Friday, December 18, 2020

Ready for 2020 to be over? Looking for a new activity for 2021?

 

Ready for 2020 to be over? 

Looking for a new activity for 2021?

You came to the right place




The last couple of months I have been hard at work researching and re-creating the Oak Springs of the first couple of decades of the 20th Century.


New, original stories, continuing the Background/Founding years of my original novel, “Back to the Homeplace,” will be published each Friday, beginning January 8, for Patrons of my stories on Patreon.com.



https://www.patreon.com/HomeplaceSagas





For more than two years, I have been curating my earlier stories on Patreon.com in chronological order for my Patrons, each Wednesday and Friday. It has been a fun experience to re-live the lives of all those many characters in the latter half of the 1800s, in the southern Missouri Ozarks fictional Oak Creek Valley. They have included The Kings of Oak Springs, McDonald Tales, Meet the Folks, and Bevins Tales stories, among others. We have chronicled the births, marriages, lives, and deaths of the entire community of Oak Springs and the surrounding rural Oak Creek Valley.  


What is a Patron, you ask? Each Patron pays one dollar per month. In 2021, that one dollar a month will get you exclusive, never before published, original stories each Friday, at least four each month, carrying our stories into the 20th Century, starting with 1903. Each story runs 1200-1600 words. A relatively short read, but enough to be meaningful and keep you involved in the lives of our continuing characters. There is an opportunity to comment on each story, and I encourage it. We have had great comments throughout the past year and more. I hope you will join us.


In fact, there are two episodes yet this year, 1901 and 1902, before we take a brief holiday pause and resume with new, original, never before published stories on Friday, January 8, 2021.


Join us today, to get immediate access to all those stories. 


Friday, December 11, 2020

Ready for 2020 to be over? Looking for a new activity for 2021?


Ready for 2020 to be over? 

Looking for a new activity for 2021?

You came to the right place.





The last couple of months I have been hard at work researching and re-creating the Oak Springs of the first couple of decades of the 20th Century.


New, original stories, continuing the Background/Founding years of my original novel, “Back to the Homeplace,” will be published each Friday, beginning January 8, for Patrons of my stories on Patreon.com.


https://www.patreon.com/HomeplaceSagas


For more than two years, I have been curating my earlier stories on Patreon.com in chronological order for my Patrons, each Wednesday and Friday. It has been a fun experience to re-live the lives of all those many characters in the latter half of the 1800s, in the southern Missouri Ozarks fictional Oak Creek Valley. They have included The Kings of Oak Springs, McDonald Tales, Meet the Folks, and Bevins Tales stories, among others. We have chronicled the births, marriages, lives, and deaths of the entire community of Oak Springs and the surrounding rural Oak Creek Valley.  


What is a Patron, you ask? Each Patron pays one dollar per month, a subscription. In 2021, that one dollar a month will get you exclusive, never before published, original stories each Friday, at least four each month, carrying our stories into the 20th Century, starting with 1903. Each story runs 1200-1600 words. A relatively short read, but enough to be meaningful and keep you involved in the lives of our continuing characters. There is an opportunity to comment on each story, and I encourage it. We have had great comments throughout the past year and more. I hope you will join us.


In fact, there are four episodes yet this year, 1899, 1900, 1901, and 1902, before we take a brief holiday pause and resume with new, original, never before published stories on Friday, January 8, 2021.


Join us today, to get immediate access to all those stories. 


https://www.patreon.com/HomeplaceSagas - Become a Patron, today. Thank you.



Thursday, October 1, 2020

The Origin of Homeplace


The Origin of Homeplace





As many of you know by now, the past week or so, I’ve been seeking photos and memories to write a Bill Holland (aka billybuc) Writing Challenge article about my Childhood. I’ve done that. …


Along the way in that pursuit, I’ve given a lot of thought to the childhood of my father as well as my own… they are closely related, of course. I had a very normal childhood. He did not. The reason I’m writing about it here is that the farm he grew up on came to be known in the family as the “Homeplace” - from whence came the title of my first novel ("Back to the Homeplace" - see preceding blog post), and the title of this blog supporting “The Homeplace Saga” series of stories. These now number in the hundreds, including four novels, two novellas, a short story collection plus the hundreds of online short stories we’ve talked about in this Blog.


There are at least two family photos taken in front of the farmhouse of the “Homeplace” of my Dad’s family. One is in the thirties, the one used here is from 1923. It is one of the last photos of his Mother - she died on the operating table, something went wrong during what was to be a simple procedure. 

