMeAxtyYRk6Pm6Le9-UtKyVc0lYBpzg2ay_O8Fq2j/s320/blogstockyardsMiss-Mollys-Hotel.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></div><b>Miss Molly's B and B</b> is a popular place to stay in the Stockyards. Molly is actually the name of the lead cow in the simulated cattle drive and the mascot of Fort Worth.<br /><div class="MsoNormal">The actual Madame was Miss Josie. It was a speakeasy until the 1930’s, and then the site became a low end brothel. The girls were actually 11-15 years old. Most of the girls were orphans or runaways. Miss Josie was abusive. She didn’t take any guff from the male customers and was known to throw them out on the street. She was morbidly obese and ill-tempered. The girls had huge quotas and, if they didn’t meet them or they talked back, Josie would lock them in the closet without food, water, or facilities as long as she felt the the discipline was required. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Girls were very competitive and would poison each other’s food and lotion, resulting in some violent illnesses and deaths. Miss Josie had a daughter, father unknown, who she abused terribly. When the little girl was 8 years old, she disappeared. Everyone thought Josie had killed her, but it was never investigated. One time a little girl on the ghost tour had her hair pulled and told her mother that “Mary was messing with her.” No one had told the little girl that Josie’s daughter was named Mary. The owner keeps toys for Mary that no one else is allowed to play with and the playthings move around.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Josie’s room and the Cowboy’s room are the most haunted. Men have their shoulders rubbed or their heads patted, but women report feeling very unwelcome and watched.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbBvXx-OlAu50LzAE0UPANmwBd_7dhw2OTE6kQ81FndB3GVUOCaDxG0FwbMTz7N3wsvU0CfiiqFH1MCl9FUg2bxIqvK19o1nAbK8p1Hy6RrfMVM1dLaXgFfLO7vYhQ9HURVgBRU0wTdia/s550/blogstockyardsmiss-molly-s-bed-and.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbBvXx-OlAu50LzAE0UPANmwBd_7dhw2OTE6kQ81FndB3GVUOCaDxG0FwbMTz7N3wsvU0CfiiqFH1MCl9FUg2bxIqvK19o1nAbK8p1Hy6RrfMVM1dLaXgFfLO7vYhQ9HURVgBRU0wTdia/s320/blogstockyardsmiss-molly-s-bed-and.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;">Miss Josie's Room<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJYRAv7cnv9HUgC8-wrYBnS-g3I-TUrGaLFDuLb4wLQG0HjWQ6oxZ1Pm1MZBE1EZxSJDQmsimZ1RIN7p0fQ88dvnXJfm1yR82yjmzTHQN7WsITHWNpU2zTtLzr-merE2p_HQ7UIsFb7x-/s1280/blogstockyardsmaxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #336699; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJYRAv7cnv9HUgC8-wrYBnS-g3I-TUrGaLFDuLb4wLQG0HjWQ6oxZ1Pm1MZBE1EZxSJDQmsimZ1RIN7p0fQ88dvnXJfm1yR82yjmzTHQN7WsITHWNpU2zTtLzr-merE2p_HQ7UIsFb7x-/s320/blogstockyardsmaxresdefault.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;">Cowboy's Room<br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4GXPKVJ8CJidMaV7t2gujBH4oD3Vhv4sM2f1JCddnIcIn0iJ5KyHTi4MASlF75xj8dz3qDy4qrzNLDFSN2jcgIqCpKX6Te8IdhEzaTrdLymL-ZYiYcfKURxgI-aA3qJxkX8lgFSHoEw9/s1200/blogstockyardsLonghornSaloon0_a09ed047-5056-a348-3a5265f2094d0c5e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4GXPKVJ8CJidMaV7t2gujBH4oD3Vhv4sM2f1JCddnIcIn0iJ5KyHTi4MASlF75xj8dz3qDy4qrzNLDFSN2jcgIqCpKX6Te8IdhEzaTrdLymL-ZYiYcfKURxgI-aA3qJxkX8lgFSHoEw9/w320-h213/blogstockyardsLonghornSaloon0_a09ed047-5056-a348-3a5265f2094d0c5e.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>The Longhorn Saloon </b>is a popular watering hole. Three cowboys stopped to drink, just boys between 15 and 17. They got drunk and got back on what they thought were their horses. The men whose horses they stole confronted them and the boys were hanged in the saloon. Now women in the ladies bathroom report having their legs tugged and feeling like they are being watched.<br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2fibxowWlqRaQsm2-1OFABiK0A-pH1xgcZZck1n0qcK0ejCa9kZlmirckb5K5jgRxhiTuQdUF05QjbdyFsmTQhEUqu_xpGjpAJ5SmqHi0GBVFEVRQ_SyFFfCkh-pCjGlRO7UT1Vag5yg/s1200/blogstockyardscowtownwinery0_a0ce68e8-5056-a348-3a0748d8ef0e5f79.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2fibxowWlqRaQsm2-1OFABiK0A-pH1xgcZZck1n0qcK0ejCa9kZlmirckb5K5jgRxhiTuQdUF05QjbdyFsmTQhEUqu_xpGjpAJ5SmqHi0GBVFEVRQ_SyFFfCkh-pCjGlRO7UT1Vag5yg/s320/blogstockyardscowtownwinery0_a0ce68e8-5056-a348-3a0748d8ef0e5f79.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div>We ended up back at the <b>Cowtown Winery</b>. The paranormal team that works the Stockyards swept the building and found just as much activity as Miss Molly’s. It used to be a Chinese Laundry with the family living above. People feel the presence of a young boy. A medium said he was killed by an abusive parent, who kept him in a cupboard behind the bar. There is an old-fashioned sock monkey doll no one admits to having brought in. It will disappear for days, then reappear in odd places.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Another presence is also felt. Wine is spilled during the night, crackers are spilled, and cases topple over. The motion detector is never tripped. People hear glass break and rush in, but nothing is broken.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-right: 1em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhSo-SY4WSTOodScy9ciBKXDXjRDp2QQJyUBO_FMXe6lit4_KXj5iX0blQ08GCaOnaabItUgqI9T4IiAgmBGIITAPW473Lmio-Pud6a7rZRZ0noE22VpEQUYAy8ZthqpjIjl82sYqYJtP/s1300/blogstockyardsjessvidepicpexels-photo-4322495.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #336699; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1300" data-original-width="1040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhSo-SY4WSTOodScy9ciBKXDXjRDp2QQJyUBO_FMXe6lit4_KXj5iX0blQ08GCaOnaabItUgqI9T4IiAgmBGIITAPW473Lmio-Pud6a7rZRZ0noE22VpEQUYAy8ZthqpjIjl82sYqYJtP/s320/blogstockyardsjessvidepicpexels-photo-4322495.jpeg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;">Photo: Jess Vide<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="MsoNormal">While the guide was talking about the little boy, the street light in the alley was flickering. When she got to the story of the other presence, the light went out with a “Pop!” Everyone jumped, looked at the light, and then laughed at themselves. As the tour dispersed and the guide went back in, one of the remaining tourists said, “Wouldn’t it be funny if the light came back on?”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>And it did!</b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoFZm5Mwmr6DNk3ny9ENFTCcefMBc9t_fItvLZjZKg9zi56Sj-5Dq3JaoXMmCBN5mc4RP5bd5jp5e2bJJeFtMGVJBbGaLgYhwC3rT4DVnrgODqLgJBE-EYsQR8CP8Ulasval9T-2LVZXj/s978/blogstockyards-ghost-tour1_a07ebdf3-5056-a348-3a00ce075d134551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #336699; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoFZm5Mwmr6DNk3ny9ENFTCcefMBc9t_fItvLZjZKg9zi56Sj-5Dq3JaoXMmCBN5mc4RP5bd5jp5e2bJJeFtMGVJBbGaLgYhwC3rT4DVnrgODqLgJBE-EYsQR8CP8Ulasval9T-2LVZXj/s320/blogstockyards-ghost-tour1_a07ebdf3-5056-a348-3a00ce075d134551.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;">www.fortworthstockyards.org<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>If you're ever in Fort Worth, Texas, you should really take the Haunted Stockyards Tour with the Cowtown Winery. I enjoyed it tremendously and the local history was fascinating. </p><p>Do you believe in ghosts? Leave a comment below.<br /></p><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="post-footer" style="color: #999999; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px;"><div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><br /></div></div></div>Bea Tiftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230017252251974256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-64435462617759678552023-10-22T23:06:00.000-05:002023-10-22T23:06:11.807-05:00 Adeline Hornbeck<div class="separator"><p class="western" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></p></div><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Post (c) Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">aka Angela Raines</span></p>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img align="bottom" border="0" height="240" name="Image2" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Hornbek_homestead_1.JPG/250px-Hornbek_homestead_1.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hornbeck Home</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In
1878, Adeline Hornbeck purchased property west of Colorado Springs in
what was known as the Florrisant Valley. Here the widow, with her
four children, carved out a livelihood for themselves. Not only did
the property have a well-constructed home, but had many outbuildings
including a milk and chicken house. The home itself was a marvel, the
first two-story home in the area when it was completed in 1878. It
still stands today and was in use as a home up until the 1960s.</span></span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Adeline's
journey began with her birth in July of 1833 in Massachusetts. It was
there she met and married Simon A. Harker. They had three children,
Franklin, Anna, and George. According to the 1860, the couple were in
Creek Nation, Indian Land, Arkansas (Oklahoma) where Simon was an
Indian agent, according to one record. By 1861 they moved to the
Denver area and filed on 160 acres. Then in 1864 Simon died, he may
have been sickly and moved to the area for his health, leaving Adeline to
fend for herself and the children. Showing her business sense she
purchased 80 acres of the homestead, using a clause in the act, for
$100.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">In
September of 1866, she married Elliot Hornbeck. They had a child
together, Elliot Jr. But things did not remain calm. Elliot
disappeared in 1875. There is speculation he may have been married to
another woman back east, or he may have died, but no one seems to know. But
Adeline was not done yet. She accumulated enough cash to purchase the
land in Florrisant Valley. It is from this base that she built her
'empire', although when starting out she worked in the mercantile in
the new town of Florrisant.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Adeline
chose well. Her homestead was on the route to the gold and silver
fields in the South Park area. Sitting on one of the tributaries of
the South Platte River it had good pasture land, pine trees, and
water. She was also an astute businesswoman and was active in the
community, holding social gatherings at her home and serving on the
school board. By the time she paid off her homestead claim, in 1885,
the property value was at least five times more than the original.</span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Adeline
was still not done. Around 1900, at age 66, she married 47-year-old Frederick Sticksel, an immigrant who came to the U.S. in
1882. Five years later, Adeline passed away at age 71 of
'paralysis'. </span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">The
land where Adeline Warfield Harker Hornbeck Sticksel built her home
for herself and her children is now part of the Florissant National
Fossil Beds and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Adeline is buried in the Four Mile Cemetery, Florissant, Colorado. </span></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Thank
you for joining me on this short journey of a most interesting woman.
There is a lot more about Adeline, but for now, we can remember and
honor this pioneering woman. </span></p>
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California Legislature as </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">one
of the original twenty-seven counties. It </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">was given its name
and divided into the six townships of Sonora, Mormon Camp, Jacksonville, Don Pedro’s
Bar and Tuolumne City. It had it white American roots in the gold rush.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
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name Tuolumne is of </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Me-Wuk,
or Mi Wuk, (the predominant Native American tribe in the region)</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"> origin. It has
been given different meanings, such as "Many Stone Houses," "The Land of Mountain
Lions." and "Straight Up Steep," the later an interpretation of William Fuller, a
native Indian Chief. Vallejo, in his report to the first Legislature, said that
the word is “a corruption of the Indian word talmalamne which signifies
“cluster of stone wigwams.” The name may mean “people who dwell in stone
houses,” i.e., in caves.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna4Qi-jXqLVmoLfS5kc_W_QCE7XZ_gn2JMPoqinthFYhoGgcdeVGKUtzFPih5mm09ALPArPv8vLBGu-eVjuQeeDaUmi8Il8VjFmuieqJ9_ZNhWEtuDg6IEUvMgpfrWp_wOGvhIuDgnacOXZFMFpcYcHaoTYd2yLHSjGeGOJBwbjTgK8FXoDkohFnij0U/s657/Miwok_on_Merced_River.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna4Qi-jXqLVmoLfS5kc_W_QCE7XZ_gn2JMPoqinthFYhoGgcdeVGKUtzFPih5mm09ALPArPv8vLBGu-eVjuQeeDaUmi8Il8VjFmuieqJ9_ZNhWEtuDg6IEUvMgpfrWp_wOGvhIuDgnacOXZFMFpcYcHaoTYd2yLHSjGeGOJBwbjTgK8FXoDkohFnij0U/s320/Miwok_on_Merced_River.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is interesting, since the Mi Wuk tended to live in cedar bark shelters. <br /></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Originally, it was much larger than it is now. When the
state was organized in 1850, Tuolumne was. At the time, it was far larger than
it is now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It extended from the summit
of the Coast Range on the west. It was south of San Joaquin County and extended
eastward to the summit of the Sierra Nevada Range. It included all of what is
now Tuolumne County, Stanislaus County, and parts of other counties.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPnzYHxzmx9saaisQ8bwUFN36Cx4Z2ibzaw6ehAh55GkZNDUmhCZXErKGtZJaOWFKeGAXhSa5YXll9PiUWNmj5rdVKEPbAA7PJaUhqOfPty7nkomyH8vHIzQ3cqgQ5SLvlw3tDPqagsjOMTpydfSXyZx86Wy30a5nu87wOHOtv8AgULj2nDTN2KcU4cc/s556/bevson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="556" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPnzYHxzmx9saaisQ8bwUFN36Cx4Z2ibzaw6ehAh55GkZNDUmhCZXErKGtZJaOWFKeGAXhSa5YXll9PiUWNmj5rdVKEPbAA7PJaUhqOfPty7nkomyH8vHIzQ3cqgQ5SLvlw3tDPqagsjOMTpydfSXyZx86Wy30a5nu87wOHOtv8AgULj2nDTN2KcU4cc/w400-h255/bevson.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At
the first California Legislature meeting in 1848-1849, what became known as the
town of Sonora, which had been named after the Mexican state of Sonora, became
the county seat of Tuolumne County. At first, due to the large number of gold
miners from Sonora, Mexico, who had come to work the region, it was known as
Sonora Camp. When Malcolm M. Stewart, who represented the San Joaquin
district in the Assembly, went to that first meeting, he called the town “Stewart,
formerly known as Sonorian Camp.” The name was changed back to Sonora by
petition and an amendment approved by the State Senate on April 18, 1850.
