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suzannenorquist
Apr 22, 20203 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20182 min read
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, 20172 min read
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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