As you can see, Pop was left with seven children to raise, which he did… with them all pitching in to make it work. The oldest son, Willard, aka “Toots,” was old enough to help with the farmwork, taking some burden off of Pop. In fact, Toots continued to farm the Homeplace into mid-century. Irene, LVene and Pauline (all teenaged themselves) essentially raised the children, with the strong support of Pop, doing what he could do. My Dad is the little boy in the middle, in front, 8 year old Pete (real given name Leverne). There were also younger sisters, Maxine and Betty (Bethene), as well. Pete wanted to be a farmer, so I know he helped out with the farm as much as he could as soon as he could. Pop, however, did insist that little Pete get his education and have as normal a childhood and adolescent experience as possible, which he did, under the circumstances (stories that can be shared later, perhaps). 


The Bevins family anchored my fictional stories of “The Homeplace Saga” just as the Smith family anchored the stories of my father’s life and mine based from the Homeplace in our real lives. 


If you have not yet read "Back to the Homeplace" in print or in Kindle edition, I encourage you to do so. 


Monday, March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020, "Homeplace Series" Update


March 30, 2020, Homeplace Series Update 

If you have not read it yet, it is new to you!




Many people are at home these days, and need something new to read. An $0.11 royalty payment from Japan over the weekend reminded me that I haven’t reached out to you, my readers, for some time. 

“Back to the Homeplace” is part of a family saga set of stories, but it is the one that got it all started. It is still a great read if you have not read this original. Heidi Thorne, our self-publishing guru, would classify it as a ‘unicorn,’ as she discussed in her recent post: “Is Your Self Published Book Too Original?”


I would love to hear your opinion on Heidi’s post - and I would love to have you read my book. Please do one, then the other. Thanks, and be safe!

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DID YOU KNOW?
Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


IT IS NOT TOO LATE -
BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 

By the way, this Blog is worth browsing, too, if you are looking for interesting reading... give it a try!


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Monday, December 9, 2019

Dec 10, 2019, Update



Dec 10, 2019, Update 






DID YOU KNOW?
Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


IT IS NOT TOO LATE -
BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Aug 3, 2019, Update



Aug 3, 2019, Update 




Two posts this week: 

1. Jake Patton remembered 1851:

2. Ferrell and Julia Weston added a few more years in this new episode:



New posts will be on hiatus for a while… look around, lots of good stories available.

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, July 27, 2019

July 27, 2019, Update



July 27, 2019, Update 




Two posts this week: 

1. Jake Patton remembered 1850, I can only remember 1950…how about you?:

2. Ferrell and Julia Weston added a few more years in this new episode:


DID YOU KNOW?
Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


IT IS NOT TOO LATE -
BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019, Update



July 20, 2019, Update 



Two posts this week: 

1. Jake Patton recalled the effects of the Gold Rush in 1849:

2. We covered a few years with Ferrell and Julia Weston in this episode:



Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, July 13, 2019

July 13, 2019, Update - Following 4th of July Holiday Vacation



July 13, 2019, Update
Following 4th of July Holiday Vacation




The Colonel Jake Patton Memoir stories continued to be posted each week while we were gone. You can catch up here, if you missed either one:

1. Jake Patton recalled changes in 1847:

2. 1848 was the year Jake Patton helped create the Town of Oak Springs:

3. Ferrell and Julia stories will resume next week, if all goes as expected.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, June 29, 2019

June 29, 2019, Update - Happy Pre-4th of July Weekend!



June 29, 2019, Update - Happy Pre-4th of July Weekend!




One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton added new responsibilities in 1846:

2. War threatened in the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio, in early 1800s:
P.S. Ferrell and Julia stories are taking a couple of weeks off after this week….

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, June 22, 2019

June 22, 2019, Update



June 22, 2019, Update 




One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton discussed the year 1845 in the Oak Creek valley:

2. Not a good year in the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio, in 1807:


Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876, featuring the Kings and Levi Weston. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019, Update - Happy Father’s Day Weekend!



June 15, 2019, Update - Happy Father’s Day Weekend!

Author Bill and his Dad, Pete, in 1940 - we remember the olden times!!! ;-)


One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton memoirs now up to 1844 - what were you and yours doing that year??:

2. History come to the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio, in 1805-06:

Sign up now as we begin curating Oak Springs stories from 1876 forward… come join us and watch it grow!
The first new episode posted Friday (The Kings of Oak Springs)!…sign up, today.
Subscription only $1 per month… become a Patron, today.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the stories of the growth of Oak Springs from 1876. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. 