By May 1851, the city of Sonora was incorporated.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">July 7, 1852,
the first meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Tuolumne County was held.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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Stanislaus County broke off from Tuolumne County, and that county held its
first elections. Tuolumne became much smaller in territory.<br /></span></p>
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Tuolumne City in Tuolumne County. However, it has never been the county seat.</span></p>
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before this county became known for its gold production, timber and lumber, and
agricultural production. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6noFK5gKIb31LoAswzQLLciIhqwLOHGY_CMUiM3kKSmxfaV7oiUpCr9vmS9x5eA8wco8Jg2_AosE5zxUBCWMNYSq1R5-HyeLgxLJYqPmizpT_jRzRmc9sy5Yab4op3DrJkSbFTrAVKpD2DD7ZKL9Ax_Pf1_2N0Ej04b7SIxG4xSwyQxEXZ5txUOHKfAs/s554/bhcab%20Hngmn%20Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="554" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6noFK5gKIb31LoAswzQLLciIhqwLOHGY_CMUiM3kKSmxfaV7oiUpCr9vmS9x5eA8wco8Jg2_AosE5zxUBCWMNYSq1R5-HyeLgxLJYqPmizpT_jRzRmc9sy5Yab4op3DrJkSbFTrAVKpD2DD7ZKL9Ax_Pf1_2N0Ej04b7SIxG4xSwyQxEXZ5txUOHKfAs/w400-h256/bhcab%20Hngmn%20Tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bret Hart Cabin and Hanging Tree in Big Oak Flat<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The following is
a list of early cities, towns, and communities in Tuolumne County. The names
that are bolded are the ones in which I have set some of my books. Big Oak
Flat, Chinese Camp, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Columbia</b>,
Groveland, Jamestown, Long Barn, Mi Wuk Village, Moccasin, Pinecrest, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sonora</b>, Soulsbyville, Standard,
Strawberry, Tuolumne, Twain Harte.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Willow, my
heroine in </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">my latest release, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6CR934Q" target="_blank">A Watchman for Willow</a></i></b>, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">came
from a lumber camp in the east part of Tuolumne County to Sonora after her
husband died. To find the book description and purchase options, please <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6CR934Q" target="_blank"><b>CLICK
HERE</b></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1945&context=uop_etds</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The
Early History of Tuolumne County California.pdf</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://archive.org/details/historyoftuolumn00lang/mode/2up</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuolumne_County,_California</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.tchistory.org/TCHISTORY/TCTimelines_1851_1900.htm</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://tchistory.org/california-statehood-establishment-of-tuolumne-county/</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-91872828022555963182023-09-22T04:30:00.028-05:002023-09-22T04:30:00.150-05:00Doctor's Hill - Evergreen Cemetery<p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Post by Doris McCraw</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nM_MOTVtYDgcF_kGmkYRStPgIVDlM8gCTp8FTWOISBQ1ZBb23zALSVDmNh501Jwnd7fV9hWKSZJDOJMcsmHTR4kVIUA9gwde-JKHQFcaIn_QroawSAlAyBZMBVIm8ALooY4kLXZFcB6JHQ2qxc0d25IoZon15mGoOTxx_JlZxjBIdOAJOQEajbCW/s5184/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nM_MOTVtYDgcF_kGmkYRStPgIVDlM8gCTp8FTWOISBQ1ZBb23zALSVDmNh501Jwnd7fV9hWKSZJDOJMcsmHTR4kVIUA9gwde-JKHQFcaIn_QroawSAlAyBZMBVIm8ALooY4kLXZFcB6JHQ2qxc0d25IoZon15mGoOTxx_JlZxjBIdOAJOQEajbCW/s320/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20055.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (C) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Every city cemetery seems to have
that place that holds in its space the stories of early history
as told through those who are buried there. Usually, these areas are
in the older sections, like the one in Evergreen.</span><p></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">For
the purpose of this post, I will focus on three doctors who are buried
there. While there is a woman doctor on the hill, the doctors
discussed here are all men and were practicing in the region prior to
1900. Additionally, these three were also at one time the president of the Colorado
Medical Society.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">Beginning with the gravesite at the top of the hill lies the first of the three. The headstone sits
in a slight depression at the edge of a precipice where the hill has
the beginning of a gully. Whether true or not, Dr. Boswell P.
Anderson's life feels like it was one of living on the edge.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5kBHS0Ks-6wcOM2bd8R-MTFH4u38la8f3vxZFnUJqSLdDTK2O4WHy6onZ94Na18-wq0yC1fZKFbXWcZ2UFVJpb8eiaJ_DIoP_d0vLgbTSR1I9XlJLGhx66SHFvLY15AE7_mpAkpK-7eI1hD3W98ATEZ6vr6M0OkY7KoW2MCsTQsPCX7K-M9iuO0jY" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="506" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5kBHS0Ks-6wcOM2bd8R-MTFH4u38la8f3vxZFnUJqSLdDTK2O4WHy6onZ94Na18-wq0yC1fZKFbXWcZ2UFVJpb8eiaJ_DIoP_d0vLgbTSR1I9XlJLGhx66SHFvLY15AE7_mpAkpK-7eI1hD3W98ATEZ6vr6M0OkY7KoW2MCsTQsPCX7K-M9iuO0jY" width="160" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Boswell P. Anderson<br />Photo from Find a Grave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Anderson was born in 1847 in Virginia. He served in the Confederate Army as a
member of Mosby’s Raiders. He carried a bullet in his lung as a
result of his military service. A story in the book by the Colorado
Medical Society is his meeting with General Sherman when in Colorado.
It seems he’d been captured as a spy when he met with a Union
soldier to trade food/tobacco. He told Sherman that he was trading
for coffee for his mother. The story goes, that he and Sherman celebrated
the meeting all those years later in the fashion of the day, lots of
alcohol. It was also mentioned that two historians called him the most picturesque and colorful character - and the most handsome. He served as president of the society from 1879-1880</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGmW5a597nVWfaHyV3SCKb6v9qkjxHyyxCaJG9QMvZhAlypI3zMjBDyu9wVrVtCgavdXVJR0ZloDyPLj__MKSTGMaxpVZ_9GimJtF__X5MiRFthr-I1xQEXqMxnqFigkA8_ecMMWV-2VoFk9gCWpFSwUBbL7HCP3FDrUN3co7j0gPZ5o-qkiIcpNv" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="1189" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWGmW5a597nVWfaHyV3SCKb6v9qkjxHyyxCaJG9QMvZhAlypI3zMjBDyu9wVrVtCgavdXVJR0ZloDyPLj__MKSTGMaxpVZ_9GimJtF__X5MiRFthr-I1xQEXqMxnqFigkA8_ecMMWV-2VoFk9gCWpFSwUBbL7HCP3FDrUN3co7j0gPZ5o-qkiIcpNv" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. William B. Strickler<br />Image from Find a Grave</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Moving
down the hill, almost straight west from Anderson is the resting
place of William B. Strickler and his wife. Virginia. Dr. Strickler
was also born in Virginia in 1838. Stickler also served in the
Confederate Army but unlike Anderson, he was an assistant surgeon in
his unit. In addition to his medical work, Strickler was also
involved in politics and sheep and cattle growing. One young doctor was to have said, "If there was anything going on that Dr. Strickler wasn't mixed up in, it was not good. And he was a great surgeon." He served two one-year terms as the Mayor of Colorado Springs. He was president of the CMS from 1891-92.</span></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDU0NP1ZTmdKfr_CqIjokJje741kbCOTQXaRoU6yHAMq3ETcBQ05Nr_aagvmgH9drvs8j5ss0xfdXFFf8aVFSi3IoslVLtjwiaNNKLNPiZOZsFYh2ewDaz7p7hFD4lz6rLStl2RGB01WHG2nex5ENGHjoXV_20aEafUPvSRvAfEt7L18lfVLE1-Scx" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDU0NP1ZTmdKfr_CqIjokJje741kbCOTQXaRoU6yHAMq3ETcBQ05Nr_aagvmgH9drvs8j5ss0xfdXFFf8aVFSi3IoslVLtjwiaNNKLNPiZOZsFYh2ewDaz7p7hFD4lz6rLStl2RGB01WHG2nex5ENGHjoXV_20aEafUPvSRvAfEt7L18lfVLE1-Scx" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Samuel E. Solly<br />Image from Find a Grave</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">Samuel Edwin Solly is down a slight incline and slightly to the north of Strickler. Dr. Solly was born in 1845 in London England. He was the
first British-born doctor to head the Colorado Medical Society. He
arrived in the Pikes Peak Region with his wife, who like Solly
suffered from tuberculous. The properties that drew so many invalids
to the region helped Solly recover but not his wife. Dr. Solly
focused his message on the atmosphere of the area and its healing
properties. In 1906 his doctors suggested he try a lower altitude due to a failing heart. He passed in Ashville, NC while 'visiting' there. Dr. Solly served as president from 187-88 and was treasurer of the society at the time of his death. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">There
is a wealth of stories and information about these doctors and the
others who have ‘Doctor’s Hill’ as their final resting place.</span></p><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfZ_JDif3Imy5cSnIzl0nrf-oZDqIlGV7J-nUYKUjWtNcj6CDbKWcA13CjTYUWdqyZD72P-k-Zn1F6e499I5Yhaw8z9NrLgir8gePH12YDHiZ--3MZfulG6aJL9WsWCwMNx3t6jXegBUpWweEgHe2BgA4c903HjbGEY9J7pEs3tefJPR0C8KMbrs-/s2560/BookBrushImage-2022-9-2-12-5730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsfZ_JDif3Imy5cSnIzl0nrf-oZDqIlGV7J-nUYKUjWtNcj6CDbKWcA13CjTYUWdqyZD72P-k-Zn1F6e499I5Yhaw8z9NrLgir8gePH12YDHiZ--3MZfulG6aJL9WsWCwMNx3t6jXegBUpWweEgHe2BgA4c903HjbGEY9J7pEs3tefJPR0C8KMbrs-/s320/BookBrushImage-2022-9-2-12-5730.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Under-Stone-Doctors-Evergreen-Cemetery-ebook/dp/B0BCX983TS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1TX1IR6W20ZBU&keywords=under+the+stone+doris+Mccraw&qid=1695359505&sprefix=under+the+stone+doris+mccraw%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-1">Amazon</a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; 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K. Hunt - A Pioneer Most Have Never Heard Of.<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Post by Dois McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRrf4ewlYbS_BYpka2kpxYyorQf7WtXSMmNaWMd7grrjt2DNuzsgbIcFc07aam-G826Rr1D9AOPWfq6-v9qqn58iTzBrWd4skrdUj1uTjxg2pXaIRCi8r0GurIWMggGPgZeOCTDM1H_xBzify8rat7n5KqpXGDlPvvp94W3yyzvyjloIG3nJfSnN3F1U/s5184/7-30-2023%20hpa%20trolley%20039.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRrf4ewlYbS_BYpka2kpxYyorQf7WtXSMmNaWMd7grrjt2DNuzsgbIcFc07aam-G826Rr1D9AOPWfq6-v9qqn58iTzBrWd4skrdUj1uTjxg2pXaIRCi8r0GurIWMggGPgZeOCTDM1H_xBzify8rat7n5KqpXGDlPvvp94W3yyzvyjloIG3nJfSnN3F1U/s320/7-30-2023%20hpa%20trolley%20039.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo (C) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"As the upheaving island carries up the waters of the ocean around it, even so will woman in her moral and intellectual elevation, carry up the tone of public morals, and of professional and political life in our country and the world. And as the natural philosopher, by unfolding to us the laws of light and vision, has enabled the optician to prepare the finest and truest mediums of sight; so the spiritual philosopher, by exploring the great principles of humanity, will yet enable the philanthropist to understand the necessities of the present age, and provide for its wants intellectually, morally, and spiritually." Harriot Kesia Hunt,<i> "Glances and Glimpses"</i> published in 1856.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So who was Harriott Kesia Hunt? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVxRJGMB2aqY859G8I5YmMQDo72H2fe7smB5w1t36re7Xd9LS_Sx-uMZ_Cdo_maqtgoVLjl46QpQOuK-y8xsdTu55AtzQgiVrpKf820p71jA57yZVzuXK0bgeUc11qwr9LaXNZPTGW4RDh65EiRGfMIhHOmMpD7To_1WtKowNbZXhLuaanmEOtAz1zDs4" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="569" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVxRJGMB2aqY859G8I5YmMQDo72H2fe7smB5w1t36re7Xd9LS_Sx-uMZ_Cdo_maqtgoVLjl46QpQOuK-y8xsdTu55AtzQgiVrpKf820p71jA57yZVzuXK0bgeUc11qwr9LaXNZPTGW4RDh65EiRGfMIhHOmMpD7To_1WtKowNbZXhLuaanmEOtAz1zDs4" width="192" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Harriot Kesia Hunt<br />Photo from the MA. Historical Society</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Harriot was born November 9, 1805, in Boston, MA., and died January 2, 1875. It's the time between those two dates that help define not only her but the future for women's suffrage, and the medical profession.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1827 she started a classroom, but in 1833 when her sister became seriously ill she turned her attention to medicine. When her sister recovered due to the treatment of Dr. Richard Dixon Mott and his wife Elizabeth Mott, who hailed from England, she changed her focus to the study of medicine. She and her sister Sarah studied under Mott. When he returned to England, Harriot continued to study medicine.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1835, She and her sister started a practice in Boston. Although her sister married and moved on, Harriot continued to practice and study. It was this desire to continue to learn that led her to apply to Harvard Medical School in 1847. Although turned down she reapplied in 1850 and was initially accepted.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Hunt also was a strong proponent of women doctors treating women patients. She was involved with the women's suffrage movement attending and speaking at the first National Women's Rights Convention in Worchester, MA. in 1850.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Throughout her lifetime she was a strong advocate for women's representation, women's rights, and mental health services. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In 1853, the Female Medical College of Philadelphia gave her an honorary degree for her years of service as a physician. Many of her contemporaries, despite no 'formal' education, although she did study under a physician as many men did then, identified her as the first woman physician in the country. The following quote from Lucy Stone says it all, "It was said women could not be doctors. Well, Harriet [sic] Hunt has proved by practice that a woman can be, and is, a successful physician."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks to women like Dr. Harriot K. Hunt, and Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the women who traveled West had role models to help them find their own place in the world.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYAr8S-P0qrYdXt6j8ChA7LIUv1N-Wyc6sTGgsTcEYdaPMuf89586qZQBRoHoj_HZd3vLALK0JEWXzugtf0F9onRC4opbiTd_ZklY5wCRecSHbQp48KbQawgq9_QIkO3vlATpeGLyLjIQ4ZonP_HRvw5kepRUrYGd7pAmQYj1VdQ1YC6a4wtkErWtQWc/s2560/BookBrushImage-2022-9-2-12-5730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYAr8S-P0qrYdXt6j8ChA7LIUv1N-Wyc6sTGgsTcEYdaPMuf89586qZQBRoHoj_HZd3vLALK0JEWXzugtf0F9onRC4opbiTd_ZklY5wCRecSHbQp48KbQawgq9_QIkO3vlATpeGLyLjIQ4ZonP_HRvw5kepRUrYGd7pAmQYj1VdQ1YC6a4wtkErWtQWc/w158-h253/BookBrushImage-2022-9-2-12-5730.jpg" width="158" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Under-Stone-Doctors-Evergreen-Cemetery-ebook/dp/B0BCX983TS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38Y9H405E9JFY&keywords=doris+mccraw&qid=1692153344&sprefix=doris+mccra%2Caps%2C635&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a></td></tr></tbody></table><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); 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--tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.228px;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy.</span></strong></em></p><div><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><span style="font-size: medium;">Doris</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container" style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sun Ranch was
formed in 1872 Tom Sun. Of</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> French-Canadian descent, he</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> was born on February 28, 1844, in
Vermont as Thomas DeBeau Soleil. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">His mother died when
he was very young. Due to a terrible relationship with his stepmother, he ran
away from home at the age of eleven to seek an uncle in Montana. At some point,
because Soleil means sun in French, he anglicized his surname to Sun.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Upon arriving in St Louis he met and became friends with a
trapper </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">employed by the American Fur Company </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">named
Dakota, who became his mentor. Dakota taught him survival on the plains and how
to deal with Indians as they trapped along the rivers of Colorado and Wyoming.
