Field Notes

Notes from the road, following the places, stories, and people that make up my family history.

Excerpt from an image of a hand writte letter

The Letter

I didn’t find the letter. I found a dozen of them — and at least a dozen more I hadn’t known I would want. And now, after all those miles, all that microfilm, and all those questions asked one more time, the story behind that letter is finally online.

S.E. Crie

Jul 33 min read

Birdseye view of Shoup Idaho in 1959, the river flowing from the east, remnants of the old mining town sitting on the bank of the river, the pack bridge still standing.

Finding Annie Callahan In Shoup

Every story on this site began somewhere. For me, it began with a trip I took in the summer of 1972—long before I knew what I was really looking for.

S.E. Crie

Mar 24 min read

Field Notes

The Letter

Finding Annie Callahan In Shoup

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