tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post1165764655976672803..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Mail Order Bride--A True StoryDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-258988118405414932016-09-12T14:52:29.934-04:002016-09-12T14:52:29.934-04:00Loved the blog post.
Of interest, Nebraska was one...Loved the blog post.<br />Of interest, Nebraska was one of the pioneering states in straw bale buildingLinda Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476750060261298429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-6467891220477017472016-09-12T14:07:06.629-04:002016-09-12T14:07:06.629-04:00The photographs are wonderful ~ looking at the new...The photographs are wonderful ~ looking at the newspaper editor sitting in front of his white-washed building ~ prosperity and free advertising for him for a bride... What great stories from photos of what-ifs. Great post article. Kathleen ~ Lane Hill HouseLane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-9460504296510461352016-09-12T10:55:04.921-04:002016-09-12T10:55:04.921-04:00Thanks for posting the link to the Solomon Butcher...Thanks for posting the link to the Solomon Butcher pictures. I just spent nearly an hour looking at them. What fun for a historical writer!Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-26884204929849690352016-09-12T10:51:44.877-04:002016-09-12T10:51:44.877-04:00Love that comparison, Susan, to "on-line dati...Love that comparison, Susan, to "on-line dating." Good analogy! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83348206628219133142016-09-12T10:51:22.297-04:002016-09-12T10:51:22.297-04:00Arranged marriages of any kind are so foreign to o...Arranged marriages of any kind are so foreign to our modern experience, aren't they. We once had a young couple from India in our church. They were Christian, but they had never seen one another until their wedding day. They decided to build a good life together ... and they did. That's what I hoped for when I was writing my version of such a story. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68688670598925456792016-09-12T10:49:44.766-04:002016-09-12T10:49:44.766-04:00You're welcome. Glad you found it of interest,...You're welcome. Glad you found it of interest, Melanie. Happy Monday ;-)! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78325599689482817382016-09-12T10:49:18.776-04:002016-09-12T10:49:18.776-04:00You're welcome, Marilyn. Solomon Butcher gave ...You're welcome, Marilyn. Solomon Butcher gave history lovers a great gift. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81954339723798514002016-09-12T10:48:46.469-04:002016-09-12T10:48:46.469-04:00All good questions! Those are the kinds of questio...All good questions! Those are the kinds of questions that kept ringing in my mind, and I finally decided to write a story about the "what ifs" of that situation in Nebraska. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-43501515023948451542016-09-12T10:41:16.852-04:002016-09-12T10:41:16.852-04:00I agree with all the comments so far. I think this...I agree with all the comments so far. I think this must have been the pioneer version of online dating. Anyway, I know my daughter and I both love to read about mail-order brides.Susan Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354991677539547111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-49719551083976660042016-09-12T10:30:30.478-04:002016-09-12T10:30:30.478-04:00I think mail-order bride stories are so interestin...I think mail-order bride stories are so interesting because they took a lot of guts, especially on the woman's part. We tend to forget that many of those women were desperate with no means of support and few jobs available for decent women. Still, it must have been so hard to travel so far, for weeks and weeks, only to marry a stranger.<br />Vickie McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698966142886006577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-61125191408147425192016-09-12T09:12:56.371-04:002016-09-12T09:12:56.371-04:00Thank you for sharing this very interesting post.Thank you for sharing this very interesting post.Melanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83510531116019108542016-09-12T07:35:29.187-04:002016-09-12T07:35:29.187-04:00Mail Order Brides had to have faith and determinat...Mail Order Brides had to have faith and determination with their uncertain future. It would take understanding and patience going to a new country or territory without having a full understanding of what they would face. Thank you for sharing your discovery about Solomon Butcher and his photography. Marilyn R. https://www.blogger.com/profile/05823250623223816968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47887228075455802672016-09-12T03:08:55.547-04:002016-09-12T03:08:55.547-04:00I think it's the mystery of it all. Who were t...I think it's the mystery of it all. Who were these women? What went through their minds during the journey to meet their prospective husbands? Were any of the women rejected by the men? Very intriguing.chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.com