tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12416881776996823642024-02-20T14:19:53.418-08:00The Writer's Resourcelinks to resources for writers and authorsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-72526098038963261442014-01-03T10:54:00.003-08:002014-01-03T10:54:44.862-08:00 Frontier Food<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Links to eras of american history and the food they ate then:</div>
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<a href="http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#civalwar">http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodpioneer.html#civalwar</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-22008028257066107102013-08-07T12:32:00.002-07:002013-08-07T12:44:06.478-07:00information: homestead act of 1862<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the Homestead Act of 1862.</div>
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<a href="http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31">http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=31</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-7289071124583232082013-08-07T12:26:00.001-07:002013-08-07T12:26:34.557-07:00information: Oklahoma land rush of 1889<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here are a couple of links to information about the Oklahoma land rush of 1889.</div>
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<a href="http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-oklahoma-land-rush-begins">http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-oklahoma-land-rush-begins</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.nps.gov/jeff/historyculture/upload/oklahoma.pdf">http://www.nps.gov/jeff/historyculture/upload/oklahoma.pdf</a></div>
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(^^^this one is a PDF^^^)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-67057601014622038312013-08-07T10:03:00.001-07:002013-08-07T10:03:00.698-07:00historical wedding dresses<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is another link with some pictures of clothing.</div>
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The website seems to be for a museum exhibit of historical clothing. This particular page links to several pictures of wedding dresses, 1830s to1940s.</div>
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Thought they might be useful.</div>
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Enjoy! :)</div>
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<a href="http://ethnologyandtextilesmttu.com/past-exhibits/they-werent-always-white/">http://ethnologyandtextilesmttu.com/past-exhibits/they-werent-always-white/</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-25762652849720615812013-08-02T12:20:00.001-07:002013-08-02T12:43:00.141-07:00MCNY clothing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A link to a site with some different clothing examples. </div>
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Beautiful dresses from the 19th and 20th centuries.</div>
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<a href="http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MNYO28_4">http://collections.mcny.org/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MNYO28_4</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-46012427050832205052013-07-31T13:01:00.000-07:002013-07-31T13:01:33.111-07:00historical climate link<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Here is a link to a site which contains historical write-ups of climate and weather conditions for a few different states and cities.</div>
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Minnesota happens to go back the farthest.</div>
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<a href="http://www.climatestations.com/home/">http://www.climatestations.com/home/</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-14339961730251088762013-07-29T07:39:00.002-07:002013-07-29T07:39:46.861-07:00money sense ;) {pt. 1}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ever wondered what the ratio of British pounds to American dollars is/was?</div>
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$2.40(American) = 1 pound (british)</div>
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source of information here:</div>
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<a href="http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm" target="_blank">resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm </a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-16629614361215390592013-07-28T19:07:00.002-07:002013-07-28T19:07:48.026-07:00online documents link<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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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.</div>
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<a href="http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp">http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/gettyb.asp</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-80974156214406257052013-07-25T17:22:00.005-07:002013-07-25T17:57:14.740-07:00what did they say?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a list of phrases and terms from the Wild West:</div>
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can really bring your characters to life!</div>
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<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldWestSlang.html">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldWestSlang.html</a><br />
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Here's a list of Civil War terms and phrases. I haven't read the whole thing, though, so beware of language.<br />
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<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/CivilWar.html">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/CivilWar.html</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-11399562143421366732013-07-25T16:55:00.001-07:002013-07-25T16:55:39.885-07:00Name those characters!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Needs some names for those characters of yours?</div>
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This website has a list of Victorian Era names, </div>
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as well as a few other lists (which I haven't looked into yet).</div>
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<a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.html" target="_blank"> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~poindexterfamily/OldNames.html</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10916935004830280825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241688177699682364.post-63726795089415287392013-07-23T12:24:00.000-07:002013-07-23T12:24:25.688-07:00Calendars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It has accurate calendars from 1582 to 3000. </span></span></div>
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