Michala Miller
2 books in the catalogue, published 2001 to 2013.
Michala Miller wrote two books on our list: The View From the Folding Chairs, a 2001 memoir of a girl's childhood in Walden, Colorado, and Westward in A Trunk, a 2013 story of a porcelain doll and its owner, Ethel Cloonan.
About Michala Miller
We know Michala Miller through her books. The catalogue description of the first says she was raised in the North Park, Colorado, town of Walden, population 600, far from the European or Pacific theaters of World War II, though the war touched her life. We could not read a biography from a source we could verify, so we say no more than the books do.
Books
The View From the Folding Chairs
A 2001 personal narrative set in Walden, Colorado, population 600, about how a distant world war reached a girl in a remote mountain town.
Westward in A Trunk
A 2013 story of a porcelain doll that came to Colorado with Ethel Cloonan, was forgotten, then was found again.
What the books share
Both books are family stories rooted in Colorado. One is a childhood in a small North Park town during the Second World War. The other follows a doll that traveled west with Ethel Cloonan more than a hundred years ago. The subject headings for her work include girls, childhood and youth, women pioneers, miners' spouses, and family, so the common ground is girlhood, family and the Colorado setting told in a personal voice.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Writing down your own family stories
Both of her books come from family history, so consider recording one story from your own family this month. Start with a single object, as in a doll or a chair, and describe who owned it and when.
Planning a trip to the valley
Check the North Park tourism site for seasonal information before you travel, since a high mountain valley can have very different weather from the towns below it.
Go deeper
Michala Miller's books are family stories rooted in Colorado, one set in North Park. These resources help a reader dig into Colorado history and family records.
Visit North Park
The tourism site for North Park, which bills the valley as the Moose Viewing Capital of Colorado and helps plan a trip.
Stephen H. Hart Research Center
History Colorado's research center, with an online collection and a contact form for staff help.
National Archives genealogy resources
Guides for census, military, immigration and naturalization records, for readers who want to research a family of their own.
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