The Marquis de Lafayette Tours Hampton Roads
On October 22, 1824, Lafayette and his party arrived in Norfolk. This began a 3-day visit to Norfolk, Portsmouth/Gosport, and Fort Monroe.
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The Marquis de Lafayette - U.S. Citizen or Not?
In 1824, General, The Marquis de Lafayette, returned to the United States. President Monroe, with a resolution from Congress, sent an...
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Dec 14, 20239 min read
The Ghosts of Christmas Puddings Past
Hallo! A great deal of steam! The pudding was out of the copper. A smell like a washing-day! That was the cloth. A smell like an...
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Sep 29, 202310 min read
Native American Foods That Influenced the Diets of European Colonists.
When Christopher Columbus first sailed into the Bahama archipelago, he believed that he had reached Asia—thus the name Indian for the...
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Sep 1, 202310 min read
James Barbour – Governor, Senator, Cabinet Secretary, and Diplomat
As we have seen in previous posts, in the early years of the United States men with leadership abilities tended to become prominent, thru...
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Aug 10, 202314 min read
Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue
Man has grilled meat over open flames since he first discovered how to make fire. As a result, outdoor cooking has been a part of every...
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Jun 16, 202317 min read
"The Great Compromiser" - Henry Clay
In the formative period of the American Republic, one of the most prominent people in American politics was Henry Clay of Kentucky. From...
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May 5, 202311 min read
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.
Littleton Waller Tazewell was born in Williamsburg, Va. on December 17, 1774, almost 150 years after his first ancestor left England for...
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Feb 24, 202312 min read
Worth its Weight in Salt - History of Salt and its Importance in Early America
Today, in 2023, we here in the United States, take salt for granted. If we need it, we just run down to the corner market and pick up a...
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Jul 2, 202217 min read
Celebration: Patriotic Holidays in Colonial America and the Early United States
On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth (June 19th) our 11th Federal holiday. Of these there are four...
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May 6, 202211 min read
Outdoor Entertainments – Quoits, The Sport of a Virginia Gentleman.
As a child growing up in the Ohio River Valley, I remember being given a game of “quoits” to play with out in the yard. It consisted of...
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Jul 30, 202133 min read
The War of 1812 Part 3 - The Chesapeake Campaign, 1814
In our last post we examined the action in the Chesapeake Bay theater of operations during 1813. As we learned, the British purpose for...
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Jul 16, 202115 min read
The War of 1812 - Part 2: The Chesapeake Campaign - 1813
In our last post we examined the action in the War of 1812 along the US/Canadian border and in the Old Northwest Territories. As we saw,...
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Jun 18, 202114 min read
Provocation Toward War: The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
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Jun 4, 202119 min read
Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11
Intro For the past couple of posts, we have been discussing issues met by our nation as we tried to expand westward over the Appalachian...
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Mar 13, 202113 min read
Lotteries as Public Finance
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Feb 27, 202120 min read
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.
Monday marks the beginning of Women’s History Month 2021. The focus of this blog is always history, and so, we do not usually theme our...
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Jan 18, 202115 min read
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Throughout 2020 and into the new year, our ideas of what education should look like here in Virginia have been challenged by the effects...
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Jan 4, 202117 min read
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
“A merry Christmas, Bob!” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back. “A merrier...
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Dec 21, 202020 min read
A Holiday Horror Story: The Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811
2020 has been very “different” compared to most other years and so, our Christmas post this year is going to be “different” as well. The...
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