1861-1870ish Men’s Footwear Leather shoes and ankle boots sometimes with contrasting toecaps Medium-high leather heels fabric gussets, side button fastenings, laced fastenings Narrow square toes Women’s Footwear Leather soles, sometimes covered in fabric Fabric or silk linings Round and pointed toes One to two-inch heels Black satin slippers Colored shoes matching dresses Button or elasticContinueContinue reading “19th Century Shoes: 1861 – 1870”
Author Archives: Jacinta Meredith
Dinner at 1800: Fried Cakes
But wait a second? You promised us Camp Bread!! I know, I know. Don’t freak out. It’s the same thing. I promise! So, this is a recipe in a letter from Narcissa Whitman to her sister in 1836, and I have access to it courtesy of The Oregon Trail Cookbook by Leslie J. Whipple. ButContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Fried Cakes”
A Season of Impatience
Every year around this time (okay, let’s be honest – by the beginning of the month), I start to get impatient. I am ready to be done with the cold, dark, dreary days and search for any hint of sunshine and warmth. I revel in the days that get up into the 50s or evenContinueContinue reading “A Season of Impatience”
On the Trail: Clothing
Okay, you all know that if I have one favorite aspect of history, fictional or otherwise, it is CLOTHING. So, you’d think that talking about clothing on the trail would be easy for me, right? NO. Actually, this was one of the harder things for me to find because, for some weird reason, people talkContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Clothing”
Help Me Reach 100!
Hello my lovely, faithful readers! As you all know, I started a newsletter last month! Aand, I am delighted to say that I have reached 83 subscribers – which I personally think is pretty good. I mean. I have no numbers to compare it to – but it’s got to be pretty good in lessContinueContinue reading “Help Me Reach 100!”
19th Century Shoes: 1851 – 1860
1851-1860ish Men’s Footwear Leather soles Round, square, and pointed toes Medium stacked heels Leather uppers halves, with fabric tops Could have button fastenings, elastic gussets, ribbon laces Women’s Footwear Mostly pointed toes now Heeled shoes and boots Boots usually had elastic gussets or laced Evening shoes of stuff or taffeta Elastic sides or laced Bows,ContinueContinue reading “19th Century Shoes: 1851 – 1860”
Dinner at 1800: Rice Pudding
I know. Rice pudding? Really? Yes, really! And I didn’t let Daniel know what I was making because I wanted to see his face when I placed it in front of him. But, without further ado, let’s get down to it – because this was a fun one to figure out. Oh, and don’t forgetContinueContinue reading “Dinner at 1800: Rice Pudding”
Dancing Through the Forest
I feel like half of life is just surviving it. Which I hate saying because…I mean, we are supposed to enjoy life, aren’t we? All the movies, all the books, all the inspirational speeches…everything talks about finding joy in life. Not letting it overwhelm you, or getting too caught up in your career, money, hardships,ContinueContinue reading “Dancing Through the Forest”
On the Trail: Causes of Death
When traveling the Oregon/California Trail, there was one thing that was consistent among all of the plaques and museums and books and guides…and that was how INCONSISTENT they were on the number of people who traveled the trail. Seriously. We saw numbers that ranged all the way from 100,000ish to half a million. Honestly, itContinueContinue reading “On the Trail: Causes of Death”
GIVEAWAY!
I know, I know – it’s Friday, not Wednesday! But I had some super exciting news to share with you all. Okay, if you have followed me for any amount of time, you know that I complain openly about the requirement to do email newsletters for writers. And, I still think that the importance ofContinueContinue reading “GIVEAWAY!”
Forest Idylls 