Tag: colonial
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June 13, 2007 09:48 PM EDT --
A little while back I posted some pictures of my favorite graveyard, the Clifton Burying Ground, and Barb W had asked how old those graves were. As I told her then, most of the graves are from the 1700s, . . . more
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May 29, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
A new group dedicated to U.S. History will soon be launching on Gather. The main focus is Colonial Williamsburg from 1750-1783. However, content outside of this period will be included as well.
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December 18, 2006 08:03 PM EST --
We have been made familiar with rural American speech patterns, usually negatively, through television and movies. Classic pictures like . . . more
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July 04, 2008 03:21 PM EDT --
I love living in one of the early colonial towns here in eastern Massachusetts.
Before this morning's 4th of July parade, I parked my chair next to our oldest cemetery and took a few . . . more
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May 12, 2008 11:10 AM EDT --
Ken and I were wandering around the historic district in Savannah, snapping pictures. I was particularly wanting pictures of the squares that the original city planners built Savannah around. One of the . . . more
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July 18, 2008 08:45 AM EDT --
Where do I start this article, I wonder? Do I tell you about sleeping in the front room bedroom with my two sisters on the second floor of an old Victorian house and listening to the Ragman peddle . . . more
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October 15, 2006 11:54 AM EDT --
In Colonial times children had to follow some very strict rules such as, not making noises while eating, and were not allowed to speak. Children stood while eating.
There was not . . . more
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May 26, 2007 12:44 PM EDT --
(I had to delete this article and repost it to stop it from appearing on my edit page. Unfortunately I lost all the comments. It needs to be next in line when I publish my first official history article . . . more
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March 12, 2008 01:08 PM EDT --
As most of you know I am going to visit my older daughter in Virginia Beach next month...but hehehehe..I wish she was stationed in Williamsburg!! I have 4 nights booked at a hotel in both . . . more
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October 19, 2007 09:11 AM EDT --
This park is famous. General Sherman totally disrupted it during his infamous march. There are many revolutionary heroes in here. Along with that duelist whose spirit has bee n seen.
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May 28, 2008 09:38 PM EDT --
Chapter 3
It took most of the day to travel by horse to Ephram's cabin. I couldn't get over how different . . . more
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June 06, 2008 11:29 AM EDT --
Chapter 4
As I entered the house, I was amazed. "It's huge!"
"Yeah."
The front . . . more
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September 22, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
This is a home in Colonial Williamsburg belonging to the Randolph Family. This was a very prominent family during the colonial times. Family members were in the House of Burgesses, active in the Revolution...etc...even . . . more
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August 23, 2006 09:12 AM EDT --
I am married to a really great guy. His name is Ken. It is probably best to begin by saying I've been married before, I have a father who is married, many friends who are married, and have read advice . . . more
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December 12, 2006 12:33 PM EST --
Being a DJ and working nights I don't get to watch much prime time television. I do get to watch the great Fox lineup on Sundays, because I only work Monday through Saturday, but that has nothing . . . more
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July 18, 2008 11:31 AM EDT --
Summer is the season of insects and therefore, the season of insect repellant.
Humans have always battled bugs, but James McWilliams says chemical insecticides came into the picture by accident. . . . more
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April 04, 2008 12:46 AM EDT --
Chapter 1
I was running. I couldn't help it. Someone was after me.
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May 04, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
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Chapter 2
The following morning, Ephram was gone. I slowly made my way out of bed . . . more
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October 21, 2007 03:24 PM EDT --
Historical novels often lend themselves to dreary descriptions of things from the past interrupted by brief character action; Elizabeth McDougall’s novel, The Cracks in the Pavement, is something . . . more
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June 15, 2008 09:55 AM EDT --
Corruption only exists if we allow it to exist. Some companies are not socially responsible, and therefore contribute to corruption. They allow it to exist in their back yards. It is their . . . more
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