1894 - (Middle of Year) Tuesday 2:06am Josephine gives birth to a little girl, Dorothy. Luke is involved in a fishing accident a month later and has a long road to recovery. He may never walk again. Not being able to continue fishing, he chooses to try and fulfill a childhood dream of becoming a writer while he recovers.
1896 - Klondike Gold Rush has come to the attention of the Storm family. Luke, in a deep depression because of not being able to provide for the family the last couple of years and finally having recovered from his fishing accident, decides to take the gamble. Not only does he go but he brings the entire family with him. Packing up what they'd need for the dangerous journey, they head out.
1897 (Early) - The trip to the gold fields was more treacherous and longer than Luke could possibly have imagined. Had he had to choice to make it over again he'd never have tried. As a result of the difficulties and the unknown pregnant condition of Josephine when they left, Luke is now a widow with a newborn son (Lawrence) and three other motherless children to tend to. On his own. In the middle of the rugged wilderness.
1897 (Late) - Finally the family arrives to their tiny claim and a rustic cabin is soon erected. The dream of gold will have to wait. How does one work from dawn until dusk in the claim when three sons and a daughter look to him for their protection and care?
1899 - The burned cabin was rebuilt and two years after having lost his beloved wife, and in desperate need of a partner to help take care of his children while he works the mine, Luke marries a kind, hardworking, beautiful woman from Dawsim City named Marisol.
(Marisol Mae was taken from gallery. Created by: Amysimspace )
1900 - Indoor plumbing is allowed! Electricity now exists! And guess whose is pregnant? Yes, Luke's new wife, Marisol is showing all signs of pregnancy.
1902 (late) - Marisol gives birth to a baby girl, Sara! The house now has 4 boys and 2 girls. §1,000 Is taken out of household funds so the firstborn, Clayton can go to high school.
1907 - The three oldest, Clayton, Jack and Dorothy have been betrothed while teenagers. They have exchanged promise rings with their intended. (Mary, Elizabeth and Timothy) Lawrence just became a teen so his turn to be matched is coming soon. The baby of the family, Sara, is now ready for her first day of school. Its hard to find good educators in the Yukon. Luke and Marisol are seriously considering moving the family to somewhere less wild and remote.
1907b - Uh oh! Clayton's betrothed gives birth to a son, Wayne. She claims its his. Understandably, both families are furious. The term Shotgun wedding might have a very literal meaning in this instance. Luke is considering whether to disinherit/disown this wayward son. He's not sure what to do.
1907 - To stop Wayne's being put up for adoption and Mary sent to a wayward 'school' for unwed mothers, Clayton and Mary were married and then kicked out to live their lives as they chose. Clayton, his new bride, and their son Wayne moved to a very small plot of land near a village far from the gold mines of the Yukon.
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1897 (Late) - Finally the family arrives to their tiny claim and a rustic cabin is soon erected. The dream of gold will have to wait. How does one work from dawn until dusk in the claim when three sons and a daughter look to him for their protection and care?
Pictures of the claim cabin:
(Marisol Mae was taken from gallery. Created by: Amysimspace )
1902 - Clayton, Luke's firstborn child, becomes a teenager. Marisol is in her 3rd trimester of another pregnancy. This will be Luke's sixth.
Back row from left to right: Luke, Marisol, Jack, Clayton
Front Row from left to right: Dorothy, Lawrence, Sara