Recreational Fishing in England and America - Part 1
Spring is arriving here in Virginia. The sun is coming out, the weather is beginning to warm, and we are all feeling the urge to get out...
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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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Mar 26, 202011 min read
English Country Dance and it's History in America
Last time we talked about the Importance of Social Dance in Early America. This post we will take a quick look at the origins of English...
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Mar 13, 20208 min read
Importance of Social Dance in 18th and Early 19th Century America
In the Early Republic, balls were the venues where people went to network, develop develop business connections, and meet future wives
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Feb 28, 20209 min read
Testing the New Federal Government: The Whiskey Rebellion
The early US central government, under the Continental Congress and later under the Articles of Confederation had been unable to levy...
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Feb 14, 202016 min read
Canals – A Tool for Economic Growth in the Early Republic
Washington agreed with Virginia Governor Patrick Henry that canals were the easiest answer for an efficient means of inland transportation.
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Jan 31, 20208 min read
Art in America’s Colonial and Early National Period 1776-1830
In 1781, the Articles of Confederation defined the framework of the first United States government. It took seven years for the central...
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Jan 18, 20208 min read
Western Farms to City Markets and Back: The Conestoga Wagon in Early America.
"Carrying up to 12,000 pounds (6 tons) of cargo, the Conestoga Wagon was the tractor-trailer of the colonial and early-republic period."
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Jan 5, 20206 min read
The Grand Tour - An Early Version of Today's "Gap Year"
As the cold dark months of January set in, our thoughts today often turn to travel to foreign places. For the well-to-do of England and...
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Dec 20, 20198 min read
Celebrating Twelfth Night
As we discussed in our last posting, the Twelve Days of Christmas, beginning on Christmas Day and ending on January 5, is the festive...
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Dec 8, 201913 min read
Holiday Traditions in Colonial America and the Early Republic
"Christmas is mostly seen as a children's holiday, no eighteenth-century sources highlight the importance of children at Christmastime.."
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Nov 23, 201910 min read
The Wine of the Elite in Colonial America and the Early Republic
Madeira! Jefferson toasted with it, Hancock smuggled it, and Washington greeted voters with a healthy glass of it. But how did this...
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Nov 10, 20197 min read
America's Original Pastime
Most Americans have little or no knowledge of the game even though it once was one of the most popular games in Colonial and Early America.
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Aug 6, 20199 min read
An Evening at Home with Friends in the Early Republic - Part 2
In Part 1 of this series we looked at Federal Era entertainments. However, those were not the only ways to pass an evening.
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Jul 18, 201911 min read
An Evening at Home with Friends in the Early Republic - Part 1
Imagine it is December in Early America. Your family and friends have finished dinner and removed to the parlor. How will you entertain you
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