A drifting cowboy

An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West

Saturday, March 9, 2019

JOHN ALLEN (1638–1675) AND BATTLE OF BLOODY BROOK

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The Battle of Bloody Brook was fought on September 18, 1675 between English colonial militia from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a...
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Saturday, March 2, 2019

AN INTERESTING NEW NETHERLAND LAND PURCHASE BY JAN FRANSSE VAN HOESEN (1608–1665) OUR 9TH GREAT-GRANDFATHER

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Jan Fransse Van Hoesen (1608–1665) our 9th great-grandfather BIRTH 11 NOV 1608 • Husum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
Friday, January 25, 2019

Timeline of my French-Canadian Great-Grandfathers in the Fur Trade

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Part 1 - 1600s Philippe Amiot (Amyot) dit Villeneuve (1602-1639) (9th great-grandfather) son of Georges Elie Amyot (1570-...
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Sunday, November 25, 2018

A Drifting Cowboy's Voyageur Legacy Vignettes (2015 - 2018 index)

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Voyageur Legacy Vignettes previously published between 2105 and 2018: Was Cousin Daniel A Potawatomi Chief? https://a-drifting-cow...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

The Rock Stars of Boulder Pass (aka Santa Susana Pass)

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Early 1950s aerial view of Santa Susana Pass Iverson and Brandeis Movie Location Ranches It’s now been more than one hundred...
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My goal in writing this blog is to answer to the questions I wish I had asked my granddad... I am a horseman, a canoeist, a Western movie historian, a genealogist, and a folk artist. My cowboy and voyageur legacy can be back-trailed for more than twelve generations in North America.
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