Too young for combat during the Civil War, he worked with an army construction
crew in Oklahoma. After the war, he returned to the mountains of Colorado and
Wyoming and resumed trapping. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0vUxxGuFxd5TDd5R_VwfpAdLxA6nCz-gug2zbEQTHa9UXUZiAaZmFYb-dRIS-3X2AjyxtgD07AteB_WzeNJJ7E2jX1oBbKlbCqvyhgJo6LUu6pRm-hWWvNUVrCDwucC1SWjR6dGis5R-spDFqSI9_eukPrYCjStXz5HzZYwqnjU7TQL69_33zc8nvaI/s811/104311_b6667ab0c234405482991ef6079f032b~mv2-1551841851.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="811" data-original-width="586" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0vUxxGuFxd5TDd5R_VwfpAdLxA6nCz-gug2zbEQTHa9UXUZiAaZmFYb-dRIS-3X2AjyxtgD07AteB_WzeNJJ7E2jX1oBbKlbCqvyhgJo6LUu6pRm-hWWvNUVrCDwucC1SWjR6dGis5R-spDFqSI9_eukPrYCjStXz5HzZYwqnjU7TQL69_33zc8nvaI/w144-h200/104311_b6667ab0c234405482991ef6079f032b~mv2-1551841851.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">In 1874, Tom Sun was asked to join well-known Boney Earnest to scout
for the troops at Ft Fred Steele. While scouting in the Yellowstone country the
two scouts discovered a hunting party had been attacked, the men all killed and
the women taken as captives. Approaching the Indian encampment Sun and Earnest
stampeded the Indian horses as a diversion and rescued the women. </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwZ_U9t4XKPzxtAZnwbY2ZTRS7wZhYz1B2sY0gkRUBVGpDoXBhM7GRQKC27ZRLpNr3bat1tTz-b7OL7_Mtgj1SsBPlw31yWVYi_EMdytcZdz7nCCmSaANRdau-HvH2wyae9v3xQ7qmeKP6bzuhm33Sa1RwRs1lVbft1Ft52pHnSHclno6sO4VtmxFl0/s797/Buffalo_Bill_Cody_ca1875-2998487426.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="797" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdwZ_U9t4XKPzxtAZnwbY2ZTRS7wZhYz1B2sY0gkRUBVGpDoXBhM7GRQKC27ZRLpNr3bat1tTz-b7OL7_Mtgj1SsBPlw31yWVYi_EMdytcZdz7nCCmSaANRdau-HvH2wyae9v3xQ7qmeKP6bzuhm33Sa1RwRs1lVbft1Ft52pHnSHclno6sO4VtmxFl0/w144-h200/Buffalo_Bill_Cody_ca1875-2998487426.jpg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The two scouts later worked with a young frontiersman,
William Cody, and taught him life in the West. Years later, Buffalo Bill Cody,
presented Tom Sun with a rifle from his Wild West Show.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1872, Tom Sun built a log cabin along the Sweetwater
River near Devil’s Gate. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sir
John Reid, a visiting British baron impressed with his scouting ability,
provided the funds for stock and the ranch. A trapper turned frontier rancher, he
</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">made
two trips to Oregon and brought back 4,000 head of cattle. He built his ranch
into an empire covering more than three million acres and the largest operation
in Wyoming. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Known for his
integrity as well as for his ability to use a gun, Tom Sun </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">was
</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">highly respected in Wyoming. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeZNy4z7JTYiv761AATR_7CZqWXu8EM1Jf2Q5QrWMhxLikzDo8jetS7xW6BdnbltyKOEZGqM9diArl-ympJ068E-eQB-l5WUaZ_Nc8GzG9VfyF1JBytt3t7diJEgKAHDAca8yHBRyWDwSShxbuOOKyRuLxDeUciX6jzFHSCjX0ij_lkVWHL9eQ4w8cds/s1047/Sun%20Ranch%20looking%20NW-NE%20ctsy%20NPS.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1047" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeZNy4z7JTYiv761AATR_7CZqWXu8EM1Jf2Q5QrWMhxLikzDo8jetS7xW6BdnbltyKOEZGqM9diArl-ympJ068E-eQB-l5WUaZ_Nc8GzG9VfyF1JBytt3t7diJEgKAHDAca8yHBRyWDwSShxbuOOKyRuLxDeUciX6jzFHSCjX0ij_lkVWHL9eQ4w8cds/w400-h319/Sun%20Ranch%20looking%20NW-NE%20ctsy%20NPS.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span> During the 1870s and 1880s, the ranch was typical of many
medium-sized ranching operations in cattle country. <span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">L</span></span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ocated along the Overland Trail, which
included the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, the site of the ranch is
both historic as well as scenic. </span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NLbwK0w0ve6HGnYofqn3_JhsFoqX5r_sOkf4UklIFAikNJsAQ73f5vf6DNlOnh-9IByF1trAFjZb5Ua2Ay_3e6D1kR9YJ2rAaLCO_ccmvNYx8BlRs9Q3e6U2IKwNPl1Q25hADzSbwLn7uvxK2YAHphu_8NbnTGSedqAbxZizKSWFGhoGQKYSXmCz0oI/s1280/Devils_Gate_Wyoming-The_Oregon_Trail_from_Tom_Sun_Ranch-20060604183757%20Ctsy%20Brian%20Zinnel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="723" data-original-width="1280" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1NLbwK0w0ve6HGnYofqn3_JhsFoqX5r_sOkf4UklIFAikNJsAQ73f5vf6DNlOnh-9IByF1trAFjZb5Ua2Ay_3e6D1kR9YJ2rAaLCO_ccmvNYx8BlRs9Q3e6U2IKwNPl1Q25hADzSbwLn7uvxK2YAHphu_8NbnTGSedqAbxZizKSWFGhoGQKYSXmCz0oI/w400-h226/Devils_Gate_Wyoming-The_Oregon_Trail_from_Tom_Sun_Ranch-20060604183757%20Ctsy%20Brian%20Zinnel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1882, <i>The Cheyenne Daily Leader</i> remarked that
"the eastern person of inquiring turn of mind who writes to his friends
out west to ask what a ranch is like would find his answer in a description of
Tom Sun's."</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqaCnORAgi92jGX4m9L1cEk4KZNB5nY7KYLpEwkxc7AbRnAfntt_Fl6Ez0oKsAHFxDDzoK_GxCCH0TppH3ONp1jt2JdVgeVv0TbBLOmxycM_BHtjTUOEVuNgjqr9OWZWdiYrT24FU2df8PXjjGzLBfla7hs33eRg6qnBOo04lXRDvOS1cqWdt6WxQVNQ/s600/Tom%20Sun.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="410" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqaCnORAgi92jGX4m9L1cEk4KZNB5nY7KYLpEwkxc7AbRnAfntt_Fl6Ez0oKsAHFxDDzoK_GxCCH0TppH3ONp1jt2JdVgeVv0TbBLOmxycM_BHtjTUOEVuNgjqr9OWZWdiYrT24FU2df8PXjjGzLBfla7hs33eRg6qnBOo04lXRDvOS1cqWdt6WxQVNQ/w274-h400/Tom%20Sun.jpg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom Sun 1880<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1883, Tom Sun
married Mary Agnes Hellihan, born in 1856 in Cork County, Ireland. They had four
children, the oldest and only boy being Thomas Edwin Sun, also known as Tom Sun
II, born in 1884. He operated the ranch after the death of his father. The
three daughters were Anastasia (1887-1889), Adelaide Mary <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sun</i> Smith (1890-1983), and Eva Catherine Sun (1893-1909).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In July of 1889,
Tom Sun, along with five other ranchers from the region, was involved with the</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
lynching of James Averill and Ella Watson, also known as Cattle Kate, whom they
accused of rustling cattle. When apprehended at his ranch, Sun admitted his
involvement and named the other five. All six men were arrested and released on
bond. In spite of the <i>Cheyenne Weekly Sun</i>'s article full of lurid half-truths and outright lies, which were picked up and sensationalized worldwide, later, more careful investigation showed the issue had more to do with a dispute over land use, not cattle rustling. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three months later, the grand jury hearing the case adjourned without
indicting the men because none of the four eyewitnesses to the incident could
be found to testify. </span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 1900, Tom Sun
obtained a lease on 160 acres of land from the state land board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Tom Sun, Sr., was
a member of the Masonic, Knight Templar, and Shriner lodges. He died at St.
Joseph hospital in Denver on Saturday, June 5, 1909. He was buried in Rawlins,
Carbon County, Wyoming. His wife, Mary, died April 25, 1936 in Alcova, Natrona
County, Wyoming and was buried in Rawlins.</span></p>
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ranch contains the largest uninterrupted stretch of the Oregon Trail. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The ranch site was declared a National Historic Landmark on
December 19, 1960. At the time of its nomination as a landmark it was one of
the best preserved ranches from the cattle ranging period and was 4,160 acres
(16.8 km<sup>2</sup>) in size.</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The ranch remained in the Sun family for four generations
until 1977 when it was sold to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
because of the historical importance of Martin’s Cove, which was located on the
ranch’s property.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
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visitor’s center. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A portion of the ranch buildings have been turned into a
museum featuring the early members of the Sun family. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdq__8b1R50klFrKVOzsmV9L5CImTflYmuuLuRbhIq96U-UqLR_hWN0H1RWUnlZPGzuWM5-31Ty2sznqFXekZtR0GSMyJ3XjaFg4vqDrJNn5edh2JvxFeezgX_M6ovGhAvZFoT5hn0QFU4kUwlu4v4uNGWs-2pLBZrDLhTfBfCy3UAWlANzlQxqtJ8hE/s480/Image%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="480" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdq__8b1R50klFrKVOzsmV9L5CImTflYmuuLuRbhIq96U-UqLR_hWN0H1RWUnlZPGzuWM5-31Ty2sznqFXekZtR0GSMyJ3XjaFg4vqDrJNn5edh2JvxFeezgX_M6ovGhAvZFoT5hn0QFU4kUwlu4v4uNGWs-2pLBZrDLhTfBfCy3UAWlANzlQxqtJ8hE/w400-h266/Image%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Featured in the displays are several artifacts contributed by
the Sun family and neighbors. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">These three
items, above, were used by the early members of the Sun family.</i></span></p>
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above pelt belonged to a white wolf killed by Tom Sun II in 1906 at Sweetwater
Rocks (Bear Trap Pocket, two miles west of Sun Ranch) after he and his mate had
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is the fourth of four posts on the early history of
white activity around Devil’s Gate. The following are the first three:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Devil’s Gate
and the Emigrant Trails” – Please <a href="https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2023/04/devils-gate-and-emigrant-trails-by-zina.html" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span class="muhg4e"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Devil’s Gate and Fort Seminoe” –
Please <a href="https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2023/05/devils-gate-and-fort-seminoe-by-zina.html" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Devil’s
Gate and the Mormon Winter Guard” – Please </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><a href="https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2023/06/devils-gate-and-mormon-winter-guard-by.html" target="_blank">CLICKHERE</a></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl7D7xabJED0zCJpLJfbWUkPJ7i2ey15G_Hzyvm7P92XbDOVcF_72WzIFLyhmLZ4ve0W3yqn4U05WMhpj-gy1apOLd1ElYVY0hgWryhNZ0k_3gnD1ijZtJj3GlC5Jn-QM6556OEllsmIpXZaWXIJEIj8s1VcntMwvNIy2U9MBXMroMAnFN2M0YZ1cpeA/s450/2%20Lauren%20RESCUE%20ME%20low%20Res.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl7D7xabJED0zCJpLJfbWUkPJ7i2ey15G_Hzyvm7P92XbDOVcF_72WzIFLyhmLZ4ve0W3yqn4U05WMhpj-gy1apOLd1ElYVY0hgWryhNZ0k_3gnD1ijZtJj3GlC5Jn-QM6556OEllsmIpXZaWXIJEIj8s1VcntMwvNIy2U9MBXMroMAnFN2M0YZ1cpeA/w133-h200/2%20Lauren%20RESCUE%20ME%20low%20Res.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I find myself
drawn to Wyoming for much of my writing. My most recent book set in this state
and general time frame is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK8K39RL" target="_blank">Lauren</a></i></b> from the Rescue Me
(Mail-order Brides) series. Although it is set to the south and slightly east
of the Sun Ranch, some scenes reflect many of the attitudes regarding “frontier
justice” that turned up in my research on Tom Sun. To find the book description
and purchase options for ebook, paperback, and audio, please <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BK8K39RL" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://wyoshpo.wyo.gov/index.php/programs/national-register/wyoming-listings/view-full-list/713-tom-sun-ranch-national-historic-landmark</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Sun_Ranch</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/exhibit/historic-sites/wyoming/sun-ranch?lang=eng</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6802809/thomas-debeau-sun</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20103841/mary-agnes-sun</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cheyenne
Weekly Sun, Volume 13, August 1, 1889, page 3</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/covering-cattle-kate-newspapers-and-watson-averell-lynching</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://web.archive.org/web/20120728031221/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=563&ResourceType=Building</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Natrona
County Tribune, Volume 19, Number 08, July 7, 1909</span></p>
Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-8029742658860854532023-07-22T04:30:00.001-05:002023-07-22T04:30:00.143-05:00Mrs. William (Helen Hunt) Jackson - Interview<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Post (c) by Angela Raines</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Doris McCraw</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMYJdA-Dyh55IOy-Lhz9VWvGKNNQmcAOqLxwXOx7fgtEGX3N3d4cYxQPQC0goUR0dY9RAWSeqC-Wk5cJ4LqYq07-vYBWVk7xEgHL94eYEQkOGj9Xt6O1XBorDqnA_MR_rCYYdq1tk3gKor4p8Z7bCl3QzIeRW8iHxEKf7gj8_lMmz5Q8nzBr-J9vG/s5184/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMYJdA-Dyh55IOy-Lhz9VWvGKNNQmcAOqLxwXOx7fgtEGX3N3d4cYxQPQC0goUR0dY9RAWSeqC-Wk5cJ4LqYq07-vYBWVk7xEgHL94eYEQkOGj9Xt6O1XBorDqnA_MR_rCYYdq1tk3gKor4p8Z7bCl3QzIeRW8iHxEKf7gj8_lMmz5Q8nzBr-J9vG/s320/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20091.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo (c) Doris McCraw<br />All Rights Reserved</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought it might be fun to 'interview' Helen Hunt Jackson using her own words. Helen was born in 1830 and died in 1885. She began writing in earnest around 1865. Enjoy the interview. </span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You traveled a great deal, as we know. What were your observations on your trips west?</span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Prairie, unfenced, undivided, unmeasured, unmarked, save by the different tints of different growths of grass or grain; great droves of cattle grazing here and there; acres of willow saplings, pale yellowish green; and solitary trees, which look like hermits in a wilderness. These, and now and then a shapeless village, which looks even lonelier than the empty loneliness by which it is surrounded, - these are all for hours and hours. We think, “now we are getting out into the great spaces.” “This is what the word ‘West’ has sounded like.”</span></p><p><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You talk about the places you have traveled, the beauty and grandeur, but lower elevations seem special to you also. Why is that?</span></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I think that true delight, true realization, of the gracious, tender, unutterable beauty of the earth and all created things are to be found in outlooks from lower points—vistas which shut more than they show, sweet and unexpected revealings in level places and valley, secrets of near woods, and glories of every-day paths.</span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">You are quoted as saying there are nine places of worship in Colorado Springs. What are they?</span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are nine “places of divine worship” in Colorado Springs, -- the Presbyterian, the Cumberland Presbyterian, the Methodist, the South Methodist, the Episcopal, the Congregationalist, the Baptist, the Unitarian, and Cheyenne Canyon.</span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Do you enjoy winters?</span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">... winter..... memory and fancy will have their way; and, as we sit cowering over fires, and the snow piles up outside our window sills, we shall gaze dreamily into the glowing coals, and, living the summer over again, shall recall it in a minuteness of joy, for summer days were too short and summer light too strong. Then, when joy becomes reverie, and reverie takes shape, a truer record can be written....</span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Now, if you don’t mind, I would like to spend some time with questions about your work for the Indians in the late 1870's and early 1880's.</span></i></b></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">First, in your article 'Oldest House' you mention the fate of the people who lived in the area prior to the Spanish residence in Santa Fe.</span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">When Coronado explored Mexico in 1540, he found many Indian pueblos on the Rio Grande River, and speaks of several which must have been near the present location of Santa Fe. The one which it is generally supposed was on its precise site at the time stretched along its river-banks for six miles. Colorado reported that he found here a beautiful and fertile valley, under high cultivation by the Indians. It is hard to realize...that a race which, over three hundred years ago, had reached comfort and success in agriculture and pastoral occupations, should be today an abject, supine, wretched race...is a melancholy comment on the injustices they have received.</span></p><p><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Those are pretty harsh words. It is obvious you have strong feelings about the issue.</span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The book, Century of Dishonor, as its title indicates,..gives a sketch of the United States Government's dealings with some of the..tribes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Right sentiment and purpose in a senator..representative here and there, are little more than straws which make momentary eddies, but do not obstruct the tide.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">a..states representative argued in Congress that is is very hard if the government will not for..advantage, break a few treaties when it has broken so many for the advantage of other states....what a logic of infamy...because we have had one century of dishonor, must we have two?</span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">What, if anything, can be done?</span></i></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The only thing that can stay this is a mighty outspoken sentiment and purpose of the great body of the people....for the American people, as a people, are not at heart unjust. If there be one thing which they believe in more than any other,...it is fair play. As soon as they understand....they will rise up and demand it...</span></p><p><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you, Mrs. Jackson, for taking the time to share some of your thoughts and words with us.</span></i></b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNQ-QJXqOZtUiMIkwiL2_OGSAhWIkEgTheDZlmxZ8kaKoMCOxhxqW1DciYW7DWcRe2VOKImJsQ7BU8J68IT-Mq-PH2Bymj4AKTMgPGNtj-UIn-nR_AFZEEdZcd_YS3a-Z16vqo3PmszQnGiPgX4aZT1YpwoaAIRgbyXklbogH-aKetL3vRc78s3Ou/s5184/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNQ-QJXqOZtUiMIkwiL2_OGSAhWIkEgTheDZlmxZ8kaKoMCOxhxqW1DciYW7DWcRe2VOKImJsQ7BU8J68IT-Mq-PH2Bymj4AKTMgPGNtj-UIn-nR_AFZEEdZcd_YS3a-Z16vqo3PmszQnGiPgX4aZT1YpwoaAIRgbyXklbogH-aKetL3vRc78s3Ou/s320/canon%20ps%207-10-2023%20288.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo (c) Doris McCraw<br />All Rights Reserved</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I hope you enjoyed these insights into this interesting, complex, and fearless woman. Helen seemed to have no problem with stating her opinion, regardless of what others may have thought. She was also someone who loved the outdoors and the flora and fauna. She was a woman to be remembered. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">(The 'interview' was from the writings of Mrs. Helen Jackson, also known as HH. The use of the name Helen Hunt Jackson was used primarily after her death in 1885.)</span></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy.</span></strong></em></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is my third
