On Monday, August 20th, from 7:00-8:30 PM, I will host a "Blessing of the Book," a Facebook Live event. If you have a Facebook account, I respectfully invite you to celebrate with me the official…
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Sarah Brown WakefieldFor those of you who enjoy photographs and are interested in the U.S. Dakota War of 1862, here's a heads-up! I've just started "Sarah Wakefield Fictional Biography Project," a Pinterest board where I'll…
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Yesterday I received word of the death of Elden Lawrence, a Dakota elder who has sometimes assisted me in my research on my historical novel-in-progress. Elden's Dakota great-grandfather, Lorenzo Towanetiton Lawrence, led to safety three…
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Henry Sibley oversaw the military commission.On this date, November 5, in 1862, a military commission concluded the trials of more than 300 Dakota men and condemned them to death for participating in the US-Dakota War…
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Note: This is a continuation of a post of last week titled, "Introducing Sarah Wakefield, My Friend and Hopefully Yours (Someday)." Sarah Wakefield Early on August 18, 1862, when war broke out in and…
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Finally: I’m ready to cross the line between researching my historical novel and writing it. I’m not completely done with my research, but I know enough now to put pen to paper. Getting to this…
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A couple of weeks ago, I shared some reflections on my recent research swing through Minnesota, a trip in support of a historical novel I'm working on that is related to the U.S.-Dakota War of…
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Caption: While walking the trails around the Lower Agency, the site of the first planned attack by the Dakota in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, I found my way blocked by a massive fallen tree.…
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