This story has never been told; but it is true. Dora Eliza “Lizzie” Douglas is my 2nd Great Grandmother, and my mother’s Great Grandmother on her mother’s side. Her son Percy is my 2nd Great Uncle. It is only by genealogical research that I stumbled blindly into the full historical, tragic drama of the Douglas …
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Penned in celebration of the Fox farm in South Tillamook County turning 100 years old, May 16, 2022. Seasoned with lyrics from, ‘100 Years”, by Five for Fighting Orra Baltimore married Jim Fox in 1893 when she was 18 and he was 21. They had a daughter almost a year later in 1894, and April …
“There’s never a wish better than this, when you’ve only got a hundred years to live” Read More »
Lessons from the Man with No Name, for a secular society – forgive. It is generally accepted Clint Eastwood’s character, The Man with No Name, that appeared in the 1960’s was the first anti-hero. This fact has been established for many years as was indicated recently in an article posted on Ultimateactionmovies.com, March 30, 2018, …
For all of humanity, truths are often hurtful or painful to the living; to the dead they can be desecrating. The truth it seems, does not just set you free, it can sometimes set the woods on fire. Historical truth explores the duality of man; of clay feet and halo’s. We all exhibit the traits, …
American Fox Tales, it turns out, is a long love letter to my family, friends and to my home, South Tillamook County. — James Royal Fox, Jr. One of my earliest memories was of the night before I went to Shriners Hospital in Portland for the first time, when I was six. My sister Dottie …
Just to be clear, with all due respect to Randolph Scott, Clint Eastwood is my favorite actor. The guy is awesome and I love his movies. However I have noted something interesting. It is generally accepted Eastwood’s character, The Man With No Name, that appeared in the 1960’s was the first anti-hero. Ultimateactionmovies.com posted an …
On Sunday September 12 from noon to 2pm James Royal Fox, Jr. will be at Beaver Firearms & Grocery in Beaver, Oregon signing books in a tent in the parking lot! The book has been out a few weeks – looking forward to chatting about what you’ve read!! Hope to see you there!!
I initially intended to write a single book of historical fiction about Benjamin Fox’s grandson, Ephraim, who crossed the Oregon Trail in 1852. As information came together it became clear I needed to relate the entire true story without embellishment. Someone may write a fictional story someday about these facts, but I feel strongly it …
It was winter when I retired, a fitting time to stay indoors and begin to explore my interest in genealogy almost immediately. As I explain in the introduction of The Secrets of Benjamin Fox, my cheat sheets were hand written notes compiled by my grandmother in the mid-70’s. Her accuracy is truly phenomenal, in fact …