Showing posts with label Podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Podcast. Show all posts

Thursday, August 9, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #57: International Travel and the Genealogist

Trevi Fountain (c) 2018 Gena Philibert-Ortega

Pantheon (c) 2018 Gena Philibert-Ortega

Pizza! (c)2018 Gena Philibert-Ortega

Colloseum (c) 2018 Gena Philibert-Ortega




Hi! Gena here and I have recently returned home from Europe. So I figured it would be helpful for my fellow travelers to talk about some of the  tips and tricks that I learned on my travels. I get down to some of the basics like packing (I packed everything in a carry-on and guess what, no lost luggage!) and even life's emergencies like getting sick (all the fun things happen to me;)). Below are the resources I discuss in this podcast. Thanks for listening!

Resources

Katherine R Willson - Genealogy on Facebook List


Adventures with Sarah (Pack Less, Enjoy More, Feel Empowered to Travel)

Internet Genealogy - Heritage Travel




Monday, May 14, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #52: Railroads

Railway Station-Stanmore. NSW Archives via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/58VyDt
Podcast #52 is about railroads. Gena and Jean talk about railroads and their history. Do you have railroading ancestors? Gena has 4 generations of  railroad employees in her family tree.

  Resources

Etymology

Barnhart, Robert K. (Ed.) Chambers Dictionary of Etymology. New York: Chambers, 2003.

Funk, Charles Earle. Heavens to Betsy & Other Curious Sayings. New York: Harper & Row, 1955.

Garrison, Webb B. Why You Say it: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 700 Everyday Words and Phrases. New York: Abingdon Press, 1955.

Hendrickson, Robert. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Rev. & Expanded Ed. New York: Checkmark Books, 1997, 2000.

Holt, Alfred. Phrases and Word Origins: A Study of Familiar Expressions. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1961.

Mordock, John, & Korach, Myron. Common Phrases and Where They Came From. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2001.

Morris, William, & Morris, Mary. Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins. New York: Harper & Row, 1971.

Websites 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mine_railway https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/texas-railroad-history/ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eqr01 https://sites.google.com/site/historyofrrunions/home/early-history-1800-1899 https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/old-railroads5.htm http://www.ushistory.org/us/25b.asp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_spike https://www.nps.gov/gosp/faqs.htm http://web.stanford.edu/group/chineserailroad/cgi-bin/wordpress/faqs/ https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/john-henry-and-the-coming-of-the-railroad.htm http://www.reimaginerpe.org/node/856 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convict_lease https://cyndislist.com/railroads/

Basic history
John F. Stover, The Routledge Historical Atlas of the American Railroads, New York: Routledge, 1999.

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #51: Earth Day


Today is Earth Day and Jean Wilcox Hibben remember the first Earth Day! She was a student and...well, listen to the podcast and she'll tell the story.

What will you do today to help the earth? You might choose to live more like our ancestors who "used it up, wore it out" to lessen your impact. Whatever you decide to do, we hope you enjoy Podcast 51. To listen to the entire podcast subscribe at Podbean.


 

Resources


Bottled Water:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled_water

Earth Day History and Memories: https://www.sheddaquarium.org/blog/2009/April/Memories-of-Earth-Day-1970/ http://www.inournaturemag.com/northwesterns-historical-role-in-the-creation-of-earth-day/ http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2009/studentlife/projectsurvival.html 
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/20/the-history-of-earth-day_n_182928.html http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/modern/jb_modern_earthday_1.html https://www.livescience.com/50556-earth-day-facts-history.html 

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/earth-day https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/102/hjres421 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Peace_Bell http://www.un.org/en/events/peaceday/2012/peacebell.shtml https://www.epa.gov/history/epa-history-earth-day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day https://www.earthday.org/about/the-history-of-earth-day/

Early conservationists and environmentalists: https://www.history.com/news/early-environmentalists https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/theodore-roosevelt-and-conservation.htm 
https://wilderness.org/12-historic-american-environmentalists-who-made-our-wilderness-all-star-draft http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/conservation/history.html 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_James_Audubon


“This Land is Your Land” verse: by Jean Wilcox, Wilmette, Illinois, ca. 1967 Reprinted in Pete Seeger, Where Have all the Flowers Gone, New York: Sing Out! Publication, 1993, 2009, p. 144.

Sunday, April 8, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #50: Telegraph and Telegraphy

Post Office Engineers inspect Marconi's equipment on Flat Holm, May 1897, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraphy#/media/File:Post_Office_Engineers.jpg

Let's talk about our ancestor's communications, some of which we still use today. 