of four posts about Devil’s Gate, the well-known landmark along the Oregon,
California, and Mormon trails. Last month, I featured “Devil’s Gate and Fort
Seminoe,” the trading fort built close to this notable landmark. To find the
post, please <b><a href="https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2023/05/devils-gate-and-fort-seminoe-by-zina.html" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b>. The month before, I featured it as what this area is
best known for among those who love wagon train stories or history in the post
“Devil’s Gate and the Emigrant Trails.” Which you may find by <b><a href="https://sweetheartsofthewest.blogspot.com/2023/04/devils-gate-and-emigrant-trails-by-zina.html" target="_blank">CLICKING HERE</a></b>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Realities of Wagon Travel Across the
Plains</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Because of the harsh winter conditions in the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, pioneers traveling the Oregon, California, and Mormon trails learned that they must do so within a certain time frame. This was especially true for those emigrating from Europe, who wished to cross the continent the same year they arrived. My thanks to the Martin's Cove Visitor's Center in Wyoming for providing this chart. I hope they will forgive me for passing it along.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9vjQO0qy1dQY7GktE1zjH6eHqm0Qc-SSCDDSR6kLnOYo6jL1aQxDFV9MqX3ztNu1UJdTimzwgLGOZqpNF_xAG_5x3nTXEqpuL_azaBRaqId_XsXuKmGx1WxUPuIqKgPl2I0RCmOjNCV5acLihyl5lq4Kvw1oopmhBelh-jFpZugxW8uLed9wK0fb5Md-/s960/image.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: verdana; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="960" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9vjQO0qy1dQY7GktE1zjH6eHqm0Qc-SSCDDSR6kLnOYo6jL1aQxDFV9MqX3ztNu1UJdTimzwgLGOZqpNF_xAG_5x3nTXEqpuL_azaBRaqId_XsXuKmGx1WxUPuIqKgPl2I0RCmOjNCV5acLihyl5lq4Kvw1oopmhBelh-jFpZugxW8uLed9wK0fb5Md-/w640-h192/image.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 1856 Late Start Timeline</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Missionary work
for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (hereafter referred to as
the church) had been successful in Great Britain and other parts of Europe. Many
new members were eager to travel to the United States—the Salt Lake Valley in
particular—and saved to afford the ship, railroad, and wagon train costs. For
those poor who had difficulty earning the money, the church organized the
Perpetual Emigration Fund, which those who used it promised to pay back once
they arrived and were established the Valley. To save costs, the church developed a plan to travel by handcart. Since most travelers on wagon trains walked most of the distance, the biggest drawback was the limited amount of goods and supplies that could be carried in a handcart. The big advantage was, handcarts cost far less than providing a covered wagon and team. The church organized ten handcart companies between 1856 and 1860. Eight made the journey safely and with minimal difficulties. Two ran into trouble and required rescue.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M0MTQqp99bVleR2BpsTrgPUIbE88rc38VpmoHUHG3XtkwvBLWfVXEm3qcJYJf6j2WDoUFRLz-t9Ut_sPoS0j9NeGq8u_vnR6oET6uBTuACv5yG6rYr9WQPw5H5o_HgvH21hNBLNY00fc95RFdogFn_3ecSnNoXPtir2zcgOPUKHDgJ7TQPC4z201Sbc/s749/Handcart%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="749" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M0MTQqp99bVleR2BpsTrgPUIbE88rc38VpmoHUHG3XtkwvBLWfVXEm3qcJYJf6j2WDoUFRLz-t9Ut_sPoS0j9NeGq8u_vnR6oET6uBTuACv5yG6rYr9WQPw5H5o_HgvH21hNBLNY00fc95RFdogFn_3ecSnNoXPtir2zcgOPUKHDgJ7TQPC4z201Sbc/w400-h205/Handcart%20c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1856 proved to
be a difficult year. England was involved in the Crimean War, which made scheduling
ships for a crossing to the United States difficult and unpredictable. The
first two ships of emigrants managed to sail in a timely manner and safely made
the trek across the Great Plains. The second two ships did not get underway
until later in the season than was advisable. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After leaving
the ships—the company headed by James G. Willie, which arrived in New York on
5/04/1856 and the company headed by Edward Martin, which arrived in Boston on 5/25/1856—boarded
railroads to take them to the westernmost end-of-track closest to Florence
(Winter Quarters), Nebraska, which was in Iowa City, Iowa.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With slow communications in the era before the transatlantic
telegraph, the church's agents in Iowa City were not expecting the additional
emigrants. Some had returned to Salt Lake Valley for the year. Those remaining
made frantic preparations for their arrival. Weeks were spent hastily
assembling the carts and outfitting the companies. When the companies reached
Florence, additional time was lost making repairs to the poorly built carts.
The following timeline shows the travel days of these two handcart companies as
compared to the usual time frame for traveling the three major trails.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Two ox-wagon trains, led by captains W.B. Hodgetts and John
A. Hunt, followed the Martin Company.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">The above chart found in the Martin’s Cove Visitor’s
Center shows the departure dates for these last four 1856 companies in
comparison to what was accepted as the safest time to travel. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">On September 12, Franklin D. Richards of the Quorum of
the Twelve (a high-ranking leader in the church), returning from Great Britain
with a group of missionaries, passed the Willie Handcart Company east of South
Pass, where the trail crossed over the Continental Divide. They traveled in
carriages and light wagons pulled by horses and mules. Realizing the handcart
companies were in great danger, this group sped to Salt Lake City. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Upon arriving on October 4, Richards made his report to
church president, Brigham Young. The following day was the general conference
meeting of the church. Brigham Young dispensed with most of the usual conference
business and speaking of the conference. Instead, he announced that there were
over a thousand emigrants still out on the plains. His religion was to go save
those people. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He called for wagons,
teams, provisions, clothing, and teamsters to conduct a relief effort. The
first rescue party with twenty-two teams and wagons loaded with supplies left
two days later on October 7. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Crisis That Unfolded around Devil’s
Gate</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">In early October the two companies reached Fort Laramie,
Wyoming. They expected to be restocked with provisions, but they were unavailable.
The companies cut back food rations down to 12 ounces per person, hoping
that their supplies would last until help arrived from Utah. To lighten their
loads, the Martin Company cut the luggage allowance to 10 pounds per person, discarding
clothing and blankets.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">October 19, 1856, a blizzard hit the region. </span></p>
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Sweetwater River—past Devil’s Gate—when the storm struck. An advance rider told
them relief was on its way. The first of the relief wagons reached them at Rock
Creek Hollow on October 21. While some helped the Willie Handcart Company
continue west, the remainder of the relief party continued east in search of
the Martin Handcart Company. </span><p></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6825dUfsJr30ohYUgyWRNKh7pQTeCZixIZvXGk0WBY9_s_CzDGTsqCgt8OwlAli0MWeaUSYiOxWAJpPadmYSgG5IKJrXemzve1TZsJXkTjGoPio42cc_eLF2iPOb8KnkdeRVp9rx622bFl5wDe69y5zW-mMF2sc7ya1P5Q_l0JLuiRxvtZdfK9Az8Irc/s640/North_Platte_LCCN2004661637.tif.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="640" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6825dUfsJr30ohYUgyWRNKh7pQTeCZixIZvXGk0WBY9_s_CzDGTsqCgt8OwlAli0MWeaUSYiOxWAJpPadmYSgG5IKJrXemzve1TZsJXkTjGoPio42cc_eLF2iPOb8KnkdeRVp9rx622bFl5wDe69y5zW-mMF2sc7ya1P5Q_l0JLuiRxvtZdfK9Az8Irc/w400-h291/North_Platte_LCCN2004661637.tif.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the North Platte River<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">The Martin Company was in the process of crossing the
North Platte River when the blizzard hit. They had to struggle through the
water, and then make camp in freezing conditions while wearing wet clothing.
Through the freezing conditions, they struggled along the banks of the river,
traveling only ten miles in four days. On October 23, they make camp near Red
Buttes. Too exhausted to go on, they remained snowbound until October 29.
Between October 19 and 28, fifty-six members of the company died.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">The three scouts arrived at the Martin camp near the
Red Buttes on the Platte River during the late morning of October 28. The
Hodgett Wagon Company was camped nearby. The Hunt Wagon Company was ten miles
east.</span>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyTieyNCSdybO8HPBoOdG1VPV77KGz9PPiLSxZ70tJVmBb8zEP7dXMXU_ShZ0rLKj3XhXASVPDGW2_S4SXmoIiF024PDh0Y3w_LLIul8iMLXu5eEknOZ6lsexZHpyy6gcw7dKYS18GtCcamgP6tjbl42zOoepqgqBE83uiK3e3QeVCksUoopChH7ZqaY/s960/image3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyTieyNCSdybO8HPBoOdG1VPV77KGz9PPiLSxZ70tJVmBb8zEP7dXMXU_ShZ0rLKj3XhXASVPDGW2_S4SXmoIiF024PDh0Y3w_LLIul8iMLXu5eEknOZ6lsexZHpyy6gcw7dKYS18GtCcamgP6tjbl42zOoepqgqBE83uiK3e3QeVCksUoopChH7ZqaY/w400-h225/image3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"> </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">On the morning of October 29, the Martin Handcart Company
rolled west again, exerting all effort to reach the relief wagons. The relief
messengers sped back past Devil’s Gate to guide the relief wagons to meet the
handcart company, which they did at Greasewood Creek on the last day of
October. Providing warm clothing and food, the rescuers assisted the exhausted
and freezing emigrants forward until they reached Devils Gate. </span></p>
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which at that time was referred to as the Devil’s Gate fort. However, the
buildings did not accommodate everyone. It was decided the handcart company
would move to a nearby cove—a u-shaped cut-out in the granite hills just north
of the trail—where they hoped the steep walls would protect them from the wind
and the worst of the weather. It became known as Martin’s Cove. It was at the
area of Martin’s Cove and the Devil’s Gate fort these emigrants were joined by
relief wagons. Soon, the wagons of the Hodgett and Hunt companies joined them.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;">The
Winter Guard at Devil’s Gate</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">As George D. Grant, leader of the rescue team now at Devil’s
Gate, looked over the circumstances, he realized they were in a difficult
situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most members of the handcart
company were in no condition to continue pulling carts. The members of the wagon companies
had walked over most of the trail because their wagons were filled with goods
and supplies—some everything the family owned. In addition, many wagons carried
freight for others already in the valley. The freight contracts had already
been agreed to and paid for. It was a matter of honor that those carrying the
goods of others see that they safely arrived to their owners. The wagon
companies did not have enough room for all of their own members to ride inside the
wagons, let alone members of the handcart company.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Unlike the handcarts and wagons used to provide food to
emigrants who gathered at Florence, the members of the Hunt and Hodgett companies
had paid for their own wagons. They were sturdy wagons, and the draft animals
pulling them were still in relatively good condition. However, the church had no
claim on the wagons.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">While the emigrants rested and, with the aid of warm
clothing and more food, began to regain some of their strength, the leaders
debated what to do. It was a common practice for pioneers on the trail, who had
to leave heavy items behind, to dig holes in which to bury their belongings—wrapped
to protect them the best they could—and return later to reclaim them. It was
decided that the goods and personal belongings in the wagons would be stored in
the remaining buildings from the former fort at Devil’s Gate. They
would be wrapped, or the buildings reinforced to provide as much protection as
possible. A guard would be left behind to see they were not damaged or stolen.
Twenty men were chosen: three from the rescue party with the other seventeen
being teamsters—mostly single men—from the two wagon companies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">On November 9, the Martin Handcart Company abandoned
almost all of their carts and left Martin’s Cove in central Wyoming, with many
of their weakest and ill members riding in the covered wagons. Some riding in
the wagons sent as part of the relief effort arrived the Salt Lake Valley on
November 30, 1856. The Hunt and Hodgett wagon trains did not arrive until
mid-December. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Meanwhile, the contingent of men left behind at the Devil’s
Gate fort stayed on the Great Plains on the east side of the Continental Divide
until spring.</span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJLyfSv3laOYrBaILZ2UylPPUCF0yscQHoC3zvUaxNzm-quhzURfP_Ue6vmXBOmxBh0BR-RdiGRqY_ps82uj4EfkG_nIMYfovObsRLCO6DHhbzNLEQ01bCjMRxjzwFJnicOfhGDyFWIqU2-KwQvDC-rUl-AvU2TY-cleG0zkwSpyxKZXd07ho82-nQX4/s360/Daniel_Webster_Jones.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJLyfSv3laOYrBaILZ2UylPPUCF0yscQHoC3zvUaxNzm-quhzURfP_Ue6vmXBOmxBh0BR-RdiGRqY_ps82uj4EfkG_nIMYfovObsRLCO6DHhbzNLEQ01bCjMRxjzwFJnicOfhGDyFWIqU2-KwQvDC-rUl-AvU2TY-cleG0zkwSpyxKZXd07ho82-nQX4/s320/Daniel_Webster_Jones.jpg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Daniel Webster Jones later in life</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"><br />“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">There was not enough money on earth to have
hired me to stay</i>. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I had left home for
only a few days and was not prepared to remain so long away; but I remembered
my assertion that any of us would stay if called upon. I could not back out</i>.”
Daniel Webster Jones</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Daniel Webster Jones, age twenty-six, was called to lead
the twenty men who would stay at the Devil’s Gate fort and guard the goods left in
their care. There was no personal advantage in the responsibility. However, he
accepted it to aid those whose lives depended on reaching the Salt Lake Valley
with as little personal loss as possible. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%;">Conditions
for the Winter Guard at Devil’s Gate</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Because the relief parties had been limited in the
amount of food they could carry to feed the handcart emigrants, all they could
leave for the winter guard was rations for twenty days. Those rations were soon
consumed. According to Jones:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">“<i>Game soon became so scarce that we could kill nothing.
