Category: Women’s Stories
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A Tale: Mabel Cross Osmond: Dolly Saved My Life — 1874
Mabel said “Dolly” saved her life “by instantly stopping when … my saddle turned, leaving me hanging head downward, helplessly strapped in until the others could reach me.”
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A Tale: Doughnuts in Bear Grease, Sarah Tracy — 1873
Here’s one of the stories I plan to share at my “Stong Women” presentation this afternoon.
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A Tale: Emma Cowan Visits Mammoth — 1873
“My fairy books could not equal such wonderful tales. Fountains of boiling water, thrown hundreds of feet into the air … pools of water in whose limpid depths tints of various rainbows were reflected.” mounds and terraces of gaily colored sand.”
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A Tale : Emma Stone Tours Yellowstone — 1872
“Then we came upon a man holding in his arms the greatest curiosity of all, a baby! We went on a bit farther and saw a woman!”
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A Tale: An October Snow Storm at Yellowstone Canyon — 1880
“The horses were gone and we were at the end of our rations with a big storm upon us.”
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A Tale: A Near Tragedy on Uncle Tom’s Trail
“Grace D. slid several feet before she could get hold of a rock that would hold her. Even then she realized that it would soon loosen.”
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A Tale: Woman Fends Off Attacking Bear With Zucchini
Today’s new about a woman warding of a charging black bear with a garden fresh zucchini wouldn’t have surprised Yellowstone tourists a hundred years ago.
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Why I’m Interested in Yellowstone Stories
When I was a little boy, my grandmother used to tell me stories about her trip to Yellowstone National Park in 1909. Grandma went to the park with her aunt, seven cousins, and two brothers. Great Aunt Elvina was recently widowed and her youngest daughter was born after her husband died. Family lore says that…
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A Tale: Cruising Lake Yellowstone — 1903
A huge buffalo bull crashes his corral fence while frightened tourists cower.
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A Tale: Maud Gets Her Revenge — 1913
An “Irish Lassie” finds a way to get even with a supercilious Boston Lady.