tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post3481430661545038193..comments2024-03-29T09:18:21.305-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Pony Express WomenDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-26239917662898237512016-04-17T23:30:05.728-04:002016-04-17T23:30:05.728-04:00Hi Stephanie! I looked up Tracie's books and f...Hi Stephanie! I looked up Tracie's books and found two series featuring Harvey girls. Desert Roses & Westward Chronicles series :-) Thanks for the heads up on these ones, I'm definitely adding them to my want-to-read list. Appreciate the recommendation! I do love Tracie's writing :-)Trixi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03116805265841796307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14140450889479475512016-04-17T21:57:24.812-04:002016-04-17T21:57:24.812-04:00I believe Tracey Peterson did a series featuring t...I believe Tracey Peterson did a series featuring the Harvey Girls ... don't know titles, but you might look for it! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-33341331195870531452016-04-17T21:56:29.061-04:002016-04-17T21:56:29.061-04:00Good old Plum Creek Lexington's first name). T...Good old Plum Creek Lexington's first name). That's where I set my novel Sixteen Brides. I love the history of that part of Nebraska! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75167050757376106982016-04-17T21:55:41.134-04:002016-04-17T21:55:41.134-04:00Thanks for taking time for it, CAryl.Thanks for taking time for it, CAryl. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-15209753495751215042016-04-17T21:55:21.630-04:002016-04-17T21:55:21.630-04:00I loved Wagon Train, too ... and Gunsmoke ... and ...I loved Wagon Train, too ... and Gunsmoke ... and Bonanza ... and the Big Valley ... and I think you are so right about the courage those women had to have in the West. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-12485711613338182522016-04-17T21:54:07.551-04:002016-04-17T21:54:07.551-04:00Great idea! There is a novel out that was inspired...Great idea! There is a novel out that was inspired by John BUnyan's wife ... Jody Hedlund was the author ... and I read and loved it but I can't think of the title! Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-39267093603634505362016-04-16T15:53:28.792-04:002016-04-16T15:53:28.792-04:00How interesting.. we lived 40 miles south of Lexin...How interesting.. we lived 40 miles south of Lexington, NE! Thanks for the fun facts to share with family :)<br />dkstevensneAToutlookD otCoMDeanna Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589351351698020082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-25016623079229825422016-04-15T16:55:10.024-04:002016-04-15T16:55:10.024-04:00There are lots of strong women to spotlight. Than...There are lots of strong women to spotlight. Thank you for this fascinating post.<br /><br />psalm103and138 at gmail dot comCaryl Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446868830897710358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-711473106113567852016-04-14T21:06:03.207-04:002016-04-14T21:06:03.207-04:00Always an interesting piece of history to be learn...Always an interesting piece of history to be learned on this site! The Pony Express isn't something you hear too much about.<br /><br />I'm not sure what other women from history I'd like to know more about. Maybe the Harvey girls? I've just learned about them from Margaret Brownley's fiction book "Calico Spy" & made me more interested in the backstory to them :-) <br /><br />Thank you for the chance to win a copy of "Messenger by Moonlight", it sounds like a good book!<br /><br />teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com<br /><br />Trixi https://www.blogger.com/profile/03116805265841796307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-23293034559521807992016-04-13T22:08:56.832-04:002016-04-13T22:08:56.832-04:00I have always admired the women who were willing t...I have always admired the women who were willing to leave their homes, and their family, to follow their husbands into unsettled territories and unknown dangers. At the risk of telling my age, I loved watching Wagon Trail when I was small and I always thought that the women were the brave ones. They gave birth while on the journey, they fought to keep their children safe and well and if a child died they had to bury them and then move on. <br />Thank you for your giveaway!<br />Connie<br />cps1950(at)gmail(dot)comConnie Porter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234596850866029756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-12127772112225302552016-04-13T21:21:54.404-04:002016-04-13T21:21:54.404-04:00I would love to see a story the looked at the Past...I would love to see a story the looked at the Pastor's wife or the doctor's wife. I have such respect for both in today's society, I can't imagine what it would have been like back then.Dawn Sladkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634108730894530043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-41115882916103849112016-04-13T21:18:59.659-04:002016-04-13T21:18:59.659-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dawn Sladkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06634108730894530043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-44213536788987520332016-04-13T19:34:15.172-04:002016-04-13T19:34:15.172-04:00Brittany, the University of Nebraska issued a seri...Brittany, the University of Nebraska issued a series of books called Covered Wagon Women that publishes the women's actual letters written while traveling west on the Oregon Trail. The volumes go chronologically through the era when folks were heading west. I bet you'd love reading those letters. Your library probably has access to them. There are a couple of books by historian L. Schlissel that are about those women, too. I can't remember the titles but I remember loving those books. