For the month of January I put together four Facebook posts for the California Trail Interpretive Center related to Joseph E. Ware. I thought I'd put them here in my blog for those who might be interested. There were several guidebooks published in the late 1840s to provide advice to emigrants traveling to California. One [...]
Category: U.S. History
Job Update
I don't have any job changes to update you on, but I will update the status of my current job. I'm still working as an interpretive park ranger for the Bureau of Land Management at the California Trail Interpretive Center in Elko, Nevada. When I began work on September 30, 2019, this temporary/seasonal job was [...]
Travel Log: The California Trail Interpretive Center
Yes, even though I work here now, I wanted to do a blog post about the California Trail Interpretive Center. Darlene and I went and visited it as tourists before my first day working there, and, of course, I've learned quite a bit about the place since starting work. This is a truly cool place [...]
Travel Log: Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park
We did not know much about Calvin Coolidge, so when we found out his birthplace and museum was close by we thought it a good opportunity to learn. Coolidge was the 30th U.S. president, serving in that office from 1923 to 1929. He was Vice President under Warren G. Harding, ascending to the presidency when [...]
Our First Month in Vermont
I've been working on this blog post for several weeks now. Sorry it took so long to get it finished! Getaway Mountain Campground We arrived in Vermont on May 2, 2019 to spend the summer here. We are staying at Getaway Mountain Campground in Ascutney, VT. The campground, along with many of the local businesses, [...]
