Homesteading History articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.
Can a cookie save lives? The United States government thought so. In fact, they were on a mission to save…
“I had gone to bed one night, but could not sleep. My father was constantly in my mind. I seemed…
"There was nothing but land; not a country at all, but the material out of which countries are made… I…
Life is full of surprises, and few people would have known that better than the Americans who participated in the…
Today, the Great Plains is an area of great resources and beauty. Nevertheless, during past days and even current times,…
No one knows, or will ever fully understand, why Caroline Henderson, nee Boa, daughter of a prosperous Iowa farmer, graduate…
Sometimes the best plans go awry, and for intrepid female Matilda Glover Koontz Jackson, first aspirations of pioneering could easily…
March is Women’s History Month, and it seemed fitting to me that a homesteading woman should be celebrated. The woman…
I'd like to introduce you to an extraordinary life, that of the pleasant-looking young woman in the portrait above Jane…
Women bootleggers put men to shame in the days of Prohibition. Women moonshine smugglers were not unheard of; in fact,…