This is the first of a new series in my blog that will document the work I undertake for my local historical society, but also just showcase the wonderful things that society is doing. Like most such groups across the … Continue reading
It’s been a week since I began piecing together the lives of the Howe family from the letters loaned to me by the local historical society, and what a week it’s been! I started off by poking around online, mostly … Continue reading
In my last Society Saturday post featuring the work I’m doing for the local historical society on the family of Phineas H. Howe, I left off with the question of what could possess Phineas, a widower with two sons, aged … Continue reading
Continuing from last Saturday‘s post, we find Phineas Howard Howe right where we left him before, a year into his self-made exile from Maine and still in Calaveras County, California. In a letter dated … Continue reading
If you’re new to my Society Saturday series, I invite you to take a look at the other posts I’ve made concerning my work for the Nez Perce County Historical Society, which involves brushing up on my knowledge of Idaho … Continue reading
Last Saturday I asked for some advice from folks about how I should pursue this self-publishing thing, but I didn’t get many answers, so I’m still waffling. I did get a response from the editor of my society’s … Continue reading
Two Fridays past (so not yesterday, but Friday last week) I went in to talk to the two ladies in charge of the museum run by the local historical society I’d joined to tell them I wanted to get my … Continue reading
I finally was able to get back to volunteering at the Nez Perce County Historical Society today after several weeks away due to vacations, family problems and simple scheduling problems. I spent two hours down in the basement again, but … Continue reading