Ginny Morgan's Blog – August 2009 Archive (5)

I have read a little about the valor and honor of these soldiers and have seen reenactors at events. They were unsung heros for a long time...



Buffalo soldiers, name given to the African-American U.S. army regiments commissioned by Congress to patrol the American West after the Civil War. Consisting of two infantry and two cavalry regiments, they were the first such units chartered in peacetime. The troops, which formed one fifth of… Continue

My question to you who are interested in this sort of thing..would you want to be DNA tested and if not...why not?



By testing and thoroughly studying Native American DNA, scientists can trace genetics, family histories, where people have traveled, and how the tribes eventually came to split up into different groups. This information is absolutely invaluable in the discovery of how the Native American people formed languages, cultures, and families. By studying Native American DNA,… Continue

I recently added a photo of this gentleman because I have always liked him in everything he has been in. I wanted to learn more about him so here is the result of my research.



Chief Dan George was a gifted actor and chief of the Tsleil-waututh Nation in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. He was born 'Geswanouth Slahoot', on July 24, 1899, in North Vancouver, British Columbia and died September 23, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia.



He first came to prominence in a… Continue

Although not "OLD WEST" per se, this is an article that I think is interesting and that I would like to share. Many of the trappers moved into other fields of work when the beaver died out. Some became scouts for the army...some came south...Here in s. Cal. there were many former trappers who settled in my area...Louis Roubidoux for one....





Life was hard in the "up country". European or white women would not live under the conditions found at the fur posts or along the trails.… Continue

While doing research for a class I taught I found this online and would like to share it with everyone.





The Red Light Life

Gamblers, pimps and dance hall owners were common sights at the stage station during the 1800s, meeting the women they had lured from back east with the promise of high wages and a good life, according to an account by New Mexico's Governor Otero, who often stood watching. "But when they reached their destination, they would find themselves forced to… Continue