tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post774177440769433588..comments2024-03-27T14:25:35.242-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Gene Stratton-Porter ~ A Girl of the LimberlostDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33569317974879859022015-10-10T21:31:08.664-04:002015-10-10T21:31:08.664-04:00I have never heard of these books but intrigued th...I have never heard of these books but intrigued that you enjoyed them so much when you were younger. Interesting and I really like the architecture of the homes. sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667697363749218857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75602006601633395942015-10-06T12:43:13.267-04:002015-10-06T12:43:13.267-04:00Thanks, Kim! :-)Thanks, Kim! :-)Ramona Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350201065802836869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-38890899329416633112015-10-06T12:42:26.680-04:002015-10-06T12:42:26.680-04:00Hi, Donna. Yes, I also think Gene was way ahead of...Hi, Donna. Yes, I also think Gene was way ahead of her time. Though I didn't find it in my research about her, I got the idea that her name might have been shortened by her family as a child. I'm glad you enjoyed the post and I do encourage you to check out some of her other books, especially my favorite, Laddie. :-)Ramona Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350201065802836869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-10371130436326820952015-10-06T11:03:48.032-04:002015-10-06T11:03:48.032-04:00Love the post.Love the post.kim hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951846304316134717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14250358912970209112015-10-06T10:52:41.544-04:002015-10-06T10:52:41.544-04:00Great post, Ramona! I always wondered why the auth...Great post, Ramona! I always wondered why the author's name was Gene (a man's name). I didn't realize it was short for Geneva. It sounds like she was ahead of her time. <br /><br />When I was in high school, my sister read The Girl of the Limberlost. She loved it but I never read it. I'll have to look it up. Donna Reimel Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303286410284389719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68321402908768970072015-10-06T10:13:42.141-04:002015-10-06T10:13:42.141-04:00Hi, Linore! I'm not sure that house still exis...Hi, Linore! I'm not sure that house still exists. I'll have to research that. I wondered myself how the Limberlost Forest got it's name. As it turns out, there seemed to have been a man name Jim who lived in the area and was especially agile, so they called him "Limber Jim." The story does take a tragic turn though when Jim is lost in the forest and never found. After that, folks began to refer to the forest/swamp as the place where Limber was lost. It was eventually shortened to simply Limberlost. Thanks for stopping by and I do hope you read The Girl of the Limberlost. It's a great story. :-)Ramona Cecilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350201065802836869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-1275363646934401472015-10-06T03:04:53.741-04:002015-10-06T03:04:53.741-04:00Interesting, thanks, Ramona. What a beautiful cabi...Interesting, thanks, Ramona. What a beautiful cabin was Limberlost! Why is it not also an historical site? Is it still standing? I think, as a child, I refused to read THE GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST because I mistakenly associated the name with a lost limb! (I thought it was a tragic tale; I had enough tragedies, to my dramatic mind, of my own!) Linore Rose Burkard, Novelisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15927467483596900030noreply@blogger.com