LIFE, LIBERTY, AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/life-liberty-and-pursuit-of-happiness.html
MARIPOSA TRAIL
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/mariposa-trail.html
THE SCOURGE OF THE WEST
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-scourge-of-west.html
OL' SUNUP
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/sunup.html
MEMORIES OF OL' MONTANA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/memories-of-ol-montana.html
THE ANOMALY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/02/the-anomaly_97.html
WHERE’D YOU GET THOSE WOOLY CHAPS?
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/whered-you-get-those-wooly-chaps.html
NOSTALGIA AND RIDING DEVIL'S CANYON, CHATSWORTH
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/nostalgia-and-riding-devils-canyon.html
CHATSWORTH AND HORSES, 25 YEARS LATER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/chatsworth-and-horses-25-years-later.html
SOMETIMES MY SON IS GOOD KARMA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/sometimes-my-son-is-good-karma.html
AHWAHNEE IS AN INTERESTING WORD
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/ahwahnee-is-interesting-word.html
1969 - 2013, PROFESSIONAL HOME BUILDER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/1969-2013-professional-home-builder.html
CHATSWORTH'S GARDEN OF THE GODS PARK
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2025/01/chatsworths-garden-of-gods-park.html
2024 CHATSWORTH HOLIDAY PARADE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-chatsworth-holiday-parade.html
SHOULD’VE BEEN A COWBOY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2024/05/shouldve-been-cowboy.html
NOSTALGIC LOOK BACK AT WALNUT ACRES (aka Woodland Hills, CA) between 1953 - 1957
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2023/12/nostalgic-look-back-at-walnut-acres-aka.html
DNA CONNECTION, THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR AND PRESIDENT FRANKLIN PEIRCE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2023/11/dna-connection-mexican-american-war-and.html
THE TRADE... PAPOOSE BOARD FOR A WINCHESTER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-trade-paiute-cradleboard-winchester.html
CHATSWORTH MOVIES — updated 2024
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2023/05/chatsworth-movies-updated-links.html
JOHN BATTERSON STETSON (1830-1906) THE INVENTOR OF THE COWBOY HAT
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2023/04/john-batterson-stetson1830-1906.html
SPORTING COLLECTIBLES -- CANOES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2022/08/sporting-collectibles-canoes.html
MOLESWORTH INSPIRED FURNITURE BY JERRY ENGLAND (1989-2002)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2021/04/cowboy-chic-funiture-by-lure-of-dim.html
COGGESHALL — FROM JOLLY OL’ ENGLAND TO WILD WEST MONTANA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2021/03/coggeshall-from-jolly-ol-england-to.html
A WEE BIT OF SCOTTISH RELIGIOUS HISTORY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-wee-bit-of-scottish-religious-history.html
GREAT-GRANDDAD WAS AN OUTLAW WITH A BOUNTY OF 50 GOLD PIECES ON HIS HEAD
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2021/02/great-granddad-was-outlaw-with-bounty.html
MY SCOTTISH ROOTS BECAME EVEN DEEPER IN 2020
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2021/01/my-scottish-roots-became-even-deeper-in.html
AS AMERICAN AS FRENCH APPLE PIE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/11/as-american-as-french-apple-pie.html
GREAT-GRANDFATHER CALEB SWEET WAS AWARDED "THE ORDER OF CINCINNATI” MEDAL BY GENERAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/11/great-grandfather-caleb-sweet-was.html
JOB PLIMPTON (6TH GREAT-GRANDFATHER) AND THE CAPTURE FORTRESS LOUISBOURG
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/08/job-plimpton-6th-great-grandfather-and.html
JAMES BABCOCK AND HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS TO OUR SECOND AMENDMENT
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/07/james-babcock-and-historical.html
MOHAWK ED — FAMILY HISTORY OR JUST A GOOD TALL TALE?
