A pioneer cemetery in Witch Hazel
Tucked away like a little secret at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in Hillsboro, Oregon, a wrought iron fence surrounds a tiny pioneer cemetery. The Stewart Family Cemetery at the end of SE Stewart…
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Bringing home the boys of the 28th Wisconsin
I was searching for something unrelated when I came across a collection of 20 carte-de-visite portraits of Civil War soldiers in a 1917 edition of the Oregon Daily Journal. According to the short article, the…
Nevada Stewart’s Four Weddings and a Funeral
I went down a rabbit hole this weekend studying a distant cousin named Nevada Stewart (1863-1922) — my second cousin, 4x removed if you’re keeping track. Normally I wouldn’t detour so far off the course…
Unburied Treasure: The Adventures of Preston Horner
In some ways, Preston Horner is a strange place to begin this blog. But then again, everything about this story is extraordinary, and I suppose that’s why it needs to be told. I’ve been researching…