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America – From Blunderbusses to Blunders
November 15, 2011 by
When Grandpa Had A Blunderbuss One of the great misconceptions I embraced for many years was that the generations before mine were less educated and therefore should be considered ignorant of our ‘modern society’. How utterly pompous and idiotic was that line of thinking? Along Came The Sixties Of course I was wrong. Yes, granted [...]
Mary Holmes of Oregon City Joins The Prohibition Movement
October 3, 2011 by
They Wanted No Alcohol in Oregon Territory When I became aware that the Ken Burns series Prohibition was going to be aired, it reminded me that in my research of the William Livingston Holmes family of Oregon City, OR I had run across this letter signed by several ladies of the Oregon City area supporting [...]
