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From: "Kathy Hobbs" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Frontierswomen update
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 06:57:48 -0800


Tami, I have a question? Have you ever heard of the, " Frontiersman of New
York"? I am looking for someone that would know of that book. I have
ancestors in that book. And if you have, do you know how I could get a hold
of that book? Thanks.
Kathy

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Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:09 PM
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Frontierswomen update


>Doris,
>
>You are right, there is little in the history books about the women who
>really had it hard, they gave birth in a covered wagon and literally had to
>be ready first thing the next morning to be on the road again or the wagon
>train would leave without the family. Sickness did not halt a train nor
>death. They would bury their loved ones on the side of the road and
couldn't
>mark the graves because the Indians would come and dig it up to take the
>clothing and anything else you might have buried with your loved one or the
>animals would dig it up for food. Then on the road again with no time to
>grieve the loss of a husband, wife, child, parent. Can we even begin to
>imagine how hard it was to go for 6 months or more cooking over a campfire
>with no wood at times, having instead to use buffalo chips (yep, it's what
>you think it is). Mosquitos would swarm your food but you ate anyway
because
>you needed your strength and there could be no wasting food for you only
had
>enough to hopefully last the trip. If a wagon train traveled 20 miles in a
>day that was a "good day," we travel 20 miles in a matter of minutes and
dare
>to complain what a hassle it is.
>
>If anyone is interested there are many good overland diaries of women, that
>really give you a sense of what it was like, I would be happy to give you
>some names of books.
>
>Tami
>
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