We ate poor meat. One would get hungry eating it. Finally that was all gone;
nothing but hides were left. We made a trial of them. A lot was cooked without
salt or seasoning and it made them sick, in fact the whole company was sick….</i>”
At one point, Jones came face-to-face with a buffalo on a narrow trail in the
snow. According to his journal, he was able to drop the animal with a single
shot. It was not a matter of bravery; “<i>hunger is a great motivator</i>.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">December 23, 1856-Ephriam Hanks and Feramorz Little
stopped at the fort while carrying mail to the East. Not long after, carriers
for the McGraw Mail Company stopped by the fort on their way to the Salt Lake
Valley.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHeSXh7YZ3qAprLWLbicJiMQXF_c2rozuB8WvpZgvwE3ZraLJtG55pcdDxQz1jcVJC_z3ia2Pet3Y_2lMgWU76NSKViFLPevNSM5H6ye6JhU58XY2zaVD9qjoizMTcK6ISJNHr_Kui3ZkOmkvRnMnrx6lZuCS3iyS5zbqrqVGqapAhToVxC5OfMa9_SM/s1280/martins_cove_fort.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHeSXh7YZ3qAprLWLbicJiMQXF_c2rozuB8WvpZgvwE3ZraLJtG55pcdDxQz1jcVJC_z3ia2Pet3Y_2lMgWU76NSKViFLPevNSM5H6ye6JhU58XY2zaVD9qjoizMTcK6ISJNHr_Kui3ZkOmkvRnMnrx6lZuCS3iyS5zbqrqVGqapAhToVxC5OfMa9_SM/w400-h225/martins_cove_fort.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Feb 1857-Snake Indians camped a mile from the fort
stopped by to trade, bringing much-needed meat. They had been warned the
Indians considered it their hunting territory and would become hostile if the
men from the fort competed with them. For one interaction with Chief Tabawantooa,
whom they worried might be hostile, they used subterfuge to make it appear
there were more of them at the fort than there really were. The morning after
they left, another band led by Tosquatah camped outside the fort. This second
group had been helpful in the past. Although they did not trade at the time,
they promised to share their spoils from hunting. Not long after, the men found
300 pounds of buffalo meat left by the fort. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Mar 1857-Mail Express riders from the Salt Lake Valley
stopped by on their journey east, brought some supplies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Apr 1857-Three oxen wandered into the fort. It was too
early for any trail travel, and there was no indication who they might belong
to. They figured the bell one ox wore kept the wolves from killing them. The
men were able to butcher them for meat.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">As spring arrived, there were more people and wagons on
the trail, some of which provided supplies to the men at the fort.
Unfortunately, the snow in the Rocky Mountains had not melted enough to send
wagons to transport the goods to the Salt Lake Valley, so the men stayed. </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">“<i>If
you think you can take the fort, just try it…the first one that offers any
violence is a dead man</i>.” Daniel Webster Jones</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Shortly after the oxen were found, a group of men who
had become disaffected with the church, after learning there was a group
guarding goods at the Devil’s Gate Fort, the men, headed by a man named
Williams, presented receipts and tried to claim a large portion to take east. At
that point, Jones had about forty men staying at the fort. Having been warned
of the coming of these men, he stationed them around the fort—including on the
roofs—with instructions that if any of these men drew a gun or made any
threatening gesture, they were to shoot. The man presented his receipt, which
Jones—who already knew the procedure that would be followed by those claiming
their goods—recognized to be a forgery. When threatened with violence, Jones
retorted that if anyone in their party were to raise a weapon toward Jones,
many, if not all, would be shot. Believing him, the would-be thieves left.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Finally, the wagons to transport the protected goods began
to arrive. One day, there were 200 of them at the fort. They arrived without
any instructions from Salt Lake, so Jones and his men had to carefully match up
the receipts with the goods and make a record. He also organized the loading
and gave instructions for delivery. He found he needed to make it a matter of
fervent prayer so that the belongings arrived to their proper owner.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%;">Their task completed, the winter guard left the fort at
Devil’s Gate and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley about June 1857.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07NC48BYqYhZDSwXQkdhWXyJM2Sb88TjEd7dNa5tEjYPKu5KnX4g6joOrRDxvGbnQk07pUdeujEXKpRPFCcM10agDSFuj5tnIMZNYyZUv-LEujyaUIbiJUK8p-jcLJDkZgw833puqa2fs9bKaVaNDX3lz4QdaJ0O00cNl0d9UYYPZ_eYL1beleY2YTaE/s630/Clara%20Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07NC48BYqYhZDSwXQkdhWXyJM2Sb88TjEd7dNa5tEjYPKu5KnX4g6joOrRDxvGbnQk07pUdeujEXKpRPFCcM10agDSFuj5tnIMZNYyZUv-LEujyaUIbiJUK8p-jcLJDkZgw833puqa2fs9bKaVaNDX3lz4QdaJ0O00cNl0d9UYYPZ_eYL1beleY2YTaE/w131-h200/Clara%20Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/historic-sites/wyoming/fort-seminoe</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_and_Martin_handcart_companies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Thompson,
Julie Nichols, “The Winter Guard at Fort Seminoe,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tales of Triumph. </i>(Salt Lake City, Utah: International Society of
Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 2022), pgs. 122-141.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mormon Handcart Historical Site, Martin’s Cove
Visitors Center, Wyoming</span></p>
<p></p>Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-82794587204405351272023-06-23T00:02:00.003-05:002023-06-23T00:02:17.512-05:00WHY BLOG? <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Post by Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDvhfiNi-3Okr8cZw4juj3oPtyT3hRuBGea0yOmlnJuSqEOEpViJZm-Bh5HolL6m7SVXbs08eGUpopmLo-0COrmk6J_PK-fvytEBDnyw73i2_n4Cr_WTpYe8eT4aGWG5is0MIU3VnwiIDI7siOePMy25iKBL6QZLJtRMh97EolKrxpwiP2OKNqsxi/s5184/5-19-2023%20cps%20026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDvhfiNi-3Okr8cZw4juj3oPtyT3hRuBGea0yOmlnJuSqEOEpViJZm-Bh5HolL6m7SVXbs08eGUpopmLo-0COrmk6J_PK-fvytEBDnyw73i2_n4Cr_WTpYe8eT4aGWG5is0MIU3VnwiIDI7siOePMy25iKBL6QZLJtRMh97EolKrxpwiP2OKNqsxi/s320/5-19-2023%20cps%20026.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PHOTO (C) DORIS McCRAW</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: large;">June is almost over. For most of us, we are more than halfway through the year. I like to take the time to take stock of where I am in my plans and goals.</span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;">Perhaps you’ve asked yourselves these same questions. Am I on target in our writing? How about that ‘blessed’ thing called marketing? How does blogging, and the time it takes, fit into all that? Why blog if no one reads or comments on what I’ve taken the time to think, research and write about? </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;">I rethink this every year, asking myself the same thing, why blog?</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For me, the answer is a bit complex. I’ll break it down into three sections. 1. Marketing 2. Research and 3. Name recognition, (the one that’s a bit tricky for me.)</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;">1. </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><u style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; max-width: unset;">Marketing:</span></u></span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If we write stories, be they short, flash, or full-length, we want people to read them. Even with non-fiction, we want the information to get to those who might enjoy what we’ve researched and written.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For someone like me, who writes slowly, there can be a long time between the various stories. Added to that, I write fiction in two historical genres: Western and Medieval. I love both equally. You add to that the poetry I write, along with non-fiction work, and it gets busy. Facebook can only do so much, as well as emails. Plus, how do you expand your readership? To me, blogging is one of those ways.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I realize not everyone will like what I write, despite my desire that they do. At the same time, finding those readers who will like my work, is a challenge. It helps to use all the options at my disposal, and blogging is one of those for me.</span></span></span></span></p><figure aria-describedby="caption-attachment-38355" class="wp-caption aligncenter" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_38355" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; color: #303030; float: none; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 210px;"><img alt="6-4-2012 cc 097" class=" wp-image-38355 aligncenter" data-attachment-id="38355" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-caption="" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"9","credit":"","camera":"FinePix S5000","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1043527539","copyright":"","focal_length":"22.2","iso":"200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="6-4-2012 cc 097" data-large-file="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=750" data-medium-file="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=225" data-orig-file="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg" data-orig-size="960,1280" data-permalink="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/why-blog/6-4-2012-cc-097/" height="280" sizes="(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px" src="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=210&h=280" srcset="https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=210&h=280 210w, https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=420&h=560 420w, https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=113&h=150 113w, https://writingwranglersandwarriors.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/6-4-2012-cc-097.jpg?w=225&h=300 225w" style="border-style: none; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="210" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-38355" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: var(--wp--preset--color--foreground-low-contrast); margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: calc(8px); max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo (c) by author</span></figcaption></figure><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;">2. </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><u style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; max-width: unset;">Research:</span></u></span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is probably the primary reason I blog. I want to share the research I have done with others. History and the people who made it are a compulsion for me. To tell the stories of the people and places from history is something I want to do. I don’t want those pieces from the past to be lost. The nice thing about blogs, especially with the tags, your posts are available via searches almost forever.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For close to ten years I’ve been researching the story of a Colorado criminal. I haven’t written much about him, for he has been hiding the rest of his story. Since the Pikes Peak Library History Symposium presentation on June 9 of this year, I’ve started telling his story via the written word. In fact, I recently submitted the paper based on the presentation for possible publication in the book the library will publish on the topic, Remarkable Rascals, Despicable Dudes and Hidden Heroes.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The other research that’s important for me to share is the story of the early women doctors in Colorado. While ‘Doc Susie’ is a part of that story, it has been slanted her way for far too long. There were so many others who did as much if not more than she did. The first book of the lives of the Doctors in Colorado Springs is written. I’ve shared enough that others have a place to start and find out more based on the blogs I’ve written, and will continue to write.</span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The stories of the doctors and so many others need to be preserved for future generations. When you feel like you can’t do something, just take a look at what those who preceded you did. It sometimes helps when put into that perspective.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnL4K8VxsNXSz49qs77e2D2a6aXgqN93dASlC5oTMtPCyCtgQo_wFBPJIVaVd81tXABMVUeNpYTZsTywREA2pySc89_YUfQkOaZhR977ioqkOKmTQKRXuhC3dp4t-g922hutZ9r1yzpnUABMJlTBUaT4-0OlM2N_x350W8rnh5TJ0duFDqCM37GhnX" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnL4K8VxsNXSz49qs77e2D2a6aXgqN93dASlC5oTMtPCyCtgQo_wFBPJIVaVd81tXABMVUeNpYTZsTywREA2pySc89_YUfQkOaZhR977ioqkOKmTQKRXuhC3dp4t-g922hutZ9r1yzpnUABMJlTBUaT4-0OlM2N_x350W8rnh5TJ0duFDqCM37GhnX" width="151" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Under-Stone-Doctors-Evergreen-Cemetery-ebook/dp/B0BCX983TS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18T310U7KTBO7&keywords=doris+mccraw&qid=1687495966&sprefix=doris+mccraw%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazon Link</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;">3 </span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><u style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: bolder; max-width: unset;">Name Recognition:</span></u></span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I write fiction under a pen name: Angela Raines, it is important I share that information in my posts. When you add my online name, Renawomyn, it gets a bit tricky.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the same time, my non-fiction work is important. I simply do not want readers of romance to pick up a book with my real name expecting a sweet story and they are reading about juvenile delinquents, early criminals, or lynchings. By using pen names I hope to avoid that problem. Of course, the reverse could also be true. Can you imagine buying one of my books about the trials and tribulations of early women doctors, and finding yourself reading a story about a medieval woman and the man she loves?</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the end, whether anyone reads or comments on my blog posts, I have things I want to say. Yes, it hurts when no one seems to care, but in the long run, it’s the future I write for. So, here’s to the future and to the readers who just have to know what I have to share.</span></span></span></span></p><p class="western" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #303030; font-family: "Noto Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; margin: 32px auto; max-width: calc(750px); overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; max-width: unset;"><span style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: unset;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Uw9Emo48v2BSJx5jAzT8nwI_UESkRh9ASaToPd0wietvZVIyYi2LJVLecrigkn9p8chWM635kpRzXZA6gRqC2oYd6iAnK3qxPaZU9NsLvvvfLmNzK36pzvkrp9nnYjEnFJP5sFQQdFdgEeJDx70FplwLb68FRy9-Os43MN4_3-nd4IYm3ZV4r8mW" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="217" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Uw9Emo48v2BSJx5jAzT8nwI_UESkRh9ASaToPd0wietvZVIyYi2LJVLecrigkn9p8chWM635kpRzXZA6gRqC2oYd6iAnK3qxPaZU9NsLvvvfLmNzK36pzvkrp9nnYjEnFJP5sFQQdFdgEeJDx70FplwLb68FRy9-Os43MN4_3-nd4IYm3ZV4r8mW" width="151" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/52-Haiku-Reflections-Life-Colorado-ebook/dp/B0C8CM1XGD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18T310U7KTBO7&keywords=doris+mccraw&qid=1687496077&sprefix=doris+mccraw%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Amazon Link</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #3c4765; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For those interested, you can read and subscribe to my newsletter here: <a href="https://renawomyn.substack.com/p/weather" target="_blank">Newsletter</a></span></strong></em></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #3c4765; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 var(--size-20) 0;"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></em></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #3c4765; font-family: Spectral, serif, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; line-height: 1.6em; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not far from
Devil’s Gate, two fur traders, Charles Lajeunesse and his business partner, Auguste</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Archambault, built their trading post called Fort Seminoe in 1852. Seminoe comes from
Simonot, or “Little Simon,” the French Catholic baptismal name of fur trader, Charles
Lajeunesse. </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
pair sold to wagon trains heading west, serviced the mail, and the military
companies traveling back and forth across the plains. This trading fort
operated only during the summer months. Each winter, the partners returned to
St. Louis, Missouri.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwgh2gyhge--2RGWPwyfjgsFdJrEG7fGgGvnWh82Fi8Dn7h7WZUFjwKWSwBKPTy-uHkuuB-z99840IkpZ1SGSDsvSF1PcyCv2HBg_vt6kl6zmcuxMT9ByATIL0tK4ClhWk1kq2gMfTc9XdyRpA4hsF5j2EJ74YuzMt9O5zrWmPO2_saXog4Jxv2aA/s1600/P1040120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1600" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwgh2gyhge--2RGWPwyfjgsFdJrEG7fGgGvnWh82Fi8Dn7h7WZUFjwKWSwBKPTy-uHkuuB-z99840IkpZ1SGSDsvSF1PcyCv2HBg_vt6kl6zmcuxMT9ByATIL0tK4ClhWk1kq2gMfTc9XdyRpA4hsF5j2EJ74YuzMt9O5zrWmPO2_saXog4Jxv2aA/s320/P1040120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
fort was built with fourteen buildings formed in a U shape. Besides the main
trading post, Fort Seminoe included a blacksmith shop, a horse corral, a cattle
yard, storerooms, and living quarters for the family of Lajeunesse,
Archambault, and other traders who operated at the post. Travelers who stopped
by the fort were able to buy provisions and hardware. They were also able to
exchange their worn-out cattle for healthy livestock. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqQEZdaIrnjyznlsYyi4rPsQPXxLoOnB3NVK4D5p_W2RP4XZxu6R6PDDbQvZZdmHR88j3aN_AsytNPU347VGi6O1fse46zPmDpT6d61Sql4u7j0g1CBDYVRIDnpLA3fT5gUk7RtBOzhKLgMXCdUhQLsgdwcWiOEUGMbnCVDGlIlIClkClWTMmDaoK/s1565/Fort-Seminoe-to-South-Pass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="1565" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqQEZdaIrnjyznlsYyi4rPsQPXxLoOnB3NVK4D5p_W2RP4XZxu6R6PDDbQvZZdmHR88j3aN_AsytNPU347VGi6O1fse46zPmDpT6d61Sql4u7j0g1CBDYVRIDnpLA3fT5gUk7RtBOzhKLgMXCdUhQLsgdwcWiOEUGMbnCVDGlIlIClkClWTMmDaoK/w400-h119/Fort-Seminoe-to-South-Pass.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fort Seminoe to South Pass<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For three years, they traded with passing wagon trains
during the summer and returned to St. Louis, Missouri, for the winter. In the
fall of 1855, with traffic along the trail subsiding and a fight between the
Sioux and the U.S. Army looming, Lajeunesse left his trading post for good.</span></span></p>
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but in 2001, t</span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">he actual fort site was discovered.
