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Eunie's BlogMy Sister's DogJuly 22, 2010
My sister, Mabel, has raised several blue heelers from pups to be working cow dogs and as such they must learn to obey her commands. She first teaches her dog to stay and uses one of her old flannel shirts for this. Laying it on the ground,she works with the dog until it (more…)
ComancheJune 28, 2010
On June 28, 1876, two days after Lakota and Cheyenne warriors wiped out General George Armstrong Custer’s Seventh Cavalry Regiment, at what has become known as The Battle of the Little Big Horn, a burial party discovered among the dead, one still living. His name was Comanche.
On this bloody battleground, thick with flies, the (more…) Moses StockingMay 14, 2010
Mari Sandoz, the noted Nebraska writer of pioneer life and the Plains Indians, grew up hearing about the legendary Moses Stocking, a farmer and sheep man, who rivaled Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. Here are some of those stories she heard as a child.
Once, it seems Moses planted squash, but the vines grew (more…) Providence SpringApril 18, 2010
Providence Spring
Andersonville prison located ten miles from Americus, Georgia was built to hold captured union soldiers during the Civil War. Opened in February of 1864, the facility was soon filled to capacity and beyond as more and more prisoners were crowded within its walls. Before the war ended, a little over a year later, (more…) March 17, 2010
Mary Fields
She was big, about six feet tall and 200 pounds with the tenacity of a bulldog coupled with the strength and, sometimes, the temperament of a grizzly bear. But she also possessed the wit and warmth to charm even the coldest heart. She was unique. The kind of woman who gives rise to (more…) The Orphan TrainsFebruary 21, 2010
The Orphan Trains
An influx of poor immigrants arriving in New York between 1840 and 1869, all hoping for a better life, found jobs and housing scarce in this overcrowded port city. Often unable to provide for their children, they either brought them to orphanages or abandoned them. One estimate gives the number of homeless children (more…) A Nez Perce HeroineJanuary 27, 2010
Lewis and Clark reached the Weippe Prairie of central Idaho in Nez Perce country in September of 1805 where they would very likely have been killed if not for one Nez Perce woman, who, having lived among the whites, pleaded for their lives. The woman was Wet-khoo-weis which in Nez Perce means “returned from a (more…)
Our Immigrant AncestorsDecember 29, 2009
My husband’s paternal grandmother arrived in America from Holland with her parents, siblings, grandparents, and other relatives when she was 4 years old on the ship pictured at the side, the SS Zaandam.
The immigration point in this year of 1883 was Castle Garden which operated as a processing point for immigrants arriving (more…) The Lowly PencilDecember 7, 2009
During the Civil War it became evident that quill pens and pokeberry juice ink, the writing instruments of the day, were impractical for field use. The Army’s need for maps, written orders, and other messages with desk and chair setting miles away in barracks, tents, or officers quarters, created a demand for the (more…)
The Old Time CowboyNovember 14, 2009
Wanted Ranch Work: Will Do Anything But Milk Cows
The above ad in the "60 years past" column of the newspaper from my old hometown of Libby, Montana brought a smile to my face and the image of an old cowboy to my mind. For the old time cowboy had an aversion to milking cows, (more…) |
"Sadie" Posted 7/22/2010
Comanche posted 6/28/10
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Mari Sandoz, 1896-1966 Library of Congress photo, posted 5/14/10
Providence Spring
Mary Fields, photo courtesy Wedsworth Library, Cascade, MT posted Mar. 17, 2010
Orphan Train Children - posted Feb. 21, 2010
Lewis and Clark: Posted Jan. 27, 2009
The SS Zaandam: Posted Dec. 29, 2009
Some pencil pushers: Bro Larry (circled) & class 1946-47, Libby, Mt : posted Dec 7, 2009
Me with my Cowboy Daddy Posted Nov. 14, 2009
A Hubble photo of the stars in the universe posted Oct 14, 2009
Mary Shelley painting by Rothwell 1800-1868 Posted Sept 30, 2009
Early Day Hunting Stories posted Aug 28 - Buffaloed by Fairlee Winfield
The Legend of Bad Medicine (in the background) July 29 post
My granddaughter, Ally, and me with a wolf pup Ally and the Wolves, July 10 post
Old Glory The Number Thirteen July 2 post
Daughters Kandy and Kathy and son-in-law, Tom, on a geo cache hunt Posted June 23 post
The Free Enterprise Radon Health Mine at Boulder, MT May 29 post
Husband Ron and I with Kansas Governor Sebelius, now Health and Human Services Secretary May 12 post
My Birthplace, Libby, Montana April 28 post
Angela, descendant of slaves who settled Niccodemus, Kansas April 10 post (photo by Carol Yoho)
A Trip to Kentucky (Kandy's cat) March 27 post
Margaret Borland, Texas Rancher (Borland's Tombstone, Victoria, TX) posted March 9
Kathy then and now posted Feb. 2009
What Is This Thing Called Death, posted Jan. 20 My late brother, Dan, and his wife, Lindy
Photo From Past Years, posted Dec 31, 2008, A friend sent this old photo of my husband, daughter, and me in her Christmas card this year. Printed from a slide, it must be a mirror image as my husband's wedding band appears to be on his right hand.
My First Blog, Nov 10, 2008, Grandson, Johnny, age 6, with his mohawk and war paint, the only Indian with us pilgrims Thanksgiving Day
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