The Writer's Resource
links to resources for writers and authors
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
information: homestead act of 1862
This links to information about
the Homestead Act of 1862.
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31
information: Oklahoma land rush of 1889
Here are a couple of links to information about the Oklahoma land rush of 1889.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-oklahoma-land-rush-begins
and
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/historyculture/upload/oklahoma.pdf
(^^^this one is a PDF^^^)
historical wedding dresses
Here is another link with some pictures of clothing.
The website seems to be for a museum exhibit of historical clothing. This particular page links to several pictures of wedding dresses, 1830s to1940s.
Thought they might be useful.
Enjoy! :)
http://ethnologyandtextilesmttu.com/past-exhibits/they-werent-always-white/
Friday, August 2, 2013
MCNY clothing
A link to a site with some different clothing examples.
Beautiful dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries.
http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MNYO28_4
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
historical climate link
Here is a link to a site which contains historical write-ups of climate and weather conditions for a few different states and cities.
Minnesota happens to go back the farthest.
http://www.climatestations.com/home/
Monday, July 29, 2013
money sense ;) {pt. 1}
Ever wondered what the ratio of British pounds to American dollars is/was?
12 pennies = 1 shilling
20 shillings = 1 pound
$2.40(American) = 1 pound (british)
source of information here:
resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm
Sunday, July 28, 2013
online documents link
Here's a link to online documents, in case that needs to be incorporated into your book or simply as a research angle. This link takes you directly to the Gettysburg Address.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp
Thursday, July 25, 2013
what did they say?
a list of phrases and terms from the Wild West:
can really bring your characters to life!
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldWestSlang.html
*note: some of the definitions/examples given contain foul language. :/
Here's a list of Civil War terms and phrases. I haven't read the whole thing, though, so beware of language.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/CivilWar.html
Name those characters!!
Needs some names for those characters of yours?
This website has a list of Victorian Era names,
as well as a few other lists (which I haven't looked into yet).
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.html
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Calendars
This site is so cool.
It has accurate calendars from 1582 to 3000.
Can be a valuable resource, indeed.
http://www.hf.rim.or.jp/~kaji/cal/index.html
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