My great-grandmother Marie Rose Pickering by the early age of 20 had made “quite a reputation” as a short-story writer, as well as musician and linguist. That’s according to a September 25th, 1907 report in the San Francisco Call. But where are these literary masterpieces? None has survived the handing down of family treasure troves. Thankfully, at least […]
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A Twisted William Thompson Was Published in 1899
Who would have thought that William Thompson, the rugged frontiersman who was instrumental in the founding of Virginia City, Montana, was also a published author? Perhaps this explains the penchant of descendants toward things literary. Asked by the Anaconda Standard to reminisce about his first Christmas at Alder Gulch, a mining camp that included the town of Virginia City, Thompson relates in an avuncular […]