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/06/mohawk-ed-family-history-or-just-good.html
OUR WYNGAERT FAMILY OF DUTCH FUR TRADERS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2020/01/our-wyngaert-family-of-dutch-fur-traders.html
ANTOINE ROBIDOUX - SANTA FE BASED MOUNTAIN MAN AND FUR TRADER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/11/antoine-robidoux-santa-fe-based.html
JOSEPH ROBIDOUX AND OUR EVER DEEPENING WEB OF FUR TRADERS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/11/joseph-robidoux-and-our-ever-deepening.html
TRIBUTE TO OL' MONTANA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/11/seeking-my-last-best-place.html
OLIVER BAILEY (1738-1822) — A HERO OF TWO WARS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/07/oliver-bailey-1738-1822-hero-of-two-wars.html
Aug 4, 2019
END OF AN ERA AND A COWBOY LIFESTYLE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/08/end-of-era-and-cowboy-lifestyle.html
CHECK OUT MY OTHER BLOG…
RIPPLES FROM LA PRAIRIE VOYAGEUR CANOES -- MY VOYAGEUR ANCESTRY
https://laprairie-voyageur-canoes.blogspot.com/2017/10/ripples-from-la-prairie-voyageur-canoes.html
OLIVER BAILEY (1738-1822) — A HERO OF TWO WARS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/07/oliver-bailey-1738-1822-hero-of-two-wars.html
JOHN ALLEN (1638–1675) AND BATTLE OF BLOODY BROOK
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/03/john-allen-16381675-and-battle-of.html
AN INTERESTING NEW NETHERLAND LAND PURCHASE BY JAN FRANSSE VAN HOESEN (1608–1665) OUR 9TH GREAT-GRANDFATHER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/03/an-interesting-new-netherland-land.html
TIMELINE OF MY FRENCH-CANADIAN GREAT-GRANDFATHERS IN THE FUR TRADE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2019/01/timeline-of-my-french-canadian-great.html
A DRIFTING COWBOY'S VOYAGEUR LEGACY VIGNETTES (2015 - 2018 INDEX)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-drifting-cowboys-voyageur-legacy.html
THE ROCK STARS OF BOULDER PASS (AKA SANTA SUSANA PASS)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-rock-stars-of-boulder-pass-aka.html
REEL COWBOYS, COWGIRLS, ETC -- CHATSWORTH'S SIX-GUN HEROES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/11/reel-cowboys-cowgirls-etc-chatsworths.html
FILMS OF BOULDER PASS - A COMPREHENSIVE LIST
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/11/films-of-boulder-pass-comprehensive-list.html
COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP OF THE GOVERNOR OF MONTREAL AND RENE BOURASSA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/06/complicated-relationship-of-governor-of.html
GREAT-GRANDFATHER, WAS A SOLDIER IN THE RÉGIMENT DE LA REINE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/05/great-grandfather-was-soldier-in_24.html
HOW THE “CHATSWORTH DAY OF THE HORSE” CAME ABOUT…
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/04/how-chatsworth-day-of-horse-came-about_16.html
JACQUES DENIAU DIT DESTAILLIS ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY SELLING BRANDY TO SAVAGES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/04/jacques-deniau-dit-destaillis-accused.html
RE-EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF LA PRAIRIE-DE-LA-MAGDELEINE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/03/re-examining-history-of-la-prairie-de.html
SIXGUN HEROES OF BOULDER PASS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/03/sixgun-heroes-of-boulder-pass.html
HENDRICK CHRISTIANSEN, GREAT-GRANDFATHER OF LAPRAIRIE VOYAGEURS?
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2018/02/hendrick-christiansen-great-grandfather.html
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S 1777 VALLEY FORGE HEADQUARTERS WAS COUSIN ISAAC'S HOUSE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/10/george-washingtons-1777-valley-forge.html
ZACHARIE CLOUTIER II ON THE 1666 BEAUPRÉ, NEW FRANCE CENSUS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/10/zacharie-cloutier-ii-on-1666-beaupre.html
ANNE COUVENT (VOYAGEUR MOTHER) TO LOUIS VIII, KING OF FRANCE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/09/anne-couvent-voyageur-mother-to-louis.html
CHATSWORTH EQUINE CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANIZATION'S PARTING GIFT
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/04/chatsworth-equine-cultural-heritage.html
THE FUR TRADE LIVES ON IN THE ART OF YESTERDAY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-fur-trade-lives-on-in-art-of.html
RIPPLES FROM LA PRAIRIE VOYAGEUR CANOES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/02/ripples-from-la-prairie-voyageur-canoes.html
GREAT GRANDFATHER CANOES TO LAC LA PLUIE (RAINY LAKE)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2017/01/great-grandfather-canoes-to-lac-le-pluie.html
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH FOLK ART IN MY DNA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/12/pennsylvania-dutch-folk-art-in-my-dna.html
WAS GRANDDAD DESCENDED FROM WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR?
