BLC Memorial Blog

Kimberly Interviewed and wrote this for a class she took at Boise State University. This has been reprinted with a few changes for privacy and shared here with her permission. Kim was inspired by all of the traveling-so much so, that since graduating BSU in 2007, she has taught and lived in: Moscow Russia, South Korea (Busan and Ulsan), and in Sundsvall, Sweden. She has traveled to other European and Asian Countries as well. Debbie   Wife, Farmer, Mother, Traveler:  Barbara Cochrane in the historical context of the ‘50s and ‘60s. By: Kim Cochrane Women of the West Dr. Sandra Shackel 6 December 2007 Because historians have a tendency to make conclusions concerning certain decades in the twentieth century, individual interviews and specific regional history bring out specifics that may be glossed over in the general historical picture. The 1950s provides a compelling example of how generalizations provide a blanket, which though useful, remain vague. Many articles from the 1990s...

Mom's memorial bread hands in an East-facing window. From here, she can watch the sun rise, see what birds come to my feeder, and keep tabs on my garden. Sometimes hummingbirds come by to visit.  A deer and two fawns have been nibbling grass at the edge of the trees. She has been watching them grow. Mom loved nature. She could find beauty in the simplest things. I think she would like this spot.

Link to Travel Blog: Barbara and Frank did lots of traveling over the years. The following is a Blog that they worked on to record some of their travels: http://journalofbabunabibicochrane.blogspot.com/

Barbara L. Cochrane - Memories and Condolences:   From the legacy site: and after https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/idahostatesman/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-cochrane&pid=195824657    October 4, 2020 This is of the children and me in Rome in '69 . . . on their way back from Kenya. I met them in Rome and we toured in a VW microbus for a while.   Many little adventures . . .  Milt had his birthday while we were in Rome.   I recall the challenge of finding HotWheels for him . . . don't know if we (Frank) was successful. Once again, Barb is not in it because she or Frank took the pix.  I have tried to find this piazza . . .but haven't found it to date. We were on our own that day because B & F were touring the Vatican Museums.   We had pasta somewhere . . .it was an adventure! I recall that each child has his/her set of bags to take care of   . . .    Barbara had them all well trained to move along in the traveling. The idea ...