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DANGEROUS WOMEN cover art

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Friday Fun Facts - 5/24/2013

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Book Review: THE GARDEN COTTAGE DIARIES

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Going to Grandfather Mountain in July!

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Friday Fun Facts - 5/17/2013

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Happy Birthday, Jem!

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Happy Mother's Day!

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Friday Fun Facts - 5/10/2013

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How would you describe the series?

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Great interview with Diana!

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OUTLANDER-related content on Pinterest

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Friday Fun Facts - 5/3/2013

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Happy Birthday, Jamie!

5/01/2013 06:08:00 AM
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Poll results

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Looking for OUTLANDER discussions? Check out TheLitForum.com! This is Diana Gabaldon's longtime online hangout, and I have been Section Leader (moderator) of the Diana Gabaldon section on the forum since 2008. Diana is on the forum almost every day, and often responds to questions or comments from forum members, sometimes in detail. You have to register in order to read or post on the forum, but it's free.

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Notable Dates This Month

October, 1740 - Jamie is flogged at Ft. William (Virgins)

October 18-20, 1743 - Witch trial at Cranesmuir; Jamie learns the truth about Claire (OUTLANDER)

October 26, 1760 - Following King George II's funeral, Lord John receives a dachshund puppy from Stephan von Namtzen.

October 1, 1768 - The Incident of the Snake in the Privy (DRUMS OF AUTUMN)

Late October 1770 - The Gathering; Roger and Bree are married (FIERY CROSS)

October 1772 - Ian comes back from the Kahnyen'kehaka (FIERY CROSS)

October 9, 1773 - Claire is abducted, and raped several days later (ABOSAA)

October, 1773 - Jamie and the others rescue Claire from her abductors; Jamie kills Arvin Hodgepile; Roger kills Harley Boble (ABOSAA)

October, 1776 - William travels to Quebec, accompanied by Denys Randall-Isaacs (ECHO)

October 7, 1777 - Jamie shoots William's hat off his head during a battle at Saratoga; General Simon Fraser is mortally wounded (ECHO)

October 17, 1777 - William is among the British troops who surrender at Saratoga (ECHO)

October, 1778 - Dottie learns she is pregnant (MOHB)

October 9, 1779 - Roger acts as a battlefield chaplain during the Battle of Savannah.

October 7, 1780 - Jamie is badly injured during the Battle of Kings Mountain and nearly dies.

October 20, 1918 - Claire is born (OUTLANDER)

October 31, 1941 - Roger's father's plane goes down near a stone circle in Northumbria (ECHO, "A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows")

October, 1980 - Bree and Roger and Jemmy and Mandy are living at Lallybroch (too many events to list here) (ECHO)

Contact Info

My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and I've been moderator (aka "Chief Bumblebee-Herder") of Diana Gabaldon's section on TheLitForum since 2008. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this site, please email me, or post a comment on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.