Enjoy the free introduction to the podcast but please consider  subscribing so you can  listen to all of our social history podcasts in their entirety.




Resources


Book referenced: Tom Standage, The Victorian Internet, New York: Bloomsbury, 1998, 2013

YouTube explanation & demonstration

Conversion tools/translators

History

Ham, or Amateur, Radio Info

Alternative communication in disasters

Map of telegraph stations, ca 1853


--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #49: Dairy Farming in America

Have you given any thought to dairy farming and your ancestors? Did your family have home milk delivery? Gena and Jean talk milk in this podcast episode.


Resources

Homogenization/Pasteurization

Louis Pasteur

Other sources of milk


Process of milk production

History of milk, cows, and the whole dairy scene

Milkman/Milk Deliveries

 --Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, March 11, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #48: Blizzard of 1888

Library of Congress
What weather events affected your ancestors? Have you thought about researching those events? Today Gena and Jean discuss the Blizzard of 1888.


References

Nebraska Blizzard of 1888 http://www.omaha.com/weather/blizzard-of-ravaged-the-plains-with-hurricane-like-winds-deadly/article_687162f2-ff65-5b26-93a4-10202c338a82.html

Blizzard of 1888 – New York and surrounding regions http://www.celebrateboston.com/disasters/blizzard-of-1888.htm 

http://mentalfloss.com/article/61301/photos-new-york-after-blizzard-1888 (photos) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888 
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/great-blizzard-of-88-hits-east-coast 

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-blizzard-of-1888 

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Blizzard_of_1888;_the_Impact_of_this_Devastating_Storm_on_New_York_Transit 

https://www.infoplease.com/great-white-hurricane-0 

https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Blizzard-of-1888 

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/03/03/blizzard-snowstorm-1888 

https://static01.nyt.com/images/blogs/learning/pdf/2015/18880313Blizzard.pdf

https://www.loc.gov/rr/news/topics/blizzard.html

Recollections http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/14/arts/recalling-the-blizzard-of-1888.html 

https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Blizzard_of_1888;_the_Impact_of_this_Devastating_Storm_on_New_York_Transit 

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-great-blizzard-of-1888-1773779 

https://untappedcities.com/2015/03/12/today-in-nyc-history-the-great-blizzard-of-1888/ 

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-march-11%E2%80%9313-1888-great-blizzard-1888-paralyzes-new-york-city 

http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/blizzard-1888 

http://americanhistory.si.edu/steinwaydiary/

Results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christman_Bird_and_Wildlife_Sanctuary 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Subway 

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1888-03-15/ed-1/seq-4/#

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, February 11, 2018

Genealogy Journeys Podcast #46: National Heart Month

For National Heart Month, Gena and Jean discuss heart health and our ancestor's hearts.

The first half of the podcast can be heard here. For a subscription to our podcast that allows you to hear the full version of each podcast see our page on Podbean.




REFERENCES

Death Codes on Death Certificates: 



Former methods of treatment:

Medical education:



Treatments today & latest advancements: 




--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, January 14, 2018

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #44: Honoring the Braille Institute and Blind Ancestors

Helen Keller. Library of Congress via Flickr the Commons https://flic.kr/p/5GCKUC

January is National Braille Literacy Awareness Month. Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809 and it was he who developed the code of raised dots that opened up a whole world for those who couldn’t see.

You might wonder why we are discussing this topic but we have a question for you. “How do you know whether or not your ancestor was blind?”





Resources
Helen Keller 
Biography - Helen Keller 
History - Helen Keller

Mary Amelia Ingalls 
CNN - The real reason that Mary Ingalls went blind
Wikipedia - Mary Ingalls 

Famous Blind People 
Ranker - Famous Blind People
Wikipedia - Louis Braille

History 
Britannica - History of the Blind 

Guide Dogs 
Wikipedia - Guide Dog
Guide Dogs for the Blind 

US Census Instructions for Enumerators
Census.Gov - 1910 Census Instructions

Research by Birdie Monk Holsclaw
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, October 8, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #39: – Native American Day


The 2nd Monday in October is Native American Day and today's podcast takes a look at the historic movement of different tribes. Then in part 2 (available by subscription) we discuss some of the repositories for various records, problems accessing information, and the records that are available online or through the National Archives.


