Sailors were an interesting crowd in 1849
So, what kind of people were sailors in the year 1849? The answer? A mixed lot. Typically, sailors were men who chose to make sailing...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
Cornelius Vanderbilt and the ATC-Nicaragua Passage
As eluded to in the last, I was led to this “what the…?" moment by a friend of the family who has traveled extensively in Nicaragua. My...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
Truly, the first ones in California were the winners.
In our modern life of being able to communicate instantly, it is hard to imagine that historically, it could take as long as six months...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
New Technology - Morse Code and the Telegraph
Technology is everywhere. Most of us wouldn’t be able to function without it in our lives. As a late baby boomer, I remember the first...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
Another Visit : Lowell Mills
One benefit about having our children go to college out-of-state was the opportunity to visit them when they had a break and didn’t want...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min
The Cult of True Womanhood – seriously, it was a thing.
It is hard to imagine in our world today, that there was actually such a thing as The Cult of True Womanhood. This article, by Barbara...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Sep 20, 2019
- 3 min
Was coverture a woman’s refuge or a grand swindle?
In our modern time, coverture isn’t an everyday word. Its implications do still affect us but not nearly like they did in the 17th, 18th,...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Aug 22, 2019
- 4 min
Banking, the Economy and the Value of Money in 1849
In most of our lifetimes, we have had the benefit of the Federal Reserve System, created in 1913, to provide the United States with a...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
The Mormon Migration
Keeping in the theme of the mid-1800s western migration, there’s another migration that gets little attention now, although it was, at...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Jul 31, 2019
- 4 min
Who can resist the temptation of “free” land?
As a land steward, I understand the feeling that comes with knowing that the land you derive your living from is personally owned. No one...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Panic of 1837
As we all know, our world is driven, many times, by reaction. Today we find ourselves reacting to Tweets and the 24-hour news cycle, our...
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J.J. Wheeling
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
The "What the...?" factor
When not on actual trips of discovery, I’m in my mountain cabin, laptop, books and papers scattered all around the arcs of my rocking...
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