2024 Year in Review
As we prepare to close out 2024, here's a look back at some of the notable events in OUTLANDER fandom over the past year. It was a good year for... Read more
As we prepare to close out 2024, here's a look back at some of the notable events in OUTLANDER fandom over the past year. It was a good year for... Read more
I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today: My Outlandish Observations Facebook page now has more than 16,000 followers!! Wow! That's just m... Read more
I'm pleased to announce that Outlandish Observations has a new look! I updated my blog theme this week because I've been having issues with t... Read more
Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things in my personal life have been incredibly busy in recent weeks and I just haven't had t... Read more
I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today: My Outlandish Observations Facebook page now has more than 15,000 followers!! Wow! That's just m... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 15 years old today!! Fifteen years....wow, that's amazing, even to me! Really hard to believe I've kept it up tha... Read more
A few weeks ago, my friend Julie Weathers asked if she could interview me for her blog . I've known Julie on TheLitForum (and Compuserve before th... Read more
I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today: My Outlandish Observations Facebook page now has 14,000 followers!! Wow! That's just mind-boggli... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 14 years old today!! I'm delighted, as always, to see that people are still enjoying it. Fourteen years....wow! Har... Read more
I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today: My Outlandish Observations Facebook page now has more than 13,000 followers!! Special thanks to all t... Read more
My Outlandish Observations blog set an all-time record yesterday! Diana Gabaldon posted the link to my recap of OUTLANDER Episode 511 ("Journeycak... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 13 years old today!! I'm delighted, as always, to see that people are still enjoying it. I haven't been blogging... Read more
I'm delighted to announce that Outlandish Observations has a new look! I've wanted for a long time to do something to speed up the performance... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 12 years old today!! Wow. That's hard to believe, even for me. Twelve years?! But it's true. I started this blog... Read more
Here are the results of the February poll, which asked the question, "Would you go through the stones, if you could?" 25.78% - Maybe for a s... Read more
About a week ago, I got an email from Erika Mailman, a freelance writer for the Washington Post, who said she was working on an article about the &q... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 11 years old today!! Wow. That's hard to believe, even for me. Eleven years?! But it's true. I started this blog... Read more
I'm celebrating a blogging milestone today: My Outlandish Observations Facebook page now has more than 11,000 followers!! THANK YOU ALL!! I real... Read more
Outlandish Observations turns 10 years old today!! I started this blog on August 28, 2008, with two goals in mind. The first was simply to learn abo... Read more
A couple of months ago, I asked Diana Gabaldon if I could interview her for Outlandish Observations, and she said, "Sure! I'm sure you'd... Read more
April, 1743 - Claire arrives in the 18th century for the first time and meets Jamie and the MacKenzies; Jamie falls in love (OUTLANDER)
April, 1743 - Kenneth arrives in the 18th century (THE EXILE)
April, 1744 - Jamie punishes Fergus for not properly looking after Claire (DRAGONFLY)
April 15, 1746 - Jamie kills Dougal MacKenzie, and convinces Claire she must go back. Jamie and Claire spend one last night together. They cut the letters J and C into the base of their thumbs. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 (early morning) - Claire goes back through the stones to the 20th century. (DRAGONFLY)
April 16, 1746 - The Battle of Culloden. Jamie is seriously wounded; Jack Randall is killed (VOYAGER)
April 18, 1746 - Jamie is saved from execution by Lord Melton, and sent home to Lallybroch (VOYAGER)
April 24, 1758 - Lord John watches Percy lead troops in battle for the first time (BOTB)
April, 1760 - Jamie teaches Willie to say "Nnnnno"; Hal has Jamie brought to London against his will; Lord John and Jamie travel to Ireland. (SCOTTISH PRISONER)
April 1, 1767 - Claire purchases a slave (VOYAGER)
April, 1770 - Bree and Lord John meet Stephen Bonnet before his hanging. Bonnet manages to escape (DRUMS)
April 20, 1775 - Lizzie gives birth to a son, Rodney (ABOSAA)
April 21, 1776 - Amanda Claire Hope MacKenzie is born (ABOSAA)
April 12, 1777 - Jamie and Claire arrive in New Bern; Claire meets Percy Beauchamp (ECHO)
April 18, 1777 - Claire encounters Tom Christie, alive and well (ECHO)
April 1, 1778 - Jamie writes a very long letter to Claire from Paris (ECHO)
April, 1778 - Claire and Ian travel from Scotland to America (ECHO)
April, 1780 - Jamie visits Kings Mountain, site of the upcoming battle. (BEES)
Late April, 1948 - Claire returns to the 20th century (DRAGONFLY)
April, 1968 - Claire and Bree travel to Scotland and meet Roger; Claire reveals the truth about Jamie. (DRAGONFLY)
My name is Karen Henry. I discovered the OUTLANDER books in 2006, and quickly became thoroughly addicted! If you have questions, comments, or suggestions about this site, please email me, or post a comment on my Outlandish Observations Facebook page.