#ColonialAmerica

Jul 12, 20223 min

Wyatt Earp and Josey Marcus--An Affair of Love and Blood

by Heather Frey Blanton The point of my blog is to remind my American sisters (whether they be American by birth or spirit), of our fiery...

May 31, 20223 min

Penelope Barker--the Real Spitfire

“Our properties within our own territories [should not] be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own.” — Thomas Jefferson,...

Mar 17, 20142 min

Beware The Sting of a Patriot Woman’s Pen

Jan 27, 20143 min

Queen of the Klondike…A Great Ride While it Lasted

Jan 23, 20132 min

Molly Pitcher or Just Mary Hays? A Rose by Any Other Name…

by Heather Frey Blanton Elementary students around the country often get their first dose of female patriots through the legendary...

Nov 5, 20122 min

Rachel and Grace Martin — How the Girls With Guns Sent ’em Running!

The painting would imply the waylay was more exciting than it actually was. When it comes to South Carolina’s Revolutionary War history,...

Oct 22, 20123 min

From Lace to Leather–Nannie Alderson's Bittersweet Montana Life

More than a decade ago, I read A Bride Goes West, the memoirs of Wyoming wife and rancher Nannie Alderson. The book haunts me to this...

Sep 17, 20122 min

Meet “War Woman” — Why Even the Indians Were Afraid of Her

As I research patriot and pioneer women, I am constantly confounded and humbled by their grit. Folks, we truly have no idea how feisty...

Feb 27, 20123 min

Am I Willing in This Cause to Wade Through Blood?

In 1775, Massachusetts was considered the most rebellious of the colonies (wow, how times have changed). Some of the most feisty patriot...

Jan 21, 20123 min

Penelope Barker Knew How to Throw One Wicked Little Soiree

“Our properties within our own territories [should not] be taxed or regulated by any power on earth but our own.” — Thomas Jefferson,...