Hey everyone! If any of you are regular visitors to the site, you may have noticed some appearance changes in the past few months. Some of you may also know that I am not an artist, by any means. The…
Pinal Cemetery
In July of 2022, my boyfriend and I planned a trip up to the White Mountains to take a well-deserved vacation. On the way, I asked if we could stop off at Pinal Cemetery (not to be confused with Historic…
Provo City, American Fork, and Sacajawea Cemeteries
Over the past two days, my mother and I have visited three more cemeteries: Provo City (Provo, Utah), American Fork (American Fork, Utah), and Sacajawea (Fort Washakie, Wyoming–Located on the Wind River Reservation). I wanted to visit each cemetery for…
Grand Canyon Pioneer Cemetery
Tucked away from the road within Grand Canyon National Park is a small, tranquil graveyard that is open to the public, despite what Google will have you believe. When my mother and I arrived at the park entrance today, we…
Boothill Graveyard
Ah Boothill, the most famous of Arizona’s “Wild West Cemeteries.” Boothill claims that title for various reasons, including its proximity to Tombstone, arguably Arizona’s most famous “Wild West Town”, as well as the fact that many well known individuals are…
Historic Pinal Cemetery
Over the Christmas 2020 weekend, I hit the road once again, this time with my mom, dad, and brother with me. Okay, to be fair, my dad drove while he and my brother took my mom and I out to…
Celebrating 1,000 Women (And Counting!)
Just a quick note to celebrate this historic milestone. After gathering data and stories for five years, I am now proud to say the first 1,000 women have been posted to this website, where their stories will live on forever.…
Adamsville and Butte View Cemeteries (Florence, Arizona)
In October of 2020, I casually purchased a copy of Graveyards of the Wild West: Arizona by Heather L Moulton and Susan Tatterson from my local Barnes and Noble. After thumbing through the book, my mother and I decided it…
Remembering Lieutenant Laura Piper & The Other Victims of the Black Hawk Shootdown
Lieutenant Laura Piper (Number to Be Determined) Historian’s Note: This Blog Post will eventually be moved to an actual list entry on the Women’s List, once I have the list caught up. I finished reading Laura’s story last night and…
When History Comes Alive in Your Genealogy
My Relationship to Charles “The Boss” Kettering Have you ever heard a family story that made you raise your eyebrow, or maybe scoff in disbelief? Let’s say someone tells you you’re descended from someone famous. Sometimes the rumor is true,…