When we think of the explorers who opened up our vast continent, we tend to think of the great frontiersmen like Daniel Boone or overland ad...

Like many writers, when I begin to plot and plan a novel, one of my favorite activities is to collect photo inspiration for the story. Somet...

Rats! I missed the firing of the cannon. Three times! Every time the reenactors prepared to fire the cannon last weekend at the annual Leste...

Hi there! I’m Naomi Musch, a new member of the Colonial Quills blog team. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be here. I write in a vari...