Yesterday the Colonial Scientist Went to Fort Mifflin. We had about a score of visitors, that’s twenty more than I have seen since March!, so I would say this was a limited success. As we “reopen” our favorite sites and events with masks and physical distancing, it won’t feel the same as last year but …
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Fort Mifflin Freedom Blast Declaration of Independence Will Be Read to the Army Sunday; June 28, 2020
It is important for the army to understand why they are fighting. After long deliberation, the Continental Congress finally voted to draft a Declaration of Independence on June 2, 1776. I have a copy of the draft that Mstrs. Adams, Franklin, Livingston, and Jefferson are preparing in Philadelphia. In order to boast morale I will …
Basic Colonial Brewing -Why use Copper?
Go to almost any brewery or distillery and you will see lots of gleaming copper. This is not some quaint historical holdover nor is it there for show. We use copper in brewing for real and practical purposes. The reasons for using copper were well understood by the Colonial Brewer but why it worked has …
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. June 20, 1790 – During a dinner meeting with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison drafted a bill to move the Federal Capital to a …
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. June 20, 1782 – The US Congress officially adopts the Great Seal of the United States of America to be affixed to treaties and presidential proclamations. Both sides of …
Colonial Scientist Visits Fort Mifflin — Transit of Venus Saturday; June 20, 2020
We’re going to try to come back! All events will be outside, socially separated, and crowd size will be monitored and regulated but we are going to try to host an interpretive event at Fort Mifflin. The Transit of Venus from which the Royal Academy computed the Astronomical Unit occurred on June 3, 1769. I …
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SUPPORT FORT MIFFLIN
Fort Mifflin has faced many challenges since the battle that defined the spirit of perseverance in 1777, but the unseen enemy of the current public health crisis is a real and present threat to our ability to fulfill our mission of preservation and interpretation of this important historic site.Faced with the complete elimination of operating …
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. June 17, 1775 – BATTLE OF BREED’S HILL (AKA Bunker Hill): 200 colonial troops under the command of William Prescott occupied Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill constructing a strong …
Basic Colonial Brewing -Mashing and Decoction
The first major step in brewing beer is to extract the fermentable sugars and starches from the malt kernels. This process is called mashing (from the German maisch: to mix). The basic idea is to harness the enzymes already present in the grain in order to digest the complex inert starches into fermentable simple sugars. …
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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. June 14, 1775 – The Second Continental Congress creates the Continental Army. Six companies of riflemen are then dispatched to Boston.
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 