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-29238313584758609432016-04-13T19:32:41.836-04:002016-04-13T19:32:41.836-04:00About that 100 pounds ... I have very often wonder...About that 100 pounds ... I have very often wondered if that is an example of oral history exaggerating just a bit. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-75239850784335050062016-04-13T19:32:09.310-04:002016-04-13T19:32:09.310-04:00You might enjoying reading a biography called Brig...You might enjoying reading a biography called Bright Eyes about a Lakota woman. The La Flesche sisters were incredible women. The women here in the US who worked in the factories, etc. during WWII intrigue me ... the training bases in NE would be a good place to set a novel. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-61037219854813234992016-04-13T19:30:28.599-04:002016-04-13T19:30:28.599-04:00Thank you, Jodi. The ocean crossing would have ter...Thank you, Jodi. The ocean crossing would have terrified me. I remember watching a film called The Immigrants years ago and thinking, "I couldn't have done that."<br /> Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-46708014822844643512016-04-13T19:29:26.880-04:002016-04-13T19:29:26.880-04:00I like that idea. Early townspeople.
I like that idea. Early townspeople.<br /> Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-59762350513826878092016-04-13T19:28:55.315-04:002016-04-13T19:28:55.315-04:00Unsung heroes!
Unsung heroes!<br /> Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-85818110775922397802016-04-13T14:12:42.524-04:002016-04-13T14:12:42.524-04:00I love reading about (and would love more of them)...I love reading about (and would love more of them) the women who traveled west in wagon trains. Their reasons for going fascinate me, as well as the experience of the journey. I am especially drawn to the women went because it was their husband's dream. I've even read some accounts of the journey basically being the couple's "honeymoon" trip. <br /><br />rolltide_04(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012050708614415217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-63838531258932597052016-04-13T13:02:39.168-04:002016-04-13T13:02:39.168-04:00Wow, very cool info! I love reading history and fi...Wow, very cool info! I love reading history and finding hidden gems of women in jobs or places of importance. I cannot imagine baking 100 pounds of bread in one day, though. <br />lattebooksAThotmailDOTcomSusan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-52066961891160800642016-04-13T10:02:48.342-04:002016-04-13T10:02:48.342-04:00I wish we knew more about the lives of the Native ...I wish we knew more about the lives of the Native American women. None of the pioneering women had an easy life, but we know very little about their lives. The other era would be the lives of women during WWII and personally, I would love to follow the lives of the women that lived and worked near the training bases in Nebraska.Leesa Bartuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993499065505963131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-68210171711612723082016-04-13T08:41:15.634-04:002016-04-13T08:41:15.634-04:00I have enjoyed each and every one of your books si...I have enjoyed each and every one of your books since first discovering them. <br />I especially like the early pioneer women, the ones who left everything behind<br />I'd like a ok that started just a bit earlier and followed a woman or family from her home in Germany.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370404194573370871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-80923109896839541612016-04-13T06:20:34.965-04:002016-04-13T06:20:34.965-04:00I love reading stories about the pioneer women, bu...I love reading stories about the pioneer women, but any woman who blazed a trail into new territory has an interesting story that should be told. Maybe it would be good to hear more about women who were part of settling the early cities.<br />bcrug(at)myfairpoint(dot)netConnie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-16343499415663898222016-04-12T23:28:31.474-04:002016-04-12T23:28:31.474-04:00OH, I think the nurses working on the battle field...OH, I think the nurses working on the battle fields during the wars would be so interesting as well as women doctors back when as they were far and few between.<br /><br />mauback55 at gmail dot comMelanie Backushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727406782355039525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-36780349312321416712016-04-12T23:00:30.324-04:002016-04-12T23:00:30.324-04:00As a fan of Mercy Streeet on PBS, I would love to ...As a fan of Mercy Streeet on PBS, I would love to know more about the women who served as nurses during the Civil War era. <br /><br />Dblaser(at)windstream(dot)netAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108506592927283558noreply@blogger.com