by janet | Jun 19, 2009 | Uncategorized
On June 15th, 1859 the incident known as the Pig War occurred on San Juan Island. I’ll be writing more about it in another post, but suffice to say, there will be doings at the San Juan Island National Historical Park this summer for the 150th anniversary. The... by janet | Mar 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
Part of writing about lives past is understanding the things people used in that time period. I’ve been very fortunate to come from a tradition where women passed their sewing tools and projects down through the centuries. My great-grandmother Martha Margaret... by janet | Nov 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
I come from a family of pack rats. History stirs on the shelves in teapots and in boxes full of letters and journals as long ago as 1830. The family story goes back to 1638. But it’s been the stories of my Nana, her mother known as Bongie and my 93-year-old mother...