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Confession Time. I am one of the few people who did not read Little House on the Prairie growing up. I saw this title, however, and decided it might be interesting to read (or listen to in my case). 303 more words
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First Colony
Conversations with Ameeya: The Series
(Talking about early settlers)
Ameeya: Sir Walter Raleigh led the first colony
I thought that was John Smith
Ameeya: No, he was in Jamestown… 7 more words
Book Review: Strangers with the Same Dream by Alison Pick
01.17.2018
By Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez / @ZaraAlexis / @zaralibrary
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Category: Literary Historical Fiction
Author: Alison Pick
Format: Hardcover, 378 pages
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf… 1,141 more words
ThrowbackThursday: Early Settler's Cottage, Ely Street, Eltham, 1979
#ThrowbackThursday – Today we time travel back to the late 1970s and early 1980s when efforts were under way to try and save an early settler’s cottage located in Ely Street, Eltham. 1,072 more words
Visitors head into the Peirce Mansion to see restorations and then learn history about it and the surrounding Jackson Street area in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Rooms in the Peirce Mansion have been restored to period representation in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
A children’s room in the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Possibly servant quarters for the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Visitors explore a former ballroom in the upper part of the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
A single staircase leads visitors up and down the history of the Peirce Mansion in Sioux City, Iowa, Thursday July 13, 2017. (photo by Jerry L Mennenga©)
Learning about Siouxland History, Sioux City
Recently I went on a walking tour in Sioux City sponsored by the local public museum and hosted by Tom Munson, an archivist and historian with the Sioux City Public Museum. 560 more words
Thursday Doors
Thursday Doors this week is from our recent trip to Kansas. This is a beautifully restored stagecoach that is on the grounds of Fort Larned. 182 more words
