Westward in A Trunk
Over a hundred years ago a small doll with porcelain head, hands, and feet headed to Colorado with her owner, Ethel Cloonan. They had already been through many adventures, but there were many more to come until the doll was forgotten and then rediscovered. This is a very tender story to be enjoyed by all ages.
- Published
- 2013
- ISBN
- 978-1-937851-15-6
- Pages
- 85
- Place
- Colorado
- Publisher
- Western Reflections Publishing Company
- Listed at
- $12.95
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About this book
Westward in A Trunk follows a small doll with a porcelain head, hands and feet. Over a hundred years ago she traveled to Colorado with her owner, Ethel Cloonan. The catalogue description says they had been through many adventures already, with more to come, until the doll was forgotten and then rediscovered.
The description calls it a very tender story. The record's subject headings are family, childhood and youth, travel, women pioneers, biography, and miners' spouses, and it lists Western Reflections Publishing Company as publisher in 2013. Michala Miller is the credited author.
Who it is for
Westward in A Trunk is for readers who like family history told through an object, and for anyone interested in women pioneers and the families of Colorado miners. The subject headings include childhood and youth, so younger readers and their grandparents may share it. Collectors of Colorado women's history will want it for the Cloonan story.
Ways to use this book
Sharing a pioneer story with a young reader
The record lists childhood and youth among its subjects. Read it aloud with a grandchild, then ask them to pick something in your own home that has traveled a long way and find out who owned it first. The Colorado Encyclopedia article gives them background on why families moved west.
Tracing an heirloom of your own
If an object such as a doll has come down in your family, begin with the first owner's name and any dates you know. Then use the Denver library's genealogy pages and the History Colorado research center to look for records, and write what you find on a card kept with the object.
Go deeper
The record ties this story of a doll and her owner to Colorado, women pioneers and miners' families, though not to one town. These statewide sources suit that wider subject and can help you place a family story like this one.
Women in Early Colorado
A Colorado Encyclopedia article on how women's work supported families and communities before and after statehood.
Stephen H. Hart Research Center
History Colorado's research center. Its page says you can search an online collection and request an appointment to view items in person.
Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives
A Denver archive whose home page points to digital photo collections and a genealogy section called Discover Your Heritage.
Good to know
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