By Anna Kathryn Lanier When we think of the pioneer, we usually imagine a log cabin, but what was a pioneer to do when they lived in a...

by Jacquie Rogers Author Jacquie Rogers Tobacco is a plant native to Central and South America, migrating north with traders, even...

By Charlene Raddon Researching a book involves a lot of reading, in books, online, at a library. Research involves fact-checking and the ...

By Ciara Gold I'm so excited to have been invited to participate in this blog. Since this is my first post, I'll begin with a very...

In Indian Territory, who would have thought the Five Civilized Indian Tribes leaders would complain to the Federal government about the...

By Paisley Kirkpatrick During the 1849 gold rush, mining camps started as a cluster of tents and other makeshift shelters. If the mine bec...

For some reason, choosing the name of the heroine of a story is hard for me—much harder than naming the hero. I’m wondering if it’s because...