After careful research, Fort Seminoe was rebuilt in 2002 near its original
location. Inside are exhibits that tell the story of the French trapper’s
trading post, as well as the history of what took place at the fort after it
was abandoned. The story of how these buildings became a haven after its role
of a trading fort ended will be featured in next month’s post.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To see photos of
the reconstructed fort as well as information about how it was used following
its abandonment, please <a href="https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/historic-sites/wyoming/fort-seminoe?lang=eng" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://mybook.to/Pearl-PRC" target="_blank"></a></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mWiSlRn3U3QQThC6J6BhCW7xgIxRMMJc9ialZgo1Cobj3OLtHe9_kFk_ncJuREpRgAZ-ov6ty48i0_B9EJaX3zUZoatZV3Bb8tuqGivzkSFG681Qh1M6sP5aJe7_mdsNfRMofhW9YbbOv7evSeLGCBCnV9c9XZeGRdCvFiGASOvqfGHc-sAFd4xQ/s630/Pearl-Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mWiSlRn3U3QQThC6J6BhCW7xgIxRMMJc9ialZgo1Cobj3OLtHe9_kFk_ncJuREpRgAZ-ov6ty48i0_B9EJaX3zUZoatZV3Bb8tuqGivzkSFG681Qh1M6sP5aJe7_mdsNfRMofhW9YbbOv7evSeLGCBCnV9c9XZeGRdCvFiGASOvqfGHc-sAFd4xQ/w131-h200/Pearl-Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" width="131" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br />Pearl </i></b><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">was
my first book published in the Prairie Roses Collection (2022). Many of the
same characters are in both <i>Pearl </i>and <i>Clara</i>. It also
included the part of the story where the wagon train traveled passed Devil’s
Gate as the wagons crossed the Sweetwater River nine times before reaching
South Pass. The book is available as an ebook and in paperback, and also at no
additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. To find the book
description for <i>Pearl</i> and the purchase options, please <b><a href="http://mybook.to/Pearl-PRC" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="http://mybook.to/Pearl-PRC"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvrC5YO9mAp8_zWBfnNc8gDry9LolZuqinBmy-pItb6765zUnAbilpMbOVtDptyMKUHpMyeGQfkSpxtlWLz-oJhPL1IBkgbcdbJx4bprzYtKbV5rJlcKx7pfS5lA77pHyjySBH_MLKEgZ058gtMUQ6QDu5usPDPOVhDSRp2m07g7Zl5-1dfthclWg/s630/Clara%20Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="414" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvrC5YO9mAp8_zWBfnNc8gDry9LolZuqinBmy-pItb6765zUnAbilpMbOVtDptyMKUHpMyeGQfkSpxtlWLz-oJhPL1IBkgbcdbJx4bprzYtKbV5rJlcKx7pfS5lA77pHyjySBH_MLKEgZ058gtMUQ6QDu5usPDPOVhDSRp2m07g7Zl5-1dfthclWg/w131-h200/Clara%20Ebook%20Cover-Small.jpg" width="131" /></a></i></b></div><b><i><br /></i></b><p></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNRKZ7B" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Clara</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNRKZ7B" target="_blank"> </a>is a wagon train story. This book
picks up Clara’s romance after the wagon train has already traveled the trail
through Sweetwater River valley. The book is currently available for purchase
as an ebook or at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. To
find the book description and purchase options, please <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNRKZ7B" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNRKZ7B"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sources:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Thompson,
Julie Nichols, “The Winter Guard at Fort Seminoe,” <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tales of Triumph. </i>(Salt Lake City, Utah: International Society of Daughters
of Utah Pioneers, 2022), pgs. 121-122.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">https://www.northamericanforts.com/West/wy.html#seminoe</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/historic-sites/wyoming/fort-seminoe?lang=eng</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></p>
<p></p>Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-68136279291026255132023-05-22T12:16:00.005-05:002023-05-22T20:50:13.883-05:00Ever Heard of Wray, Colorado?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> Post by Doris McCraw</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">aka Angela Raines</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgofhBIR4H2IF9H-qa6w8flBUUUsNXQ5CxKAqqqK9Q1MYyb_HaTtepPp8T6TQyuajeno5t86lln_PkNFcTWHA4gswjT4kzmPyRLfTy8zXaorrS8jN9Zz_nJUx_bprxLNJApHXhJCmrPg7nOXMDNt50sAcHorEL7LsQDUaI1XJ72d54YjtKH3HR0SQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgofhBIR4H2IF9H-qa6w8flBUUUsNXQ5CxKAqqqK9Q1MYyb_HaTtepPp8T6TQyuajeno5t86lln_PkNFcTWHA4gswjT4kzmPyRLfTy8zXaorrS8jN9Zz_nJUx_bprxLNJApHXhJCmrPg7nOXMDNt50sAcHorEL7LsQDUaI1XJ72d54YjtKH3HR0SQ" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Image of Pawnee National Grasslands<br />from Wikipedia </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">A few years ago Colorado, in an effort to showcase the diverse aspects of my adopted state, divided the area into unique groupings. Over the next few posts, I will be focusing on what is called the "Pioneering Plains". This region is made up of those towns that many miss in their history of Colorado. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Plains also play a big part in some of my novels. It is an area of rich history from the early settlers, railroads, and ranching. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As I journey through the histories and people who traversed and or stayed, I hope you enjoy the trip with me. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Some of the towns I will be 'visiting' are: Brush, Limon, Fort Morgan, Burlington,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Julesburg, Ovid, Paoli, Wray, Stratton, Kit Carson, and Yuma.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipJuLhB1wNMQaK7Z_aE7oAVUeU6VG-c5irY-Rd78-hAbCuipVGuec0KnZKBhaWwbshOkIk7lu1Mb772eiygukwSwS2UImt7Tr4UvEEIK0kFAv2jXPBUixyjPr5JPn0P8f1DfDEuDu1ko_VTSqMFnkxojTpy7gQzF8ibp0zgGl7F8r2R4G97vtsyg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="448" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipJuLhB1wNMQaK7Z_aE7oAVUeU6VG-c5irY-Rd78-hAbCuipVGuec0KnZKBhaWwbshOkIk7lu1Mb772eiygukwSwS2UImt7Tr4UvEEIK0kFAv2jXPBUixyjPr5JPn0P8f1DfDEuDu1ko_VTSqMFnkxojTpy7gQzF8ibp0zgGl7F8r2R4G97vtsyg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Colorado: Prior to statehood<br />Image from Wikipedia</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Visitor Guide for the region describes the area as follows:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The Colorado Plains, spanning the eastern region of the state, are characterized by a sweeping landscape of prairies, grasslands, and gentle hills. Nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Great Plains to the east, this diverse terrain boasts an area of charming towns, and historical sites, offering visitors a glimpse into the rich heritage and natural beauty that define the Colorado Plains.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So sit back, grab a drink, and starting next month we are going to take a trip into history. Buckle up.</span></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy.</span></strong></em></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Devil's Gate,</span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Devils Gate</span>, is a natural rock
formation. It is a gorge on the Sweetwater River located five miles (8 km)
southwest of Independence Rock. Devil's Gate is a prime example of what is
called an antecedent drainage stream. The Sweetwater River cuts a narrow
100-meter deep slot through a granite ridge. If the same river had flowed less
than a kilometer to the south, it could have bypassed the ridge completely. The
gorge was cut because the landscape was originally buried by valley fill
sediments. As the river eroded downward through those sediments, once it hit granite,
it kept on cutting. The cleft is about 370 feet deep and 1,500 feet long. It is about thirty feet wide at the base, but 300 feet wide at the top.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGnaZOvr_OgRrju8bPYu14oQV4Q5lkh5fIOBwW5oQZwJzNY_dNALruxBiGMGIm0DGj2Lp9fe13QfTu6PXlRj5nqDIeYD_cQSVIkp-1jkWB6b7N8d6gDLQjtNz88eeRUYVIqHZYpInt0l8H1tUckA8EgevOP4ippll8id24EQu6478pa-jOLPQcBsI/s1036/Devil's_Gate,_on_the_Sweetwater,_Fremont_County,_Wyoming_-_NARA_-_516896%20Wm%20H.%20Jackson%201870.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGnaZOvr_OgRrju8bPYu14oQV4Q5lkh5fIOBwW5oQZwJzNY_dNALruxBiGMGIm0DGj2Lp9fe13QfTu6PXlRj5nqDIeYD_cQSVIkp-1jkWB6b7N8d6gDLQjtNz88eeRUYVIqHZYpInt0l8H1tUckA8EgevOP4ippll8id24EQu6478pa-jOLPQcBsI/s320/Devil's_Gate,_on_the_Sweetwater,_Fremont_County,_Wyoming_-_NARA_-_516896%20Wm%20H.%20Jackson%201870.jpg" width="247" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devil's gate by Wm. H. Jackson, 1870<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Goldfish 49'er,
J.G. Bruff, wrote: <br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>"...some of the boys clambered up the rock on the north side of the
Gate...where they fired pistols and threw down rocks, pleased with the
reverberation, which was great. I made a careful sketch of this remarkable
gorge."</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlL1J4rmmr_UA9gfw5neUO7CCsSM_4wdtrvhKhu4kEFr-Cwea3eIX1mn12qWsbSuO0FCA18G6GgtvMwuyqHkzmodCp6J25uAjSuDzNUisiouZOe0ulsvN_6UrSqkWNwLy6Qrc1SHYwIJ1T4bUaXCWT3HtFMeer6_KO0yLHFfSiSnT3lJcrigkedcX/s640/DevilsGate1%20ctsy%20Ryan%20Reeder%20pub%20dom.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIlL1J4rmmr_UA9gfw5neUO7CCsSM_4wdtrvhKhu4kEFr-Cwea3eIX1mn12qWsbSuO0FCA18G6GgtvMwuyqHkzmodCp6J25uAjSuDzNUisiouZOe0ulsvN_6UrSqkWNwLy6Qrc1SHYwIJ1T4bUaXCWT3HtFMeer6_KO0yLHFfSiSnT3lJcrigkedcX/w400-h300/DevilsGate1%20ctsy%20Ryan%20Reeder%20pub%20dom.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to American
Indian legend, they believed a powerful evil spirit in the form of a tremendous
beast with enormous tusks ravaged the Sweetwater Valley, preventing the Indians
from hunting and camping. A holy man told the tribes that the Great Spirit
wanted them to destroy the beast. The Indians launched an attack from the
mountain passes and ravines, shooting countless arrows into the evil monster.
Enraged, the beast with a mighty upward thrust of its tusks, ripped a gap in
the mountain and disappeared, never to be seen again. <br /></span>
<span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Robert L. Munkees, “Independence Rock and Devil’s Gate” in Annals of
Wyoming, April 1968.</i></span></span><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are some creatures
living around Devil’s Gate that might not be monsters, but they also are not something most people wish to cross their paths. Rattlesnakes. The rock formation of which Devil’s
Gate is part is known as the Granite Hills. On an 1872 map, the mountains immediately
north of them were identified at Rattlesnake Mountains.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My husband and I
made a visit to some of the landmarks along the emigrant trail. Stopping near
Devil’s Gate, a docent advised us we could walk to the river where we could
have a better view of the water going through the gorge. He also warned us
there are a lot of rattlesnakes there.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This author took
a pass on hiking closer to Devil’s Gate.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnchJR1YMw6cfQY6QrqxOhTGhVcT3SBmKZ8tHbO_j83n1n9GYYQlbrW09pOBHxsPEG1wqQopVG8YbfxLgNkozd1OldV4QJ0d5btzD3VDdjqghv869DbQGi5w2xfZ9ALqJpONCEZFVzQfaLrf2-3TPMIoWI1WwYWVR-ebtTEeYmLbIB5PtJxkh83Gax/s637/Devil's%20Gate%20wagon%20train%20drawing%20by%20William%20Henry%20Jackson%20circa%201870.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="637" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnchJR1YMw6cfQY6QrqxOhTGhVcT3SBmKZ8tHbO_j83n1n9GYYQlbrW09pOBHxsPEG1wqQopVG8YbfxLgNkozd1OldV4QJ0d5btzD3VDdjqghv869DbQGi5w2xfZ9ALqJpONCEZFVzQfaLrf2-3TPMIoWI1WwYWVR-ebtTEeYmLbIB5PtJxkh83Gax/w400-h270/Devil's%20Gate%20wagon%20train%20drawing%20by%20William%20Henry%20Jackson%20circa%201870.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Both Devil’s
Gate and Independence Rock were landmarks on the three major emigrant trails:
Oregon, California, and Mormon. The above drawing by William Henry Jackson,
circa 1870, shows circled wagon trains at Independence Rock, with Devil's Gate in the
distance.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Emigrant Charles E. Boyle wrote in
1849:</span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Although the cleft was too narrow for
wagons to pass through alongside the river, emigrants frequently stopped to
hike around these rocks and carve their names. Often they noticed bighorn sheep
climbing the hills. The chasm is one of the wonders of the world,… The water
rushes roaring and raving into the gorge, and the noise it makes as it comes in
contact with the huge fragments of rock lying in its course is almost
deafening.”</span></i></span></span></p>
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and adventurers began traveling west through the territory of the Louisiana
Purchase, which became United States territory in 1803, they soon discovered
Devil’s Gate. It became one of the landmarks which bordered what became a
popular trail. The trail allowed wagons and livestock to cross the Continental Divide
through South Pass, a reasonably smooth, gentle sloping pass over otherwise
steep and rugged territory.</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fr. Pierre-Jean
DeSmet, S.J., <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>said in 1841:<br />
<i>"...Travelers have named this spot the Devil's Entrance (Devil's Gate).
