When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. July 31, 1776 – Francis Salvador became the first Jew to die in combat during the American Revolution in the Ninety-Six district of North Carolina. “Here, Mr. Salvador received …
Monthly Archives: July 2020
I actually found some REAL Republicans!
For the last several elections, and the upcoming one, I have had a real conflict in that the political party I supported for the preceding thirty years (Reagan, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain) is GONE! The principles of smaller government, balanced spending, spreading democracy, national defense, and such have all been supplanted with policies of hate …
Sic Semper Tyrannis
Today I got a robo call,,, From the committee to reelect Donald Trump. I can’t image why any loyal AMERICAN who believes in the ideals of our country would make a contribution to this campaign. After all, HE personifies the very reason we rebelled against England in the first place. Now I’m not referring to …
Making Whiskey
Whiskey’s origin lies somewhere between 1,000 and 1,200 AD when traveling monks migrating across Europe, introduced the distillation practice into Scotland and Ireland. Because of the lack of vineyards in these countries, the monasteries turned to fermenting grain mashes and then distilling them into whiskey. For the next 400 years, whiskey spread throughout the Celtic countries. …
The Cordwainer
The Cordwainer The term “cordwainer” is an Anglicization of the French word cordonnier, which means shoemaker, introduced into the English language after the Norman invasion in 1066. The word was derived from the city of Cordoba in the south of Spain, a stronghold of the mighty Omeyyad Kalifs until its fall in the 12th …
The Colonial Surveyor Visits Fort Mifflin
On July 18, the Colonial Surveyor visited Fort Mifflin and demonstrated the basic techniques and tools used to survey the Northwest Territories. Veterans of the Revolutionary War received land grants instead of back pay or other remuneration. Bounty-land warrants, often for 160 acres, were issued to most soldiers who served for the duration of the …
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Making Rum
Rum’s origin lies in the 17th century Caribbean Islands. The first distillation of rum took place on the sugarcane plantations, located on the island of Barbados. Slaves from the plantations discovered that by fermenting molasses, a byproduct of refining sugarcane, they could create alcohol. Then by distilling this alcoholic drink, they could create a concentrated …
Historical Tidbits
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. July 15, 1715 – The Riot Act took effect in Britain. Assemblies of more than a dozen people could be forcibly dispersed in order to maintain the peace. The …
Historical Tidbits
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. July 14, 1789 – BASTILE DAY: The crowd gathered outside the Bastille, a medieval armory, fortress, and political prison near the center of Paris, calling for the surrender of …
Historical Tidbits
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. July 11, 1789 – The US Congress chartered the US Marine Corps as an independent force from the Navy. These marines would be deployed by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 …
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 