I write historical fiction which means zeroing in on a time period in a locality, researching the events that affected those people and its land, and creating additional characters to enhance the story line to make it enjoyable reading. I write in the classical style, enlightening readers of means and methods of survival in a harsh New World.
I will write your story. You get me the stories and pictures if needed and I will "ghost" write your story and get it in publishable format. Contact me for cost.
Power Point Presentations Available:
Contact me to schedule a presentation
History of Hats: Presentation traces the history of hats for men and women from the early times until today. I bring samples to show. Often, the people attending bring or wear special hats in their collection. If attendees have been asked to wear a hat, I spend time asking each what the significance of that personal hat is. Presentation is a good choice for a fund raiser, women's meeting or a tea.
History of Purses: Presentation traces the history of purses for men and women from the early Greek times until today. Often purses become the centerpieces of a table for a meeting or tea. I bring samples to show. Last, I ask the attendees to place the purse that was brought unto the table or lap and we discuss what the significance of each purse presented means to that individual. The reactions are always fun.
Otter Tail County MN: History of its 1200 county lakes: Presentation captures the early beginnings of using the lakes to swim and fish. Each slide addresses a lake in the county, its use then in the late 1880's and today, the lunkers landed and lost during fishing both winter and summer, and the skating on ice and the swimming in summer.
STORIES I TELL
Stories of Influential Women:
Rosie the Riveter Charlie Parkhurst Nosy Nelly Bly
Amelia Jenkins Bloomers Jeanette Pickering Rankin
Historical Times
Cooking on the oxcart trails from Kansas to Dakota Territory
Homesteading the land: Dakota Territory
1900 and Sara who struggles to run a business at the age of 19
Scandinavian stories
The Trouble with Trolls
Fy and Aina - A Nordic Troll love story
Nordic Queen 1000 AD when men go A-Viking and she is left in charge
Odin and the 9 Worlds - the Nordic creation story
I will write your story. You get me the stories and pictures if needed and I will "ghost" write your story and get it in publishable format. Contact me for cost.
Power Point Presentations Available:
Contact me to schedule a presentation
History of Hats: Presentation traces the history of hats for men and women from the early times until today. I bring samples to show. Often, the people attending bring or wear special hats in their collection. If attendees have been asked to wear a hat, I spend time asking each what the significance of that personal hat is. Presentation is a good choice for a fund raiser, women's meeting or a tea.
History of Purses: Presentation traces the history of purses for men and women from the early Greek times until today. Often purses become the centerpieces of a table for a meeting or tea. I bring samples to show. Last, I ask the attendees to place the purse that was brought unto the table or lap and we discuss what the significance of each purse presented means to that individual. The reactions are always fun.
Otter Tail County MN: History of its 1200 county lakes: Presentation captures the early beginnings of using the lakes to swim and fish. Each slide addresses a lake in the county, its use then in the late 1880's and today, the lunkers landed and lost during fishing both winter and summer, and the skating on ice and the swimming in summer.
STORIES I TELL
Stories of Influential Women:
Rosie the Riveter Charlie Parkhurst Nosy Nelly Bly
Amelia Jenkins Bloomers Jeanette Pickering Rankin
Historical Times
Cooking on the oxcart trails from Kansas to Dakota Territory
Homesteading the land: Dakota Territory
1900 and Sara who struggles to run a business at the age of 19
Scandinavian stories
The Trouble with Trolls
Fy and Aina - A Nordic Troll love story
Nordic Queen 1000 AD when men go A-Viking and she is left in charge
Odin and the 9 Worlds - the Nordic creation story