RESOURCES
Bureau of Indian Affairs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs
https://www.bia.gov/bia
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3577.html http://www.americansc.org.uk/Online/indians.htm
https://nativeamericanchurches.org/the-long-history-of-the-bureau-of-indian-affairs-attempt-to-eradicate-the-american-native-culture/
http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-the-interior/bureau-of-indian-affairs?agencyid=7244

Tribes and involvements in historical events
Iroquois Confederacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois
Native Americans in the American Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Native_Americans_in_the_American_Revolution
(Calloway article) Indians; and the War for Independence: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/war-for-independence/essays/indians%E2%80%99-war-independence
Native Americans & The American Revolution: http://www.historywiz.com/nativesrevolution.html
Native Americans’ Role in American Revolution: https://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/native-americans-role-american-revolution-choosing-sides
Stories from the Revolution (Calloway): https://www.nps.gov/revwar/about_the_revolution/american_indians.html

Civil War:
Alexandria, VA: https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic/fortward/default.aspx?id=40164
Native Americans in the Civil War: http://www.cowboysindians.com/2012/01/native-americans-in-the-civil-war/
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=411
https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/how-the-cherokee-fought-the-civil-war/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_American_Civil_War

Trail of Tears:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/14/books/review/Meacham-t.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears
http://www.arkansasheritagetrails.com/tears/

Repositories and Records
National Archives & Records Administration, https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html

American Indian Records Repository (AIRR), Kansas, https://www.doi.gov/ost/records_mgmt/american-indian-records-repository
AIRR, Great Plains Region, https://www.bia.gov/regional-offices/great-plains/office-trust-records-otr

Dawes Rolls (info): 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawes_Rolls
https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/dawes/tutorial/intro.html

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #36: Radios and Ancestors


Reiseradio. National Archives of Norway via Flickr the Commons https://flic.kr/p/oe5EHY


What are your memories of the radio? Did your family have favorite radio shows? Did you listen to music on a transistor radio? What type of radio did your grandparents have? Join us as we discuss radios and your ancestors.


Resources

Definitions
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/radio-set http://www.arcsandsparks.com/aboutcrystalradios.html https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-longwave-versus-shortwave-radio

Media information (some census data) http://www.radiostratosphere.com/zsite/behind-the-dial/radio-in-1930.html https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2015/march_2015.html https://www.census.gov/library/photos/radio-in-the-1930s.html https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2002/summer/1930-census-perspective.html
https://www.archives.gov/research/census/resources.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Radio

History of radio 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_radio http://www3.northern.edu/wild/th100/radio.htm http://www.psu.edu/dept/inart10_110/inart10/radio.html

Historical radio broadcasts and old time radio shows and commercials http://www.otr.com/news.html 
http://listverse.com/2007/07/19/top-10-historic-radio-broadcasts/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_old-time_radio_programs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ford_Sunday_Evening_Hour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jack_Benny_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalcade_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Godfrey%27s_Talent_Scouts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_Days_(radio_program) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_old-time_radio_programs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_American_radio_programs https://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/2010/04/19/just-for-fun-aunt-sammy%E2%80%99s-radio-recipes/

https://www.otrcat.com/p/cooking-in-old-time-radio https://www.otrcat.com/p/betty-crocker https://www.eater.com/2015/7/15/8962823/food-radio-evan-kleiman-heritage-radio
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/soaps.pdf (Rouse article) https://www.otrcat.com/soap-operas-during-the-golden-age-of-radio http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/2013-01/2013-01-017-rogers.html http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n85244115/ 
http://www.oldradioworld.com/ 
https://www.old-time.com/commercials/

Transistor radios 
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-transistor-radio-launches-the-portable-electronic-age-110761753/

Sports on radio 
https://beonair.com/history-of-sports-broadcasting/ https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-11-046/library-acquires-historic-radio-tv-sports-recordings/2011-03-09/ http://www.americansportscastersonline.com/radiohistory.html

Marshall McLuhan, explained
http://enculturation.net/teaching-mcluhan

TV shows & Personalities 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Conrad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsmoke

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #34 : The Moon, Stars, and Ancestors

Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N.Y https://flic.kr/p/u3kkR5


Today's podcast starts with memories of the moon landing but then looks at the sky and our ancestors. 

Ever given any thought to how your ancestors may have felt about seeing a meteor shower? It's an interesting topic for learning more about your ancestor's life.





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All our resources, for the entire program, are provided below. Thank you for your interest and may your Genealogy Journeys be safe and enjoyable.