In my opinion they should have rather called it Heaven's Avenue."</i> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Devil's Gate was a marker along the trail that many pioneers hoped would lead to a heaven on earth. However, there
is far more to Devil’s Gate’s history than being a landmark. Next month, I will
share about a trading post built near Devil’s Gate.</span></p>
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my first book published in the Prairie Roses Collection (2022). Many of the
same characters are in both <i>Pearl </i>and <i>Clara</i>. It also included
the part of the story where the wagon train traveled passed Devil’s Gate as the
wagons crossed the Sweetwater River nine times before reaching South Pass. The
book is available as an ebook and in paperback, and also at no additional cost
with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. To find the book description for <i>Pearl</i>
and the purchase options, please <b><a href="http://mybook.to/Pearl-PRC" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span><p></p>
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through the Sweetwater River valley. The book is currently available for purchase
as an ebook or at no additional cost with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. To
find the book description and purchase options, please <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BXNRKZ7B" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></b></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">https://plantsandrocks.blogspot.com/2014/08/sweetwater-river-at-devils-gate.html</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=95488</span></p>
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<p></p>Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-10615644033442757742023-04-26T11:00:00.000-05:002023-04-26T11:00:05.842-05:00The Texas Prison Rodeo by Bea Tifton<p><br /></p><div class="post-header" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8412316241539255928" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 578.667px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gBOnu78GsmN7hgeNuxYU7su8FnZJ0EWn91exRJCsupgCpwLs-_jfvJc52zJxfiNWVqIIbGH27BkpbSLvJ6osOXSqOgDOJmppLLJAlYSlg6442QEd2PhAk2pin0LbSnjXCwwH03yW2OC6998fCHIlEi0nceIhMhUUqf3HWXQwYf7id5gJkJG1Nht3aQ/s284/blogrodeo5download%20(3).jpg" style="clear: left; color: #336699; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="177" data-original-width="284" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gBOnu78GsmN7hgeNuxYU7su8FnZJ0EWn91exRJCsupgCpwLs-_jfvJc52zJxfiNWVqIIbGH27BkpbSLvJ6osOXSqOgDOJmppLLJAlYSlg6442QEd2PhAk2pin0LbSnjXCwwH03yW2OC6998fCHIlEi0nceIhMhUUqf3HWXQwYf7id5gJkJG1Nht3aQ/s1600/blogrodeo5download%20(3).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="284" /></a></div>The Texas Prison Rodeo in Huntsville, Texas, was the first of its kind in the United States, operating from 1931 to 1986. In 1931, the general manager for the Texas prison in Huntsville, Marshal Lee Simmons, instituted the Texas Prison Rodeo. The rodeos were held on Sunday afternoons in October with the blessings of local clergy members.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Livestock was provided by the prison farms, and Simmons trucked in spectators and inmates on “rolling jails” from the prison farms and the prison itself, called “The Walls” by many. The rodeo took place on the prisoners’ baseball field. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The wooden stadium only seated a few hundred, so organizers had to turn away fans. In 1938 the arena seating was doubled and in 1950 a red brick arena with a 20,000 seating capacity was built for one million dollars.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9pT-OZxXAkSd2RgW3bVT1AUe0tYnv2LRh3fjjZadVjslT9UrsBcEFgdUR4ve9iErvxlqQV9sAJPcl3XrkSNK6_lZeG1U5i2Z2H7LYL797dOBcQ3gwdjnrnT48AeKRsqgmtynNFPHUChVov1DE96aZrAZdZzFxzSj76QWcOLWY7m79FKin6B4wBDTA/s275/blogrodeodownload%20(3).jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj9pT-OZxXAkSd2RgW3bVT1AUe0tYnv2LRh3fjjZadVjslT9UrsBcEFgdUR4ve9iErvxlqQV9sAJPcl3XrkSNK6_lZeG1U5i2Z2H7LYL797dOBcQ3gwdjnrnT48AeKRsqgmtynNFPHUChVov1DE96aZrAZdZzFxzSj76QWcOLWY7m79FKin6B4wBDTA/w320-h213/blogrodeodownload%20(3).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Dubbed “The Wildest Show Behind Bars” and “The Wildest Show on Earth,” the rodeo proceeds were used to provide funds for an education and recreation fund that purchased such things as textbooks and Christmas turkeys.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJq6_x5WoQUwXQ8DFIzxg9XtZ2VVDioCJnTHLjCFXIaaAPRniwu-cX69s4_MLq-ZZqU_742A9ZdQWwZXFvKwGzyCPehQnHqxqoqlCrumxdsqWep4M-r64naVG41yJ7IgJk7xhauDbAIvHfHwmm3fT5-TXKmChj5hqlnClMf47AyGKz10q1fiEpU6Khg/s275/blogrodeo1download%20(3).jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJq6_x5WoQUwXQ8DFIzxg9XtZ2VVDioCJnTHLjCFXIaaAPRniwu-cX69s4_MLq-ZZqU_742A9ZdQWwZXFvKwGzyCPehQnHqxqoqlCrumxdsqWep4M-r64naVG41yJ7IgJk7xhauDbAIvHfHwmm3fT5-TXKmChj5hqlnClMf47AyGKz10q1fiEpU6Khg/w213-h320/blogrodeo1download%20(3).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctc7S5vYv1oEvmNyLrF3t39NlFAUjeOgHtB9VZ9PPmnrgKEhB3_iNOUG-mF2bM1Oxwn2xgUsgOT-OPoc_00MwApgO9htYzoH_9GI3Tv8s1uUBAVQooEePwp8C3KvBnO635-ORWN-JNuOqVzuA8-tcpiol4B9Hv35ElXcCeBad_G8Cyv0ykPfyX9vOgw/s259/blogrodeo3images%20(25).jpg" style="clear: right; color: #336699; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctc7S5vYv1oEvmNyLrF3t39NlFAUjeOgHtB9VZ9PPmnrgKEhB3_iNOUG-mF2bM1Oxwn2xgUsgOT-OPoc_00MwApgO9htYzoH_9GI3Tv8s1uUBAVQooEePwp8C3KvBnO635-ORWN-JNuOqVzuA8-tcpiol4B9Hv35ElXcCeBad_G8Cyv0ykPfyX9vOgw/w240-h320/blogrodeo3images%20(25).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Participants wore black and white striped uniforms sewn by women at the Goring unit. Men and women could participate in the rodeo. Men competed in calf roping, bronc riding, bull riding, bareback basketball, and wild cow milking. In “Hard Money,” inmates wearing red shirts competed against each other to be the first to snatch a tobacco sack full of cash from between the horns of a bull. Women participated in calf roping, barrel riding, and greased pig sacking.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fCfLbJT4wQXXQcVdivhDv1C6IxLgXgLibiNNqALM1C1IeblCoq_GipNWTUmzvIbgT03r7NO16prQ1lE_JHn_u69i5uDl7qSNwYsUqc2TD9RBMjz4cqmjuYA5ouLooYvj0od8fDp-BAw0JyVv8jZn27NNkFhjHWRt2SEpz2BLbUqu_cCSCQD4QGXgUg/s268/blogrodeo2.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="268" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fCfLbJT4wQXXQcVdivhDv1C6IxLgXgLibiNNqALM1C1IeblCoq_GipNWTUmzvIbgT03r7NO16prQ1lE_JHn_u69i5uDl7qSNwYsUqc2TD9RBMjz4cqmjuYA5ouLooYvj0od8fDp-BAw0JyVv8jZn27NNkFhjHWRt2SEpz2BLbUqu_cCSCQD4QGXgUg/w320-h224/blogrodeo2.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Prisoners were paid for performing. They earned two dollars in 1938 and ten dollars in 1986, but the main draw was the satisfaction and recognition for winning. O’Neal Browning began participating in rodeos when he was sixteen. His father, who wanted Browning to help him on the farm, beat the boy regularly even though he was bringing money home from rodeo winnings. While still in his teens in a drunken rage, Browning killed his father with an ax and was sentenced to life in prison. For 30 years he participated and became a celebrity as he was the top winner in seven rodeos.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUa2shxdxysuUA7boHsCD0U4UI3tCnKmPyPZ5ZkpVzqVEkYBGzurjqC1zMFSU5P_6SJX9nTQ-ihWGnHNCMAQDuAmIrpauwzoRDgYLVxkNI1IUR4AXaopiZ-JZeyhptiWtgbBhFchOxxxs2Mw6wmY8AlgfxBV6d2ZyyDvN7t3P-FguS_3ldfJLBnjc5Q/s271/blogrodeobrowningdownload%20(3).jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUa2shxdxysuUA7boHsCD0U4UI3tCnKmPyPZ5ZkpVzqVEkYBGzurjqC1zMFSU5P_6SJX9nTQ-ihWGnHNCMAQDuAmIrpauwzoRDgYLVxkNI1IUR4AXaopiZ-JZeyhptiWtgbBhFchOxxxs2Mw6wmY8AlgfxBV6d2ZyyDvN7t3P-FguS_3ldfJLBnjc5Q/w220-h320/blogrodeobrowningdownload%20(3).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="220" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Inmate rodeo clowns distracted the bulls and entertained the spectators. During halftime shows prison gospel choirs, string bands, and the “Goree Girls” featuring the former stripper Candy Barr entertained the crowd. In the 1950s, celebrities began performing, including Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Willie Nelson.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57VfDx1_Pyje9wZd8dK5ymEKUy5ZSBxN59C8lPDozDYSKiw63DYzm-vO2jtHMcm7BgjP6pfaJv81IyIm_u-JGiqv7gK_FFgwPgA7n5yHC8WhCHePP3qtnVMVRNrjXjZ5aNAKH3OXwyeK-jjVgNORK4zL2BkqVvJbpbY1FYix1DrBKYOeWSNFIYQAhCA/s1800/blogrodeoratio3x2_1800.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh57VfDx1_Pyje9wZd8dK5ymEKUy5ZSBxN59C8lPDozDYSKiw63DYzm-vO2jtHMcm7BgjP6pfaJv81IyIm_u-JGiqv7gK_FFgwPgA7n5yHC8WhCHePP3qtnVMVRNrjXjZ5aNAKH3OXwyeK-jjVgNORK4zL2BkqVvJbpbY1FYix1DrBKYOeWSNFIYQAhCA/s320/blogrodeoratio3x2_1800.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The rodeo involved inmates throughout the prison systems and local businesses such as restaurants and stores benefitted from the resulting tourism. In 1975, astronauts and cosmonauts from the Apollo-Soyez space mission attended the rodeo. In 1980, the film “Urban Cowboy” filmed several scenes from the arena and included the prison rodeo in the film’s plot.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Only two inmates ever escaped. One year a pair of convicts slipped under the bleachers and put on clothes left by an outside accomplice. As they were heading toward the exit, a security guard actually threw them out of the rodeo because he thought they were sneaking in.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIwDELeI5Bt9sLt2FgclF-nhJWIuL-Ryj-dwa82DNTztEyxI5paBi-vchrWTQuDatyJyX3iPOZelz4XRWf4kNyEK0g_h5njkjBgpjrH-cqwKGYZomgHS9ytE9c-7wBFl17vTqiW3xz-VqrNJsjVy0Q_WTP4cM6mkZb_seLF1bMRnNxFvdILgRunyXQ/s259/blogrodeoimages%20(25).jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IIwDELeI5Bt9sLt2FgclF-nhJWIuL-Ryj-dwa82DNTztEyxI5paBi-vchrWTQuDatyJyX3iPOZelz4XRWf4kNyEK0g_h5njkjBgpjrH-cqwKGYZomgHS9ytE9c-7wBFl17vTqiW3xz-VqrNJsjVy0Q_WTP4cM6mkZb_seLF1bMRnNxFvdILgRunyXQ/w320-h240/blogrodeoimages%20(25).jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Several factors contributed to the rodeo’s demise. The energy crisis and inflation in the 1970s and 1980s, along with poor advertising and bad weather dramatically reduced the crowds. As Huntsville and the surrounding area became increasingly less rural, fewer inmates had the necessary skills to participate safely. Changing views emerged concerning the treatment of incarcerated people. Federal funding increased to the state prison system and eliminated the pressure for the state prison system to earn its own finances. The rodeo was still quite popular in 1986 when engineers condemned the stadium as unsafe. Efforts to revive the rodeo in the 1990s proved unsuccessful. In 2012 the rodeo grounds were demolished.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFzrdvydZ7qxKPOtBufwdDX_R6tDYber3p95s2_ytpw8uQgUiWq_aQp9XXGiIows1fTRY1E2chxVUEoZkYX3vwUIUgXzA685_zKZanVo95BiMou3KixBXmrGlhDoU-sB_ZmmCtIxSMHMYVzQuw-KifDkBL7ZGBs_D3EJULUipXyqo6BzB4EAJ7_eExw/s1647/blogrodeo08.jpg" style="color: #336699; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="1647" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFzrdvydZ7qxKPOtBufwdDX_R6tDYber3p95s2_ytpw8uQgUiWq_aQp9XXGiIows1fTRY1E2chxVUEoZkYX3vwUIUgXzA685_zKZanVo95BiMou3KixBXmrGlhDoU-sB_ZmmCtIxSMHMYVzQuw-KifDkBL7ZGBs_D3EJULUipXyqo6BzB4EAJ7_eExw/w400-h266/blogrodeo08.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p></div>Bea Tiftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17230017252251974256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-24306660623338452922023-04-24T06:30:00.005-05:002023-04-24T06:30:00.211-05:00PREPARING FOR WILLA'S OVERLAND TRIP by Marisa Masterson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccg3AutRwWop-mj0_heRz2SigHfwcrXD20F_cyopaC7e9QyQvFE_g5ct6L8EbQuXUttx7jujRSciXMMHbCQZ1hXB0Tcez0DVFu5pQIY5XKwh27k4Qej_w1yDmMEABDTh_usW8tUy6S3fuORHZL-YpH45a7-PM2tkf5aEC7zWltrmWbw596E_Bf6oUXQ/s2700/MARIETTA%20WILLA%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccg3AutRwWop-mj0_heRz2SigHfwcrXD20F_cyopaC7e9QyQvFE_g5ct6L8EbQuXUttx7jujRSciXMMHbCQZ1hXB0Tcez0DVFu5pQIY5XKwh27k4Qej_w1yDmMEABDTh_usW8tUy6S3fuORHZL-YpH45a7-PM2tkf5aEC7zWltrmWbw596E_Bf6oUXQ/s320/MARIETTA%20WILLA%20(2).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><p></p><p>My heroine is making a journey across the country. Fine, but how to bring the reader into the setting so they feel like that trip is real?</p><p>Research, of course! That's me, always researching.</p><p>First, I decided to use oxen rather than horses or mules to pull her wagon. Why oxen? They did not require grain or oats like horses. The oxen (trained and castrated bulls) were willing to forage for grass. They also tolerated the long miles and hard work better.</p><p>Hard work? Definitely! The oxen typically started out from Missouri pulling 2500 pounds of supplies.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxiSdi19Ubt8zVb82RtFSUsgvJ2bYBcVAplyR7UKyXBK9ZdRskzRGVyIA2Mxj2UiKT6IX5oklmtN2LcJ-_UtEMSaSxUzFK5aHePDIu7PZU6kjrgWvHkuKfAKgMl9M62acpIJHTfLNyQpI/s1600/oregon+trail.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxiSdi19Ubt8zVb82RtFSUsgvJ2bYBcVAplyR7UKyXBK9ZdRskzRGVyIA2Mxj2UiKT6IX5oklmtN2LcJ-_UtEMSaSxUzFK5aHePDIu7PZU6kjrgWvHkuKfAKgMl9M62acpIJHTfLNyQpI/w400-h225/oregon+trail.png" width="400" /></a></p>How many oxen? Two as I have read in other novels? No, usually, three sets of two pulled the wagon. <p></p><p>How else could I add reality to my sweet romance? I added some of the early landmarks that overlanders would see. First, the crossing of the South Platte River. The travelers would then begin to climb the incredibly steep California Hill. </p><p>Why go that route? After the climb, they would stop at Ash Hollow, where people would enjoy sweet, sweet water after weeks of drinking boiled river water.</p><p>Next, I included details about the significant rock formations. First, Courthouse Rock. But my travelers don't stop there. They push on to get to Chimney Rock. It's a significant spot. There, they know that one quarter of the journey is over. I'd celebrate if I was there like so many real travelers did who climbed that rock and chisled their names into it.</p><p>From <i>Wagon Train Willa</i>:</p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal">The company passed Courthouse Rock without much fanfare. To
the travelers, it simply became one of the landmarks many knew of on the trail.
Only a few days after that, they came to Chimney Rock. That was much more
exciting.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The train stopped there, spending a free day at the spot.
