Oral Histories of Pioneer Women, on the web...

It's been very, very hot in the house for at least a week. I've been able to do little else than to stay cool during the day, keep my little furry baby J alive with cooling fans and an ice pack made from ice and alchohol, and two zip lock bags. He's going to get a full fledged bathing tomorrow because he is showing the effects of this heat. So, I've not been doing any knitting. Sorry, nothing at all.

What I did do, when the computer room cooled down a bit late at night was search for any thing that might be on the web about my friend Esther, who was a pioneer in San Bernardino. I thought of her long interesting talks late into the night with DH and I when we were young. She was such an interesting Gal! So, I thought I'd found her here but, alas, it wasn't the same Esther.

Since it wasn't My Esther, I searched the web for more oral histories and found these two:

Bertha Wells Duguid, "How She Grew"


"I Remember it Well", Alfrida E. Willke


Since women's histories are so rare anywhere in print, the web is a great place to search for them. I thought you might enjoy reading these three. Go have a search for things like the Oral History Project, and even church instituted Oral Histories of their pioneer members. It's great to find out what women thought about their lives. This might even inspire you to record the lives and thoughts of women in your family, before it's too late. I wish I had been able to talk to my mother more, but we'd just started talking about her childhood when she passed away suddenly. And about the men. Well, they get way too much press. Heehee.

Tomorrow, the last three cards from the postcard group. Maybe it's four? I tell you my brain is melted into a puddle.