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A Month of Lincoln

October 29, 2008 Frontier Traveler Kentucky

“The story of Abraham Lincoln and his immediate family begins and ends with a tragedy.” – Louis A. Warren In[…]

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Calamity Jane

October 24, 2008 Frontier Traveler Women on the Frontier

Martha Jane Canary (1848-1903) was born in Princeton, Missouri. This hard drinking woman wore men’s clothing, used their bawdy language, chewed tobacco and was handy with a gun.

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An Oregon Trail Traveler at Fort Hall

September 29, 2008 Frontier Traveler Idaho, Journal

On August 19, 1852, Oregon Trail traveler Parthenia Blank wrote “Today came to Fort Hall on Snake River and passed[…]

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The American Frontier circa 1796

September 27, 2008 Frontier Traveler Journal

In 1796-1797, an English adventurer named Francis Baily braved the wilds of North America–a journey chronicled in Baily’s Journal of[…]

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Heritage Events Commemorate 250th Anniversary French and Indian War

September 3, 2008 Frontier Traveler New York

Re-enactments and Historic Sites Showcase Adirondack Heritage As part of an ongoing effort to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the[…]

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Louis Philippe’s Diary of Travels in America

August 30, 2008 Frontier Traveler On the Trail

In 1796, the man who would become the king of France began a three and a half year journey through[…]

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Fort Laramie, Crossroads of the West

August 20, 2008 Frontier Traveler Wyoming

This unique historic place preserves and interprets one of America’s most important locations in the history of westward expansion and[…]

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Knife River Indian Villages

August 10, 2008 Frontier Traveler North Dakota

History of the Knife River Indian Villages The history of land and vegetation use in the vicinity of Knife River[…]

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Governor’s Palace Colonial Williamsburg

May 25, 2008 Frontier Traveler Virginia

When the Governor’s Palace was completed in 1722, the residence of Virginia’s royal governor was considered one of the finest[…]

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