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Story Telling Pricing: Price is determined by number of stories to be told, number of presentations per event, number of days involved, whether I need a motel, and distance to be traveled. Please e-mail for information Power Point Presentation Pricing: Depends on the distance I need to travel and the time I am allowed (usually 45 minutes with time for questions) Just Published: Cooking on the Oxcart Trail 1858 - Campfire and Camp Oven Fixings Cooking on the Oxcart and Wagon trails in 1858 is Marie's journal, written along the trails which ran for her from Fort Riley Kansas to Fort Abercrombie on the border of the Minnesota and Dakota Territories. She details the difficulties of travel for the oxcarts, wagons and people. Her journal includes frontier recipes for food and remedies which were prepared over campfires or using camp ovens in rudimentary settings. Video excerpt: youtu.be/JyDMGfBYyJ8 Goose Crossing A window of life in the early 1900’s, GOOSE CROSSING represents a typical small community with a Scandinavian background in the Red River Valley area on the Minnesota and North Dakota border. It is the story of personal relationships that arise through the social interactions of the business people who develop the area. Video excerpt: youtu.be/VI8-VzHGJEg Available in soft cover and Kindle versions on Amazon.com : Goose Crossing, Jan Smith author AMERICA BOUND - The Journey West Set in 1790, rafting Nordic rivers, sailing on a three-masted schooner, navigating oxcart and wagon trails with the trappers and traders lead Bjorn into unfamiliar and exciting situations along the Red River of the North in the Northwest Territories. Available in soft cover and Kindle versions on Amazon.com : America Bound, Jan Smith author Other books I've Written: Homesteading the Land - 1890 Arriving by Prairie Schooner, living in a tent, building a sod house and a log house in an area where the Ojibwa roam freely spawn many exciting adventures for ten year old Nivek. Available: soft cover on Amazon.com: Homesteading the Land, Jan Smith author Remembering the Maine - Riding with Roosevelt - 1898 Sequel to Homesteading the Land - finds Nivek and two friends joining Teddy Roosevelt as he trains the Rough Riders and fights the Spanish American War in Cuba. Available: soft cover on Amazon.com Remembering the Maine, Jan Smith author BOOK pricing: Historical Fiction America Bound 1790's - $15.00 Cooking on the Oxcart Trail 1858 - $15.00 Homesteading the Land 1890 - $15.00 Remembering the Maine 1898 - $15.00 Goose Crossing - 1900 - $15.00 To ORDER DIRECT a SIGNED COPY from me, please e-mail: JanSmithAuthor@yahoo.com Postage is included in the price in all US mailings. Add $3.00 extra for out of US mailing. E-Mail: JanSmithAuthor@yahoo.com |
FINALIST in the Great American Story Contest Held Yearly I am one of four finalist of 153 participants in the Second Annual Great Minnesota American Story Contest sponsored by Park Rapids Lakes Area Arts Council Sept. 23, 2017 . I told Marie's story from my book COOKING ON THE OXCART TRAIL 1858. RECENT Publications YOUNG READERS - Red Button Ride The transporter Series: Book 1 Jamie's 8th grade science project gets an early test when his sister Brit bumps the Red Button. The transporter is sent back in time and lands near where Buffalo Bill Cody is staging his first Wild West Show. Jamie and Brit become part of the acts in the shoas they search for Rascal, their Schnauzer. Crossing the Arctic - Norse Troll Story CROSSING THE ARCTIC is the story of a Norse Fjell Trollet, a mountain troll. Ridiculed because of his lack of cleanliness, Fy decides to follow in his father's footsteps and make his way from Norway to the New World in order to start a new life for himself. Receded fjord waters impacted by glacial movement and ice jams in the Arctic allow Fy to take advantage of his huge height and walk across. Two Nisse, small Norse troll people, accompany him and the three face adventures on their journey to the New World. FY and AINA - A NEW WORLD LOVE STORY FY and AINA, A New World Love Story, is a sequel to the first book in the Norse Trollology Series entitled CROSSING THE ARCTIC. Fy hears plaintive cries for Hjelpe (help)! He performs a water rescue, as he searches for a soul mate and grapples with the hardships of living in an untamed New World. It is a look at what can happen if people of two opposite cultures like the Fjell mountain trolls and the Nisse, who are small dwarf like trolls, have compassion for the other's lifestyle. Pricing: Young Reader Series Red Button Ride: $12.00 Nordic Tales Series Crossing the Arctic - $15.00 Fy and Aina Love Story - $15.00 To ORDER DIRECT a SIGNED COPY from me, please e-mail: JanSmithAuthor@yahoo.com Postage is included in the price in all US mailings. Add $3.00 extra for out of US mailing. To ORDER DIRECT a SIGNED COPY from me, please e-mail: JanSmithAuthor@yahoo.com Postage is included in the price in all US mailings. Add $3.00 extra for out of US mailing. E-Mail: JanSmithAuthor@yahoo.com |