Crossing into Nebraska, Rock Creek is the next most popular stop. Going off of google maps, because it’s difficult to find sources that give actual distances, it would have taken a couple days to get here from Hollenberg. Well and truly on the prairie now, Rock Creek station is currently best known as the placeContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 7 – Rock Creek Station”
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19th Century Underclothing: 1810 – 1820
We have officially reached the regency era! You’ll find a lot of the items are the same as my last post because, as I mentioned then, the information for styles overlap since many resources lump 1800 – 1830 together, making it difficult to pull apart the nuances. Also, they simply didn’t change that much. QuickContinueContinue reading “19th Century Underclothing: 1810 – 1820”
Dinner at 1800: Watrouskis
In case you are wondering what Watrouskis is . . . I am too. So is Google. And ChatGPT. Seriously. This word seems to only exist in the Fanny Farmer cookbook and a random 1960 cookbook (which has almost the same ingredients but a completely different cooking method). I may or may not have partiallyContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Watrouskis”
Quiet Mornings
Okay, so first of all, this is a judgment free zone. Second, I know there are a lot of issues with AI, but there are some things that I’ve learned it can actually really help with – case in point, I asked it to help me create a social media growth plan based on myContinueContinue reading “Quiet Mornings”
On the Trail: Stop 7 – Hollenberg Ranch
Hollenberg Ranch/Station is a later stop on the Oregon/California Trail. Later as in, not established until 1857 (some sources say 1858, but most agree on 1857), so near the end of the peak of the trail traffic. Some original sources called it Cottonwood station, since it was near Cottonwood creek. The Hollenbergs hit the jackpotContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 7 – Hollenberg Ranch”
19th Century Underclothing: 1800 – 1810
Welcome to a new series! This time I thought I would tackle the question of undergarments! Because who talks about undergarments? Not many people, and yet we all still find the subject of corsets fascinating – don’t deny it. Okay, but fair warning – the exact styles may overlaps with the 1790s and the 1810sContinueContinue reading “19th Century Underclothing: 1800 – 1810”
Dinner at 1800: Minced Pie Take Two
Remember that awesome Dinner at 1800 I did for Christmas? Where I bent over backwards to find strange ingredients? Well, if you watch my Instagram version, you’ll notice there really isn’t a way for me to include such trials in my format…which is why I’m playing around with the idea of a DIFFERENT format movingContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Minced Pie Take Two”
Christmas at 1800: Mincemeat Pie
I delayed my Dinner at 1800 this month so that I could make a Victorian Christmas meal! And then I read a few Christmas menus and decided that I would do just one recipe. Seriously, people. Would you like to know at least one source for what a 19th century Christmas dinner would be?? “ToContinueContinue reading “Christmas at 1800: Mincemeat Pie”
On the Trail: Stop 6 – Alcove Spring
One of my absolute favorite stops! Probably because I heard about it so much during my research. Then again, even the National Park Service Auto Tour Guide mentions that it “has been called the most significant historic site on the Oregon Trail within the State of Kansas.” Somewhere between 165 and 179 miles from IndependenceContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Stop 6 – Alcove Spring”
19th Century Hats: 1890 – 1900
Bonnets continued to be on their way out, considered more the domain of older women, with hats representing emancipation and independence. An article in The Ladies’ Standard Magazine from April 1894 had fascinating things to say about millinery that I did not see elsewhere; a few items have been copied below for interesting reading: “TheContinueContinue reading “19th Century Hats: 1890 – 1900”
Forest Idylls 