Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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Federal Era Ballroom Etiquette – It isn’t all that clear cut.
Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11
Identity for a New Nation: Federal Era Architecture and Design
"To Remake Society in God's Name": The Second Great Awakening and Its Effect on America
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance
Lotteries as Public Finance
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
A Holiday Horror Story: The Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811
1804 - Mass Destruction and a "Snow Hurricane"
The Unconquered Lord of the Card Room: Whist-its history and play
All the World's a Stage: Theatre in Colonial and Early America
“There we were entertained with scenes romantic and delightful beyond the power of description"
“We have made trial of our owne English seedes, kitchen hearbes, and rootes”:
Horse Racing in Colonial America and the Early Republic
I’ll Be at My Club – Gentlemen’s Clubs in Georgian England and America
The Tropical Import That "Plagued" Early America
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion