Responses to the 1918 Epidemic—Some Things Don’t Change
When the Spanish Flu swept the nation in 1918, people responded much as they are responding to today’s pandemic. Here is a fun look at...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 22, 2020
- 2 min
Let Me Tell You How Beautiful I Am
. . . or rich. And I am looking for someone equally beautiful and rich to marry. This seems to be the theme of many ads in Matrimonial...
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suzannenorquist
- Sep 25, 2019
- 2 min
Anatomy of a Mining Town—So Many Lawyers
In 1876, Lake City, Colorado boasted a population of eight hundred to a thousand people—a metropolis, as the Silver World newspaper...
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suzannenorquist
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
If You Happen Upon A Dead Body – Amateur Sleuthing
Here is a quote from the original 1908 edition of “Scouting for Boys.” “It may happen to some of you that one day, you will be the first...
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suzannenorquist
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
Modern Swimwear—What’s a Pasty White Girl to Do?
I’m going to the beach next month, an unusual occurrence for this mountain girl. But what should I wear? It’s not a question of vanity,...
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suzannenorquist
- May 22, 2019
- 2 min
1880 Colorado Oyster Craze
In the late 1800’s everyone was eating fresh oysters, even in Colorado. And I’m not talking Rocky Mountain Oysters, which would be...
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suzannenorquist
- May 15, 2019
- 2 min
Tunneling to the Wild Side
One of the perks of being a novelist is that I can go exploring and call it research. I need to research a lot of things. For a decade, I...
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suzannenorquist
- May 1, 2019
- 2 min
Love Your Coffee? Thank A Baby Goat
That’s right. Legend has it that goats played a primary role in the discovery of coffee. Not necessarily baby goats, but it could have...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 17, 2019
- 2 min
Historic Social Media Tidbits
It’s been a while since I’ve posted fun tidbits from historic Colorado newspapers. My daughter/blog editor pointed this out. I’d almost...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Drying My Hair With Vacuum Exhaust
As I researched inventions of the 1920’s, I learned that before hair dryers were invented, women used the exhaust end of the vacuum...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
Not More Laundry!
Every day there’s another set of dirty clothes. It never ends. As a working mom, I developed my own laundry strategies. My mother...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
Going Old School with Amazon
I love modern life where I can order anything on Amazon. I mean anything. But Amazon’s just a catalog company, and catalog shopping has...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 16, 2019
- 2 min
Historical Research – Not For The Fainthearted
Research is part of the fun in writing historical novels. For me it’s often an excuse to go on a rabbit trail—in other words, “squirrel!”...
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suzannenorquist
- Dec 19, 2018
- 2 min
Grandma’s Not A Museum Relic Yet
When do I officially become a museum piece? I saw a Six-Million-Dollar Man lunchbox in an antique store. Surely, I’m not that old. An...
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suzannenorquist
- Apr 25, 2018
- 2 min
Roller Skating in the ‘80s – The 1880s
Apparently, roller skating was a big thing in the metropolous of Leadville, Colorado in the 1880s. Who knew? With all of the historical...
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suzannenorquist
- Mar 28, 2018
- 2 min
Are We There Yet?
My new home sits on a section of historic Route 66, a highway from Chicago to Los Angeles built in the 1920’s. As one of the first...
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suzannenorquist
- Feb 28, 2018
- 2 min
Put Those Pajamas in a Museum
President Harding’s pajamas and slippers stand in a glass case in the Smithsonian. Did he imagine his pajamas in a museum? Not just any...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 31, 2018
- 2 min
Old Time Bloopers
Old Time Bloopers People of modern times may think bloopers are a recent invention. They’re not. The name may be new, but early...
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suzannenorquist
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min
Noooo. Not the Dentist.
I only want to have my picture taken. Where’s the photographer? Imagine being dressed in your best finery. You open the door to the...
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suzannenorquist
- Nov 29, 2017
- 2 min
Facebook Posts From Old Newspapers
In researching for my historical novels, I’ve read through old newspapers from Colorado’s early mining days. I planned fun trips to...
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