‘The Research Behind Pam’s Books’ Category
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Amusement Park Disasters
0July 17, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Typically, when we hear about amusement park disasters today, they concern freak accidents on thrill rides. But many disasters in …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: amusement parks, disasters, Elitch Gardens, Pamela Nowak
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Mary’s Ostrich
0July 10, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Many of today’s visitors to Elitch Gardens have no idea that Mary Elitch Long had a pet ostrich (which I …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: Elitch Gardens, Escaping Yesterday, ostriches, Pamela Nowak
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Elitch Gardens: 1960 through Today
0July 3, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Along with all the changes to American life in the 1960s came changes to Elitch Gardens. They readily responded to …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: amusement parks, Elitch Gardens, Pamela Nowak
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Turn of the Century Leisure & Recreation
0June 26, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Around the turn of the century, several factors converged to spur a change in American leisure activities. Work hours decreased …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: bicycles, early automobiles, Elitch Gardens, historical romance novels, ice cream parlors, leisure activities, Pamela Nowak, roller skates, theatre, vaudeville
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Twentieth Century Inventions
0June 19, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
There were so many inventions in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century that I could have filled ESCAPING YESTERDAY …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: historical romance novels, Inventions, Pamela Nowak
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Early Twentieth Century Slang
0June 5, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Today’s blog is a bit different from my norm. It’s more a list than a true blog but I hope …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: Escaping Yesterday, historical romance novels, Pamela Nowak, slang
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A look at PTSD
0May 29, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
This week, in honor of Memorial Day, I want to spend a bit of time on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder …
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Category Pam's Characters, The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: Pamela Nowak, PTSD
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The Trocadero Ballroom
1May 22, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Although Mary Elitch Long had frowned on public dancing, changes occurred when John Mulvihill bought Elitch Gardens in 1916. Once …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: amusement parks, Elitch Gardens, historical romance novels, Pamela Nowak, Trocadero Ballroom
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The Spanish American War
0May 15, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
This week, in honor of Armed Forces Day (May 16) and my hero Caleb, I am focusing on the Spanish …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books | Tags: Escaping Yesterday, Pamela Nowak, Spanish American War, Western Historical Romance
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The Legacy of Mary Elitch Long
3May 8, 2015 by Pamela Nowak
Mary Elitch Long brought her own personality and grace to Elitch Gardens. Long known as the “Lady of the Gardens,” …
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Category The Research Behind Pam's Books, Uncategorized | Tags: early Denver history, Elitch Gardens, Mary Elitch Long, Pamela Nowak, Western Historical Romance
