19th Century Earrings: Fact or Fiction?

19th Century Earrings: Fact or Fiction?

by | Nov 19, 2016 | Articles

Were earrings popular and common within the nineteenth century? Or did they come into vogue (and acceptance) post 1900?

This article references period newspapers, catalogs, and vintage photographs. Also discloses an element of cover art for (Gus’s Story) The Marshal’s Surrender.

An honest-to-goodness Pioneer Recipe

An honest-to-goodness Pioneer Recipe

by | Oct 23, 2014 | Articles

My great grandma was born in 1896 in the heart of the American West. While this chicken and dumplings recipe is attributed to her, family lore insists she made this honest-to-goodness pioneer dish the way her mother did, so this recipe is an oldie and a goodie.