Karen BaneySep 15, 20221 minhistoryHomestead House: StoveThese two pictures show two different iron stoves. The left picture was most likely made in the early 1900s and is much larger than what...
Karen BaneySep 1, 20221 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 2: Perception & PursuitsIn the 1860s, while eastern states saw women as equals, that was rarely the case in the west. The patriarch still ruled in the west,...
Karen BaneyAug 27, 20222 minhistoryThe 1860s Woman Part 1: OccupationsIn many of my novels, I love to put women in untraditional roles like: Horse Trainer / Hotel Clerk - A Heart Renewed (Prescott Pioneers...
Karen BaneyMay 20, 20222 minhistoryDrama Selecting Arizona's CapitalIn A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1), my characters travel with the first governor of the Arizona Territory as John N. Goodwin...
Karen BaneyMay 12, 20222 minhistoryTeamsters: How Freighting Supplied the WestIn Beauty for Ashes (Desert Manna Book 1), several characters work for a freight company as teamsters. Freighting in the early days of...
Karen BaneyApr 11, 20222 minhistoryFirst Arizona Territorial Governor OverlookedIn A Dream Unfolding (Prescott Pioneers Book 1) and in The Reluctant Cattleman (Colter Sons Book 1), I mention that Governor John Goodwin...
Karen BaneyMar 19, 20222 minGet to Know MeHistorical Fact vs FictionOne of the things I love about writing historical fiction is that I get to read tons of books about real history. I am inspired by the...