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Tag: Pioneers & Settlers

Millie Ringold sitting in a Montana field

Born into Slavery, Millie Ringold Became Queen of all She Surveyed

by Catharine Melin Moser10/13/20238/30/2023

She joined the rush to the Montana Territory goldfields and became a memorable figure.

Fannie Quigley holding a wolf hide in the snow

This Feisty Five-Foot Fry Cook Held Her Own During the Klondike Gold Rush

by Dennis Goodwin7/14/20237/20/2023
Alerted to the Feb. 29, 1704, raid by shots and war whoops, residents of Deerfield prepare to hold out against some 250 French and Indian warriors.

This Force of French and Allied Warriors Snowshoed 300 Miles to Terrorize a Small Town in Massachusetts

by P.G. Smith6/30/20237/6/2023
female captive held by Comanche warriors

This Hardy Texas Pioneer Witnessed the Deaths of Many a Loved One and Escaped Comanche Captivity

by Chuck Lyons6/2/20235/12/2023
Wild-West-June-2022-Pioneers-and-Settlers-Jane-Long-Mans-Cannon-Point-Boliver-Texas-Kian-Mary-James-Look-On-1821-22

This Brave Wife and Mother Was the Betsy Ross of Texas

by Chuck Lyons7/8/20227/8/2022
Randolph Marcy

Did You Know There Was a Wild West Guide Book for Settlers? This Officer and Explorer Wrote It.

by John Koster4/22/20178/31/2022
Illustration of Kenneth McKenzie

Ruling Like a King, a North Dakota Fur Trader Dispensed Harsh Justice

by John Koster2/23/20178/31/2022
annie-kirk-bloomers

The Battle to Wear Pants: How Western Women Pushed Boundaries by Wearing Bloomers

by Deanna Kerr12/26/20164/2/2024
Traditional French cross decorating a grave in Old Mines, Missouri.

This Obscure Pioneer-Era Dialect Is Still Alive. Here’s Who Still Speaks It.

by Jim Winnerman10/10/20168/19/2022

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