First Stage to Fort Abercrombie
My great grandfather, as a young, Norwegian immigrant,drove the stagecoach to Fort Abercrombie, Dakota Territory . This was back in the 1860s. This bit of family genealogy resulted in my historical novel, Abercrombie Trail. This picture is an actual painting entitled, “First Stage to Fort Abercrombie.” Although the original painting is no longer around, someone wisely […]
Capture Those Memories
CAPTURE THOSE MEMORIES One of the delightful results of writing historical fiction set in Minnesota has been hearing family stories from readers across the region. Today I enjoyed a telephone conversation with an elderly woman in rural Browns Valley, Minnesota. She told me about her childhood farm along the Wadsworth Trail in Traverse County, […]