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Monthly Archives: April 2020
What do you do when you can’t run events?
I was planning to make leather haversacks at the Fort Mifflin Heritage Skills and Trades Day but alas this event was cancelled. I went ahead and made two which I will either add to my Colonial Gentleman’s impression or sell. Leather Haversacks
What do you do when you can’t run events?
Well I can’t host an event as the Regimental Brewmiester. We MUST remain safe and social distance from a big mug of colonial beer is very disappointing. So I am dumping all the beer I have in inventory… (appropriately filtered of course ). I am also preparing for future events. My latest project has been …
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Recruiting a Crew
Noah and I recently shot a video of the Regimental Brewmiester and while we certainly could have done a better production, we are inspired to create a few more. In this time of social distancing and our parks suffering from ZERO attendance (hence zero revenue), we need to do something to remind people what they …
REPOST: Online History Resources for those of us Stuck in our Homes
JSTOR has expanded their free read-online access from the usual six articles per month to 100 articles per month through June 30, as well as additional expanded access for those who have paid accounts (such as through an academic institution). Learn more at this link. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History has opened some …
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New Section on Website — Videos
I added a new section to the website. Not sure how often I can update this page as each video takes a huge amount of work. https://colonialbrewer.com/resources/videos/ I am recruiting for a Surveying Video. If you are interested in helping let me know.
“He waged cruel War against Nature itself, …"
While the Continental Congress made over 86 changes to Thomas Jefferson’s original draft of the Declaration of Independence, one major change stands out. Jefferson enumerated 28 abuses and usurpations by King George and Parliament but the Congress kept only 27. They debated and ultimately deleted the following paragraph entirely: “[He] waged cruel War against Nature …
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Wheat & Sheep Day at Thompson-Neely Farmstead Washington's Crossing on Saturday, April 25, 2020 has been CANCELLED
At this family-friendly event, watch as the Thompson-Neely sheep are shorn of their wool using period-accurate techniques and tools. You’ll also go behind-the-scenes of various colonial-era trades, see how sheep’s fleece was used by colonists for clothing, watch a cooper create barrels, and tour the Thompson-Neely House and the grist mill across the street, and of course, …
Support your Regimental Brewmiester
Well, one of our readers has been pressuring me to write something other than just this blog and I have compiled my story of becoming the Regimental Brewmiester and a few choice recipes into a very short book now available on Amazon. For the next five days (4-18-20 to 4-23-20), the Kindle addition is on …
18th Century Bread and Brewing Class — CANCELLED
Sorry folks but given the current status of public health in our counties, we are pushing this back to a yet to be determined date. We will have the Brewing Class but we are not sure when. In partnership with Thornbury Farms and our soon to be announced joint venture, Battlefield Brewing, we are offering …
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Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 