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of early stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, June 8, 2019

June 8, 2019, Update



June 8, 2019, Update 




One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton shared changes in the Oak Creek valley of 1843:

2. Continuing with a family history series in 1802 in the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio:

Sign up now as we begin curating Oak Springs stories from 1876 forward… come join us and watch it grow!
Don’t miss an episode…sign up, today.
Subscription only $1 per month… become a Patron, today.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the final stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, June 1, 2019

June 1, 2019, Update - June has arrived!



June 1, 2019, Update - June has arrived!




One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1842:

2. Continuing with a family history series in 1801 in the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio:

In June I will begin curating Oak Springs stories from 1876 forward… come join us and watch it grow!
Don’t miss an episode…sign up, today.
Subscription only $1 per month… become a Patron, today.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the final stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, May 25, 2019

May 18, 2019, Update - Memorial Day Weekend



May 25, 2019, Update - Memorial Day Weekend




One post at HubPages this week plus a bonus post in Weston Wagons West series:

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1841:

2. Restarting a family history series in 1800 in the old Northwest Territory, in Marietta, Ohio:

In June I will begin curating Oak Springs stories from 1876 forward… come join us and watch it grow!
Subscription only $1 per month… become a Patron, today.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the final stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, May 18, 2019

May 18, 2019, Update



May 18, 2019, Update




One post at HubPages this week:.

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1840:

I normally take a break after 20 episodes, but 21 is ready for next week, so we’ll keep going…

In June I will begin curating Oak Springs stories from 1876 forward… come join us and watch it grow! 
Just $1 per month.

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the final stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Monday, May 13, 2019

New Opportunity - Offer from Bill Smith (William Leverne Smith - Dr. Bill)!!!



New Opportunity
Offer from Bill Smith (William Leverne Smith - Dr. Bill)!!!




Do you sometimes long for the ‘good old days’ of the 1870s?

Would you have liked to live back in the 1870s?

Come back with me now to the Centennial of our nation. It is 1876. 

Pa and Ma King and their 4 children are getting a fresh start after surviving the Civil War. 

Oak Springs, in a valley of the southern Missouri Ozark Mountains, is slowly rebuilding after gangs and marauders of the Civil War turned the valley back to nature. Every building had been destroyed, burned to the ground. But some of those early settlers, from the 1830s and 1840s, had returned to start over again on their farms and in the town they had loved before the war. 

The King family is very representative of the resilience required to start fresh on the American frontier. It took smart, hard-working people, men and women, to build a farming community where there was none. These are their stories. 


Why you may want to subscribe, and become a Patron at just $1 per month:

  1. Twice weekly, curated enjoyable reading - each 1,000-1,800 words… Wed and Fridays
  2. Opportunity to comment on each story, with response from the author to each comment
  3. Free access to over 50 curated articles on The Founding (1833-1876) already available to each Patron.

Join us today, don’t miss one exciting story… https://www.patreon.com/HomeplaceSagas

Saturday, May 11, 2019

May 11, 2019, Update - Happy Mother’s Day!



May 11, 2019, Update - Happy Mother’s Day!




One post at HubPages this week:.

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1839:

Watch for Special Announcement of Upcoming Events

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the earliest stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, May 4, 2019

May 4, 2019, Update - May the 4th be with you!



May 4, 2019, Update - May the 4th be with you!




One post at HubPages this week:.

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1838:

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the earliest stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)

Saturday, April 27, 2019

April 27, 2019, Update


April 27, 2019, Update 




One post at HubPages this week:.

1. Jake Patton recalled activities in the valley of 1837:

Each Wednesday and Friday, we are posting, for Patrons, the earliest stories from ‘The Founding’ of Oak Springs along with related stories from the early days of Oak Springs. Join us, today. By joining, you can read each and all of the past postings on ‘The Founding.’ These postings tell the earliest stories of Oak Springs and the people who lived there in the order these events occurred. We are currently approaching the Civil War period…


BECOME A PATRON… of our creative writing. A great New Year gift to yourself and to us here at “The Homepage Saga” series of family-related, historical fiction stories. Only a dollar a month…new material added weekly, along with the Wednesday and Friday posting of The Founding stories… each only available to Patrons.
Come, join us! ;-)

The Patreon program provides a curated (systemized) presentation of our stories and a single content library, over time. Can you support this effort? I’ll be spending a little more time here, as we go forward…

We also have discussions about the stories. I hope you will join us in these conversations. 


I hope you continue to enjoy these stories. If you do, leave a note, here or elsewhere…

Enjoy! ;-)