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 4, 1789 – TARRIFF ACT was the first major piece of legislation passed in the United States after the ratification of the United States Constitution. This act had …
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Independence Day
On Independence Day, EVERYONE should read, aloud, the Declaration of Independence. Remember…. Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and …
Happy Decolonization Day.
Today marks the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and while a better date for the founding of our great nation is September 17th, 1787, this is America’s birthday. Since the country was founded, it has grown from 13 independent states with about 2.5 million people to 50 states and 14 territories with a …
Okay, I have bad news: Beer makes humans more attractive to mosquitoes.
In my presentation as Regimental Brewmeister, I frequently extol the benefits of beer over the local water. While drinking beer will protect you from Typhus and Cholera, there is a slightly greater chance that you will contract Yellow Fever if you drink beer. Turns out that the alcohol you’re drinking, and that you are excreting …
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Brewing Up History with Regimental Brewmeister
July 4, 202410 AM – 6 PMWashington Crossing Historic Park1112 River RdWashington Crossing, PA 18977 Okay, we are going back to Washington’s Crossing. Not to invade New Jersey (we’ll do that later) but to brew beer. Military expeditions were not possible in the 18th Century without vast quantities of beer (DON”T DRINK THE WATER!). I will, therefore, …
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Historical Tidbits — Massacre at Wyoming
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 3, 1778 Massacre at Wyoming On July 1st, John Butler’s force of about 1,000 regular British troops, Loyalist irregulars, and Indians, marched into the Wyoming Valley and seized …
Historical Tidbits — Independence Day
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 2, 1776 – “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. —I am apt to believe that it will …
Ridges and Other Markings on Coins were Introduced by Isaac Newton
In 1696, Sir Isaac Newton was tapped as the Warden of the Royal Mint. These positions were, typically, considered ceremonial government honors for those citizens who had already aspired to greatness rather that real responsibilities. But Newton saw that the country had a massive counterfeit coin problem and took actions to address it. You have …
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DEATH TO COUNTERFEITERS!
When Congress declared independence in 1776, they pitted an economically small country against one of the most powerful nations on the globe. Not only did these colonies need to form a new government, unify the people, and field an army to fight for independence, they also needed to find a way to pay for it …
The New Nation Needed SPECIE Coinage
Because of a shortage of hard currency, most of the colonies issued paper currency prior to the American Revolution. This coupled with an ongoing trade that often involved various foreign currencies, was sufficient for most trade as we had a largely barter driven economy. When war broke out with Great Britian, the Continental Congress grappled …
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 