The Unconquered Lord of the Card Room: Whist-its history and play
In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill....
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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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Sep 25, 202015 min read
All the World's a Stage: Theatre in Colonial and Early America
Publisher’s Note: I originally authored this article in 2015 for another blog that I was writing for at the time. I have since rewritten...
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Sep 11, 202017 min read
“There we were entertained with scenes romantic and delightful beyond the power of description"
The Amusement Parks of Early America; Pleasure Gardens in America and their roots in England Before we begin our discussion of Pleasure...
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Aug 15, 202012 min read
“We have made trial of our owne English seedes, kitchen hearbes, and rootes”:
KITCHEN GARDENS IN COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC This year, with shortages caused at least in part by the COVID-19 Pandemic,...
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Jul 16, 202015 min read
I’ll Be at My Club – Gentlemen’s Clubs in Georgian England and America
The most natural privilege of man, next to the right of acting for himself, is that of combining his [energy, ideas and dreams] with...
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Apr 9, 202013 min read
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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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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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 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 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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