Dr. Quinn's mother in Boston is ill. Dr. Quinn takes the children to Boston.Dr. Quinn's mother in Boston is ill. Dr. Quinn takes the children to Boston.Dr. Quinn's mother in Boston is ill. Dr. Quinn takes the children to Boston.
Anne Lockhart, who plays Dr. Quinn's sister in this episode, actually replaced Jane Seymour's character on Battlestar Galactica as the love interest for Apollo.
In the pilot of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Michaela reads a letter from her mother that says Mary is pregnant. Michaela tells the children that Mary is her sister. The names of Michaela's sisters are Rebecca, Marjorie, Maureen, and Claudette.