Here are the Social Media (Facebook) posts I wrote for December for the California Trail Interpretive Center. December 3 Since emigrants generally didn’t travel during the winter months, for December Frontier Fridays, we've selected stories from California Trail emigrants about their experiences during their first December after arriving in California. Edwin Bryant wrote a book [...]
Category: U.S. History
November Social Media Posts
I just realized that I never published a copy of the Social Media (Facebook) posts I did for November and December for the California Trail Interpretive Center. Here are the ones from November, which continued a series I began in October! For Frontier Fridays in November we'll continue to highlight the quotes displayed on the [...]
October Social Media Posts for the California Trail Interpretive Center
For the months of October and November, I chose to highlight the quotes displayed on the stone walls lining the outdoor plaza of the California Trail Interpretive Center. October 1 "Eastward I go only by force; westward I go free." – Henry David Thoreau 1862 Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. [...]
September California Trail Social Media Posts Week 4
September 22 This day in Trail history – A composite journey along the California Trail – September 22, 1861 "in the early morning, we pushed on eleven miles to Rabbit Hole Springs, where the water was fair and there was some grass. Sunday night the teams and cattle drove all night and reached Hot Springs, [...]
September California Trail Social Media Posts Week 3
September 15 This day in Trail history – A composite journey along the California Trail – September 15, 1849 "We reached Johnson's ranch just before night. It is an old establishment, constructed partly of logs and adobes and has been a famous cattle ranch for many years. It is now converted into a store and [...]
The Watchmaker's Pulse 