Shannon Applegate is an American author, lecturer, and historian from the state of Oregon. Her works include Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family's History and Lore (1988) and Living Among Headstones: Life in a Country Cemetery (2005). She is also the co-editor of Talking on Paper: Oregon Letters and Diaries, sixth edition (1993).[1]

In 2007, she was named one of the eight recipients to be given the Governor's Arts Awards for 2006-2007 by Gov. Ted Kulongoski.[2]

She is a direct descendant of Charles Applegate who blazed the Oregon Trail in 1843 along with his brothers, Jesse Applegate and Lindsay Applegate. Her father was Colonel Rex Applegate,[3] the author of acclaimed military[4] and police training manuals.

She lives with her husband, Daniel Robertson, on 110 acres (0.45 km2) of the land that was a part of Charles Applegate's original donation land claim. Their home is the "oldest house in the State of Oregon still occupied by its original family."[5] Her daughter, Jessica Applegate Brown, owns and manages Applegate House Vineyards at the Charles Applegate Home, often referred to as Applegate House.

References

  1. ↑ "Format". Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. ↑ "News - Governor's Arts Award". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. ↑ "Applegate, Shannon". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Military Expert Dies".
  5. ↑ "Profile". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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