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January 17, 2024I sat with my father for five days, watching him slowly and peacefully leave our lives. As one friend said,…
December 22, 2023Strawberry School
December 19, 2023The Imnaha River of Northeastern Oregon. Surrounded by some of the most spectacular and rugged landscapes in the Pacific Northwest,…
November 14, 2023The interview above took place in 1989 and contains Howard's memories related to working for the Oregon State Police's Game…
November 1, 2023Can you name the famous descendants of the Mayflower passengers? (answers)In the previous blog, The Pursuit of Family Connections, we…
October 24, 2023Some sixty years ago I lived in Latah County in north Idaho. Latah, according to the Nimíipuu, is the place…
September 29, 2023Woodmen of the World, Baker City, Oregon 1894Top Row: Duane Terry, Samuel White, C. Y. Burr, Dr. T. N. Snow,…
August 18, 2023The Brown & Pierce Store, Circa 1900's, Cornucopia, Oregon. Next to the man leaning against the post is a small…
August 9, 2023After all these years I carry a significant list of family surnames in my mind. Whether researching a document online,…
July 24, 2023A study of just a couple distant strands of my family and the women who withstood so much, enabling us…
July 13, 2023In a recent post on another site, an individual described her family connections and their settling of various rural communities…
July 10, 2023In one of my recent blogs, "Sweet Oregon: An Enigma and A Song," the story ended with the unexpected discovery…