RESOURCES

Jean’s Moon info came from E. C. Krupp, The Moon and You, New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1993; available from Amazon (fabulous illustrations by Robin Rector Krupp (Mrs. E. C.))

Armstrong quote

Full moon dates and names 

Moon rock transport and Griffith Observatory renovation and Cosmic Connection 

Blue moon calendar 
Moon names
Full Moon Names

Eclipses 

Chinese culture and the calendar and moon: Festival 

Chinese zodiac  

Chinese New Year 2018

Chinese calendar

Make your own Chinese calendar

Chinese astrological calendar 

Calendars of history


Blood red moon 

Norse moon legends

Meteor show

Emley story of 1833 meteor shower 

Ancestry.com historical insights on 1833 meteor shower
Leonid shower

1833 Meteor Storm started Citizen Science” 

Historical Astronomer John Horrigan (lectures)

Meteor showers

Dr. E. C. Krupp, Director, Griffith Observatory 

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #30: National Bicycle Month

Couple on a bicycle - Daytona Beach. Florida Memory via Flickr the Commons https://flic.kr/p/soX52i

Have you ever given thought to the history of bicycles? Did your ancestor have a bike? Join us as we talk bike memories (and don't forget to write about your own).



Resources
Classic Cycle 
America on the Move - Bicycle History from the Late 19th Century
Bicycle Transportation History Past, Present and Future  (article by Lawyer)
Wikipedia - Pairs during the Restoration 
Wikipedia - History of the bicycle 
Bicycle (take with a grain of salt)
Enchanted Learning - Bicycle
America on the Move - The Development of the Bike
Bicycle How-to - The History of Bicycles 
Jim Langley - Myths and Milestones in Bicycle Evolution  (very interesting)
Evelo - History of the Bicycle (timeline)
Bicycle Evolution in China: From the 1900s to the Present  (timeline)
Wikipedia - Bicycle Infantry (bikes in the wars)
Military Bicycles of World War II - US Army Bicycles
Wikipedia - Schwinn Bicycle Company 
Schwinn

Wikipedia -  Harley-Davidson (motorcycle beginnings)
Wisconsin Historical Society  - How Two Boys From Milwaukee Created the World's Largest Motorcycle Company 
Wikipedia - Henderson Motorcycle 
Wikipedia - Excelsior Motor Manufacturing 
Britannica - Cycling (biking as a sport)
Olympic - Cycling History
Wikipedia - Ironman Triathlon

Bike sharing
Bay Area Bike Share - How it Works 
Wikipedia - Bicycle sharing system 
SmarterTravel - Free Bikes, Copenhagen – Transportation 

General topics
Wikipedia - Rationing in the United States

-Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #29: Plumbing


State Archives of North Carolina. Flickr The Commons. https://flic.kr/p/asXbPU

Today's podcast deals with something that is rather necessary. We take a look at plumbing and more specifically outhouses and toilets. Did your family have an outhouse?



REFERENCES

Outhouse Excavation 
Times-Call - Lafayette woman excavates old outhouse to unearth unexpected treasures 
USA Today - Treasure hunters privy to an outhouse's buried secrets 
The Outhouses of America Tour 
New York Times - Threat to Archaeology: The Privy Diggers 
Twin Cities Pioneer Press - Afton: Hastings hobbyist’s outhouse excavations unearth history
Wikipedia - Privy digging 

Toilet Options 
Geocaching - History of the Flushing Toilet: The Water Closet
Elsan - Our History 
Wikipedia - Portable toilet 
InspectAPedia - Antique Toilets 
InspectAPedia -Composting Toilets 
InspectAPedia - Outhouse Latrine Construction 
InspectAPedia - Outhouse Latrine construction Lime 
InspectAPedia - Toilet Types
Wikipedia - Chemical toilet 
Portapotty - The History of Modern Plumbing 
The Ultimate History Project - FLUSH IT: THE ARRIVAL OF THE MODERN TOILET  
K. B. Owen - Gotta go? 19th century toilets move indoors 

Greg Jenner, A Million Years in a Day, London: MacMillan, 21 June 2016 (available on-line as eBook from Google Books)

Plumbing in General 
The Plumber - Plumbing in America 
(interesting stories of the outhouses owned and used by prominent individuals) 
Wikipedia - History of Water Supply and Sanitation
John C Flood - History of Plumbing Timeline 
History Myths - Indoor Plumbing 
Washington Post - 1.6 million Americans don’t have indoor plumbing. Here’s where they live 
Pump Solutions Australasia - A Brief History of Water Pumps and How They Have Affected the World
Wikipedia - Hand pump
Pumps & Systems - History of Pumps Through the Years

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, April 9, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #28: Home Remedies



"76." A Cook Book, Edited by Ladies of Plymouth Church, Des Moines, Iowa (1876).


