-Jun 10, 20231 minPress Pause for NowThis week marks the anniversary of John and Agnes’s wedding (June 7, 1849). I will take a break from writing, then continue in 2024.
-May 4, 20236 minWhere is The Burnside? (1849)John and Agnes's marriage banns indicate she was living in Kilbarchan, and he in The Burnside. Now, where is that?
-Feb 19, 20235 minValentine's Day, 1849Early in 1849, John earned the status of a journeyman blacksmith. Plus, he and Agnes became engaged during a deadly cholera epidemic.
-Jan 31, 20236 minJohn and Agnes Court (1848)How did John and Agnes court? Come on an imaginary "date" with us, and learn of John's "proudest memory" from the time.