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/11/was-granddad-descended-from-william.html
GAELIC LOVE ON CAPE COD: DAVID, THE IRISHMAN, AND JANE, THE WELSH MAID
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/10/gaelic-love-on-cape-cod-david-irishman.html
PADDLING THE UPPER KLAMATH CANOE TRAIL
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/10/paddling-upper-klamath-canoe-trail.html
GREAT-GRANDFATHER JEAN-BAPTISTE MEUNIER MEETS THE PONCAS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/great-grandfather-jean-baptiste-meunier.html
COUSIN CHARLES LEGACÉ ON THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU WITH DAVID THOMPSON (EDITED 2022)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/uncle-charles-lagasse-on-columbia.html
UNCLE PIERRE, NOR'WESTER GOES TO PORTAGE DE LA MONTAGNE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/uncle-pierre-norwester-goes-to-portage.html
A CANOE LOAD OF FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-canoe-load-of-french-canadian.html
COUSIN FRANÇOIS RIVET MOUNTAIN MAN - TRAVELED WITH LEWIS AND CLARK
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/cousin-francois-rivet-mountain-man.html
PIERRE POUPART AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF VOYAGEUR DESCENDANTS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/pierre-poupart-and-one-hundred-years-of.html
COUSIN ANDRE LAGASSE WAS AN INTERPRETER FOR DAVID THOMPSON
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/cousin-andre-lagasse-was-interpreter.html
GREAT-UNCLE JOSEPH A NWC VOYAGEUR WHO TRAVELLED WITH ALEXANDER MACKENZIE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/08/great-uncle-joseph-nwc-voyageur-who.html
GREAT-AUNT DENISE WAS A MOTHER OF VOYAGEURS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-aunt-denise-was-mother-of.html
GREAT-UNCLE JOSEPH WINS LAWSUIT AGAINST CADILLAC
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-uncle-joseph-wins-lawsuit-against.html
GREAT-UNCLE PIERRE DUQUET, EXPLORER AND FIRST CANADIAN-BORN NOTARY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-uncle-pierre-duquet-explorer-and.html
GREAT UNCLE LAURENT A VOYAGEUR TO THE COUNTRY OF THE ILLINOIS AND LOUISIANA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-uncle-laurent-voyageur-to-country.html
GREAT GRANDMA RAN THE BEST LITTLE "MAISON CLOSE" IN QUEBEC
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-grandma-ran-best-little-maison.html
THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS WERE ALL ABOUT THE FUR TRADE - OUR ANCESTORS WERE ON BOTH SIDES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-french-and-indian-wars-were-all.html
GREAT GRANDDAD GABRIEL LEMIEUX WAS A VOYAGEUR ON THE OTTAWA RIVER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-granddad-gabriel-was-voyageur-on.html
UNCLE JACQUES LE BER - TRADING POST PARTNER AT LACHINE
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/uncle-jacques-le-ber-trading-post.html
FUR TRADE TIMELINE AND MY FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/fur-trade-timeline-and-my-french.html
1670, DAUMONT DE SAINT-LUSSON AND NICOLAS PERROT CLAIM THE GREAT LAKES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/1670-daumont-de-saint-lusson-and.html
LAPRAIRIE'S DIEL FAMILY - THREE GENERATIONS OF VOYAGEURS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/laprairies-diel-family-three.html
CHARLES MICHEL DE LANGLADE - FUR TRADER & WAR CHIEF
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/charles-michel-de-langlade-fur-trader.html
PIONEER ANCESTORS THAT SETTLED IN THE WILDERNESS OF NEW FRANCE BEFORE 1637
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/pioneer-ancestors-that-settled-in.html
GREAT GRANDMOTHER'S BROTHERS CAME WITH SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-grandmothers-brothers-came-with.html
TWO CARIGNAN-SALIÈRES SOLDIERS AND A PAIR OF FILLES DU ROI
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/two-carignan-salieres-soldiers-and-pair.html
COUSIN JEAN BAPTISTE WAS MICHILIMACKINAC'S BLACKSMITH
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/cousin-jean-baptiste-was.html
GREAT-UNCLE DANIEL AMIOT CANOES TO THE GULF OF MEXICO
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/07/great-uncle-daniel-amiot-canoes-to-gulf_3.html
IT MUST BE IN MY GENES...
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/06/it-must-be-in-my-genes_29.html
GREAT GRANDDAD JEAN CANOES TO HURON COUNTRY
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/06/great-granddad-jean-canoes-to-huron.html
UNCLE CHARLES WAS A VOYAGEUR FOR CADILLAC
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/06/uncle-charles-was-voyageur-for-cadillac.html
COUSIN CHARLES BOYER WAS A NOR'WESTER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/06/cousin-charles-boyer-was-norwester.html
VOYAGEUR LEGACY - LAPRAIRIE ANCESTORS (1647 - 1699)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/cowboy-legacy-la-prairie-ancestors-1647.html
GREAT GRANDMA WAS AN ORPHAN, KILLED BY INDIANS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/great-grandma-was-orphan-killed-by.html
GREAT GRANDDAD WAS A MEMBER OF THE TRAITE DE TADOUSSAC
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/great-granddad-was-member-of-traite-de.html
MY LEBER FAMILY -- LA PRAIRIE, QUEBEC, CANADA
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/my-leber-family-la-prairie-quebec-canada.html
BACK TRAILS AND TALES OF A WESTERN FAMILY (INDEX)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/back-trails-and-tales-of-western-family.html
MOVIE HISTORY IN CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA (edited 2016)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/movie-history-in-chatsworth-california.html
FUR TRADE GOODS -- BEADS AND SILVER
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/05/fur-trade-goods-beads-and-silver.html
OUR QUAKER HERITAGE -- JOHN HALLOWELL (1648-1706)
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/04/our-quaker-heritage-john-hallowell-1648.html
12' PACK & 14' HUNTER -- DISCONTINUED OLD TOWN CANOES
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/04/12-pack-14-hunter-discontinued-old-town.html
COWBOY WISDOM -- CANOE TROLLING FOR TROUT
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/02/cowboy-wisdom-canoe-trolling-for-trout.html
SPORTING CLASSICS -- BRISTOL RODS GALS
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/01/sporting-classics-bristol-rods-gals.html
BRITISH LEGACY -- WOOLWICH ARSENAL RETIREMENT 1917
https://a-drifting-cowboy.blogspot.com/2016/01/british-legacy-woolwich-arsenal.html
END 2015 -- START 2016
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