The people felt encouraged as they knew that now they had covered one quarter
of the trail, over five hundred miles already walked. Most made this a
celebration. The group even had a potluck dinner planned, and hunters went out
to search for fresh game to add to it.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Like others in the company, Cade and Willa took the boys to
the top of Chimney Rock. He carried the chisel. With a flourish, he carved
their names and the date into the rock. Willy and Billy stood with their eyes
wide as they watched small chips of rock fly.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal">“See, boys. In years to come, people will know that we made
the trip across the country. A family who traveled together.” Cade grinned as
he stretched a hand toward the carving.</p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p>What else happens to this family? I hope you are curious to find out. The novel is now on pre-order and will release soon from Amazon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C29QFX7Z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="300" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnUlHV_BfpKeiUHDNAUtPImXuyRtfLwiGSiNcGarJvc4ZoGDLoQ-4a_tUHTyZMWKl5TqaUrGFK51Gkt4UNM1giK-krke3La6sJLy4arnv1CQ0gfE85-T1xzVf-LOpmuKY8wPaya_eAk5w5MhflZIiJn6XuqUSzpeozLoNWPDGpTt1rYYUu6pq153eug/w400-h333/Bookb.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Sheila Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401656383104515737noreply@blogger.com0Michigan, USA44.3148443 -85.60236429999999117.335172234170177 -120.75861429999999 71.294516365829821 -50.446114299999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-38472311320773723642023-04-22T05:00:00.008-05:002023-04-22T05:00:00.226-05:00Rosita - LIttle Rose - Colorado<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Post by Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JDIBq5UNpTr7fm31EXcz3Ku9oWj8vDmq_LTcKHtWaXYwQ5JudkrSSuXjuyYwgMMRJznjc-7-flm5ABfwO5Emaw-uKDUIh3tpiHb1sX9I8IGBEIZAR7XEpbirfwIbjXbAY_3r2V6tXrC9MYi3E0d0bYYJFUN5_PnYzwV81FNv7kDseiNqFywM1A/s1800/485312-R1-056-26A_027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="1800" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JDIBq5UNpTr7fm31EXcz3Ku9oWj8vDmq_LTcKHtWaXYwQ5JudkrSSuXjuyYwgMMRJznjc-7-flm5ABfwO5Emaw-uKDUIh3tpiHb1sX9I8IGBEIZAR7XEpbirfwIbjXbAY_3r2V6tXrC9MYi3E0d0bYYJFUN5_PnYzwV81FNv7kDseiNqFywM1A/s320/485312-R1-056-26A_027.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">driving toward the Wet Mountain Valley<br />Photo (c) Doris McCraw</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rosita, which means Little Rose in Spanish, was a silver mining town in Custer County Colorado in the Wet Mountain Valley area. It was a favorite of the writer Helen Hunt Jackson and the setting for her children's story "Nelly's Silver Mine".</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is also the setting for my fictional story tentatively named "Pauline".</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The town itself was founded in 1872 and quickly grew with tents and log cabins. Shortly after there were now stores and of course carpenters and a hotel a saloon and by 1874 it had around 1000 residents and approximately 400 buildings. It also for a brief period of time was the county seat of Custer County. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ8Ljhnjevt0Bwl6lVc-Xa0fjInspUzcF-H9vfgeM7E8Y6B_fTmtuZcwUXFZOdjrr3TMuLHnA1OKr9jdYLEf2LWPVbnGvvbAo2yJulWu0OjtUqtYBDTYy_CRx2_bRoloCfn1hSU3F1iKuJdQuq0JPyFvCsTUxVyN3mg2-5NwbAE2rtf5wX64uk9w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="1024" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ8Ljhnjevt0Bwl6lVc-Xa0fjInspUzcF-H9vfgeM7E8Y6B_fTmtuZcwUXFZOdjrr3TMuLHnA1OKr9jdYLEf2LWPVbnGvvbAo2yJulWu0OjtUqtYBDTYy_CRx2_bRoloCfn1hSU3F1iKuJdQuq0JPyFvCsTUxVyN3mg2-5NwbAE2rtf5wX64uk9w" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image of Rosita, CO around 1888</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unfortunately for the town, the silver mines which were the reason for its being had short-lived silver veins. In the early 1880s, the towns of Silver Cliff and Querida grew as Rosita lost in population.
In 1886 the town of Silver Cliff became the new county seat of Custer County after about a four-year fight. (On a side note, the town of Silver Cliff had its own drama when they expected the Denver and Rio Grande railroad to put a spur through but instead the depot was built in the town of Westcliff on land owned by Dr. Bell a friend of Gen. Palmer the owner of the Denver and Rio Grand.)
</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Briefly, in 1875 there was what they called the Pocahontas Mining War. It seems two men came into town promising to establish a bank but instead claimed ownership of the Pocahontas mine at the behest of the two men a Major George W Graham came to town to secure the mine. He arrived vowing revenge on certain townspeople. This major Graham was an escapee from the Colorado Territorial Prison. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">According to a story from Wikipedia, a mob of townsmen went to the mine where Graham then begged them to let him go. They told him to run. As he did so the mob shot him in the back. That same day according to the Corners inquest they stated Graham had taken 36 shots to his body. The body was taken in a wagon and buried outside of town. No one was ever charged with his murder.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgRO-2LbLlLFhWRmrfgke_9uH8WHRSWAodcv1tl8Ltq24Y1NrecPTb9WRyPVBe8If0gmWqwyMhxHSQ-UEEtHEb-HKkuAjQ0YH91vluSXCZ2pyegxsAr9mWa3ZqLNRLlur3dcbIh0VMb2LvGo0rEYjMknVP7AQVV43tEWR-mYF6GTgWGP-ffGxKzA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2880" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgRO-2LbLlLFhWRmrfgke_9uH8WHRSWAodcv1tl8Ltq24Y1NrecPTb9WRyPVBe8If0gmWqwyMhxHSQ-UEEtHEb-HKkuAjQ0YH91vluSXCZ2pyegxsAr9mWa3ZqLNRLlur3dcbIh0VMb2LvGo0rEYjMknVP7AQVV43tEWR-mYF6GTgWGP-ffGxKzA" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosita Cemetery from Find A Grave</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today Rosita is now a ghost town although there are probably around a hundred residents and it has seasonal residents also. The Sangre de Cristos and the Wet Mountain Valley are still some of the most beautiful places in Colorado. Its name lived up to the beauty of its locations but the people in the town back then, that's another story.</span></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: -apple-system-ui-serif, ui-serif, Spectral, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; letter-spacing: -0.228px; line-height: 1.6em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: var(--page-width);"><em style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;"><strong style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0;">Until Next Time: Stay safe, Stay happy, and Stay healthy.</strong></em></p><p style="--tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 / 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkvs49YuyRoXyobKI20iyZpRRI9JU8e1rFWt6b0whkj4QaMTU6Hv4U90og8rx3E4SZQuwiubpdxe1qAiRJLhFkllJw8aEDo6VYgynW6ZCR1YzcltEYwU5irWR6_dj4qPbtwfCx_5A0deZfExZfPkV0gHywZYeG4I_HPzYTyG8zbQQoUPaYwCLID4A/s832/Jo-Ann%20Roberts%20final%20logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="832" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkvs49YuyRoXyobKI20iyZpRRI9JU8e1rFWt6b0whkj4QaMTU6Hv4U90og8rx3E4SZQuwiubpdxe1qAiRJLhFkllJw8aEDo6VYgynW6ZCR1YzcltEYwU5irWR6_dj4qPbtwfCx_5A0deZfExZfPkV0gHywZYeG4I_HPzYTyG8zbQQoUPaYwCLID4A/s320/Jo-Ann%20Roberts%20final%20logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">With so many food storage options at our fingertips in today's world, I wondered how people in the 19th and well into the 20th century kept food cool and from spoiling.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Because a root cellar plays an important role in my upcoming release, <b><i>Winning the Widow's Heart</i></b>, I did some research and discovered that pantries are universal whether they are called a butler's pantry, a keeping room, a larder, or a dairy.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The word "pantry" comes from the Old French word "paneterie" meaning from "pain", the French word for bread. In medieval times food and supplies were stored in specific rooms. Meats were stored in a larder, alcohol stored in the buttery, and bread was stored in the pantry.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Before 1850, settlers in early American homes, where space was tight and possessions few, stored dry goods and spices in a cabinet or trunk. However, small rooms adjacent to the kitchen hearth began to appear in colonial houses for all manner of food storage. Early pantries--especially in the self-sufficient farmhouse--were unheated and primitive, with simple wood shelving on which to store barrels of dry goods and other bulk staples, as well as cooking utensils. Dark, cool, and dry, the pantry necessarily had a door or cloth covering over the entry to keep out dirt.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Milk room or dairies, many spring-fed, were often adjacent to farmhouse kitchens. Well-insulated dugouts (a walk-in, cave-like structure built into a hill) also ensured safe storage for perishables or preserves.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">By the end of the Civil War and the 1920s, pantries were commonplace in homes of all styles, often with a servant's room above or adjacent to the kitchen.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Types of Pantries</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kc6RtflZiKrFCENrToSfiqysbt-ckQ_zf7qg64wLvt0UiGcTXoyFTrSj-46qWtA1KtxrWf5OQQ7869s79AuxkrD3XzVWt4IropMHyZfs4QvIfhqbWTSQzgi0xNX6nWso8rihX5H1vGJka7IqALVh7LfNB9kx46phbmcQerb9Gq38eJwGn3O4G71w/s736/Butler's%20Pantry.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="736" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kc6RtflZiKrFCENrToSfiqysbt-ckQ_zf7qg64wLvt0UiGcTXoyFTrSj-46qWtA1KtxrWf5OQQ7869s79AuxkrD3XzVWt4IropMHyZfs4QvIfhqbWTSQzgi0xNX6nWso8rihX5H1vGJka7IqALVh7LfNB9kx46phbmcQerb9Gq38eJwGn3O4G71w/s320/Butler's%20Pantry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Butler's Pantry</b> A Victorian invention, it is a separate space adjacent to the dining room where food could be prepped and readily served, and where dishes often were washed in a "soft", copper-lined sink. It generally included storage space for tableware, serving pieces, and the family "plate" or silverware, which was the butler's responsibility.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Buttery (or butt'ry)</b> An old-fashioned word for the pantry or larder found in old farmhouses. This doesn't refer to butter but come from an English term for secondary pantry storage where more extensive provisions were stored in large barrels called "butts".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ-ZnKKy5xE2jVqX8NUnVesbqaLX_4dTZ_N-urZg1SvX1x46aJm_NKwM-Hrwi_AU59wMOb0kH-ZkM7ykbNw1Gln4bU5SuB4tlS7HOgOfyW_MJpye0E1ZxIFE88iKclkHIjCXs7DwtIHi2ppBj_YjOzuJ28zufdlL35HqBKc6Q7EQJw-hTe7d_5suH/s406/Buttery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ-ZnKKy5xE2jVqX8NUnVesbqaLX_4dTZ_N-urZg1SvX1x46aJm_NKwM-Hrwi_AU59wMOb0kH-ZkM7ykbNw1Gln4bU5SuB4tlS7HOgOfyW_MJpye0E1ZxIFE88iKclkHIjCXs7DwtIHi2ppBj_YjOzuJ28zufdlL35HqBKc6Q7EQJw-hTe7d_5suH/s320/Buttery.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Keeping Pantry</b> An old English and New England term for a family sitting room immediately adjacent to the kitchen.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-L8-jDcB-fVJGuJti4ZkWLqMUeNCySx1EtkS7qSSYOYDM3zjec0JFKtQQwbPwfPzNd1mKmw_W0hWSwQXrExYXg6tJtaL5I3ZCxMbPAxzkKNRASdqKw0r0KQrcpS-Bg-shEbND3JQidU7riAs-3t1GXLcruvZ1IF67q3dptwbxndV5NiJgPpw3kb5/s564/keeping%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="564" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-L8-jDcB-fVJGuJti4ZkWLqMUeNCySx1EtkS7qSSYOYDM3zjec0JFKtQQwbPwfPzNd1mKmw_W0hWSwQXrExYXg6tJtaL5I3ZCxMbPAxzkKNRASdqKw0r0KQrcpS-Bg-shEbND3JQidU7riAs-3t1GXLcruvZ1IF67q3dptwbxndV5NiJgPpw3kb5/s320/keeping%20room.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Larder</b> A small, cold room for storage of perishable food and prepared foods in the hottest weather. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HKMFHC6wQgodsiofMADIMy_-sXIkuDt-ipn6iCXOp_FvUZ13r1yhbgPRIKYjNfBQ1ilZkKHm5kyAasD4PbnhTRMcKXvoVCA0FhuJh7qZw0QGL8UQjMc07bHE28pOut1EI7rWFf_mD92CDz2O2gef5R17zlbjKfqD21VeDXFbRdBf46wM0WKolG0J/s440/Larder.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HKMFHC6wQgodsiofMADIMy_-sXIkuDt-ipn6iCXOp_FvUZ13r1yhbgPRIKYjNfBQ1ilZkKHm5kyAasD4PbnhTRMcKXvoVCA0FhuJh7qZw0QGL8UQjMc07bHE28pOut1EI7rWFf_mD92CDz2O2gef5R17zlbjKfqD21VeDXFbRdBf46wM0WKolG0J/s320/Larder.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />It had slate or marble shelves two or three inches thick. Originally, it was where raw meat was larded--covered in fat--to be preserved. A dry larder was where bread, pastry, milk, butter, or cooked meats were stored.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Milk Room</b> Also called the dairy, this was a cool work room, often with running water from a spring, within the farmhouse and adjacent to the kitchen where butter</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgwH3KFdOUYMhshaWf95GP-yJzzFggZpy4JFmATmS7vjdZK9ZJggZfx70x33isyJAxks7VFaukKrd5zmIIxjZb3lFN_To-XrKcgo_saOhD9pld5sDUekCsoCarxC7qGFn9CurShfQANi2aO9b3BoCx-TaTz0qMK1NvhAq7105Y02KFeczR1a7zEZJ/s428/Milk%20room.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="428" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgwH3KFdOUYMhshaWf95GP-yJzzFggZpy4JFmATmS7vjdZK9ZJggZfx70x33isyJAxks7VFaukKrd5zmIIxjZb3lFN_To-XrKcgo_saOhD9pld5sDUekCsoCarxC7qGFn9CurShfQANi2aO9b3BoCx-TaTz0qMK1NvhAq7105Y02KFeczR1a7zEZJ/s320/Milk%20room.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> was churned, and pans of milk were stored.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>Hoosier Cabinets</b> Made by the Hoosier Manufacturing Company in Indiana, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">this cabinet was created to be an all-in-one pantry and kitchen for the new</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMXNSciRX55EAV9IzN1a2wKFZX0XPIsoBx0AKsEy7gShmI7rJXLOLeS5rnJ3eN9H4Iz6zdXpICJq-3j8depysQ4GmAWrADQ7_2XEOZ569J700w-aoCJxrFkvl9NuSWj8GXG-MDSV11Swt4DQdLtZpbzajiHO_yo4lD9eYnXeqdz_AJkdUxWN6GaBa/s563/Hoosier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="563" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMXNSciRX55EAV9IzN1a2wKFZX0XPIsoBx0AKsEy7gShmI7rJXLOLeS5rnJ3eN9H4Iz6zdXpICJq-3j8depysQ4GmAWrADQ7_2XEOZ569J700w-aoCJxrFkvl9NuSWj8GXG-MDSV11Swt4DQdLtZpbzajiHO_yo4lD9eYnXeqdz_AJkdUxWN6GaBa/w306-h268/Hoosier.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><br />American home. These cabinets stood about six feet high, four feet wide and about two feet deep--making it a perfect size for small kitchens. It had built in storage bins and containers for everyday items like flour, sugar, coffee, tea and household spices.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br />Summer Kitchen</b> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngTYSvO5u3WVwpzrvhGrRlr1VfHvmoi3aJeROd2gOiHmInXaFr-BUcbyD_5asxH8H7T5Ze7JkzS_yrMGRSrIvxUTtSRNj-kZtNTuukW9ZQVWex_BhwDhEsA8xgjiJCixA57b4YXJx0rXBTMXc7hcNQu2o2HOKf-UNMidbgLMeI1mxp2GfzN0OcXKz/s900/summer%20kitchen%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngTYSvO5u3WVwpzrvhGrRlr1VfHvmoi3aJeROd2gOiHmInXaFr-BUcbyD_5asxH8H7T5Ze7JkzS_yrMGRSrIvxUTtSRNj-kZtNTuukW9ZQVWex_BhwDhEsA8xgjiJCixA57b4YXJx0rXBTMXc7hcNQu2o2HOKf-UNMidbgLMeI1mxp2GfzN0OcXKz/s320/summer%20kitchen%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Located in the ell or wing of old farmhouses or, in hot climates, in a separate structure, it's a room apart where food was prepared in summertime. It was cooler and better ventilated than the main kitchen, and its usage kept cooking heat away from living quarters.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Even today, regardless of your kitchen size, you most likely have a pantry. It might be as small as a shelf in a cupboard or as large as a walk-in closet. Or if you're like me, you can remember your parents having a pantry just off the kitchen. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">We have one now which we call the "Mary Poppins" closet. When we moved into the house, anything we didn't have a place for went in the closet until we were further along in our unpacking. So now, when my husband can't find something, I tell him to look in the "Mary Poppins closet". </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">P.S. 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