What home remedies have been passed down in your family? Do you still use these remedies? Have you documented them in your family history? Gena and Jean take a look at this subject in Podcast #28.


RESOURCES

Amazing Women in History - Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D., America’s first female doctor 

Penn University Archives - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE:  Historical development, 1765-1800 

Cures
Branches of our family - Diseases and Remedies of the 1800s, Susan Buck, 27 June 2013

Laudanum 
The Victorian Web - Opium and derivatives, “Victorian Drug Use,” by Dr. Andrzej Diniejko 

Narconon - History of Heroin

Wikipedia - Camphor


Lavender
Drugs.com - Lavender 
Henriette's Herbal Homepage - Spirit of Lavender 

Acetate of Lead
Sugar of lead a deadly sweetener,” The Smithsonian Magazine, by Jesse Rhodes, 7 Feb 2012


Mercury
Mercury—A major agent in the history of medicine and alchemy,” by S. Norn, H. Permin, E. Kruse, P.R. Kruse (translated from Danish)


Arsenic
Arsenic – the “Poison of Kings” and the “Saviour of Syphilis,” Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health, Vol. 21, No. 4, by John Frith, 2014


Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera,” by Gertrude Baldwin, undated, 

Jalap & Quinine
Drug Plants,” Medicinal Plants, by Kevin Curran, undated 

Strychnine
Strychnine Medicine,” Encyclopedia.com, by Thomson Gale, ©1997

Putting spring in your step with strychnine,” Helpful Poisons, unnamed pharmacology professor “JDM,” 29 April 2010


Physical or Invasive Cures 
Wikipedia - Poultices

The Poultice: Ancient Medicine, modern Methods,” Biostarus Blog, by Tigger Montague, 7 April 2014

Wound Treatment & Bloodletting
"Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels," by Robert & Michele Root-Bernstein,ca 1998 

Cupping,” Helpful Poisons blog, unnamed pharmacology professor “JDM,” 15 April 2010

--Jean Wilcox Hibben

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Genealogy Journey's Podcast #27: Women's History Month



Women at work on C-47 Douglas cargo transport, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, Calif. https://flic.kr/p/4jyDCK



It's the last week of Women's History Month. Let's talk about women and their roles in society.


REFERENCES
Women's History Month bill


History of Women's History Month:
National Women's History Project 
Wikipedia - Women's History Month
Women's History Month

Joseph Campbell’s Works on Culture and Women’s Roles:

Joseph Campbell, The Hero’s Journey: Joseph Campbell and His Life and Work, Novato, CA: New World Library, 1990.

Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd ed., New York: Bollingen Foundation, Inc., 1968, 1973.

Joseph Campbell, Myths to Live By, New York: Penguin Books, Viking Press, 1972.

Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth, New York: Anchor Books, Random House, 1988, 1991.

Joseph Campbell, Transformation of Myth through Time, New York: Harper & Row, 1990.

Women & Work:

Sheridan Harvey, “Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II,” Journeys & Crossings: Library of Congress, 24 June 2005.

Ann-Marie Imbornoni, “Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S.: History of the American Women’s Rights Movement, 1848-1920,” Infoplease.

Ann-Marie Imbornoni, “Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S.: Timeline of Key Events in the American Women’s Rights Movement, 1921-1979,” Infoplease.

Marc McCutcheon, Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students & Historians, Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 1993.

Catherine Peck (Ed.), QPB Treasury of North American Folktales, New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1998

Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race, New York: William Morrow, 2016.


Dale Taylor, Everyday Life in Colonial America: From 1607-1783, Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 1997.

Marilyn Yalom, A History of the Wife, New York: Harper Collins, 2001.

Pioneer Women:

LeRoy R. & Ann W. Hafen (Eds.), Journals of Forty-niners: Salt Lake to Los Angeles, Lincoln NE: Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1954,1998).

Elizabeth Margo, Women of the Gold Rush, New York: Indian Head Books, 1955, 1992)

Merrill J. Mattes (Ed.), Platte River Road Narratives, Urbana, IL: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1988.

Rick Steber, Pioneers: Tales of the West, Vol. II, Prineville, OR: Bonanza Pub., 1993