I was asked this year to demonstrate how gentlemen prepared and dressed for the 12th Night as part of Pottsgrove Manor’s Candlelight Program. Clearly for many of the people who come consider 18th Century attire to be somewhat alien but the theme suggested in the program was that dressing in the 18th Century was more …
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Crossing the Delaware 2019
For me this year’s crossing at McConkey’s Ferry was special. I have done the Crossing many times but always as an infantryman. This year, several of the 14th Continental Regiment failed to show, and the organizers asked for volunteers to join Col Glover’s famed Marbleheaders. I stepped up and was a rower, ferrying the army …
Bring Documents to your Reenactments!
Today Americans boast a whoppingly deplorable literacy rate of about 86% depending on how you measure literacy. Compare this to Colonial New England where, discounting slaves, women, indentured servants, and indians, in a time when books, newpapers, and magazines were largely unobtainable, the literacy rate was almost 60%*. Today with telephones, television, radio, and various …
You are Invited to 12th Night at Pottsgrove Manor!
What is Twelfth Night? In the 18th Century, the coming of December meant short days and long winter nights. Colonist to America brought traditions that had been long cherished as a means of bringing light and gaiety to an otherwise drab time of the year. The six weeks from early December (Advent) to the sixth …
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Come to Washington’s Crossing
Its that time of the year! Come to Washington’s Crossing. First Crossing Dress Rehearsal ReenactmentDate: Sunday December 8, 2019Event Time: 10am-4pm Annual Christmas Crossing Reenactment:Date: Wednesday December 25, 2019Event Time: 12pm -3pm. 1pm is the actual Crossing.
Despite Today’s Politics, the Turkey was Never Considered as Our National Symbol
There is a myth that the turkey almost came to represent the United States. The story goes that after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Congress asked Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams to design a seal for our new nation. Since many of the Germanic nations, incorporate eagles into their pageantry, the eagle …
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THANKSGIVING DAY 1789
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – A PROCLAMATION Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor – and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their …
A Kindred Spirit – Meeting Noah Lewis
Over the past several years I have acquired a number bit of re-enactor’s kit and, since I started reenacting with my oldest son, much of it was duplicate. As I am the only one in our family that stuck with the hobby, I set out to sell some of this gear and this is how …
Quick Survey
I am putting together a series of Jeffersonian Dinners and would love to hear your thoughts. Please complete my survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YJV9BXD Thank you
ANNOUNCEMENT!
Its Official! We are doing a Jeffersonian Dinner at Fort Mifflin. Saturday, February 22, 20206 p.m. Casual Conversation7 p.m. Dinner & Program Tickets limited to assure a meaningful experience. Must be purchased in advance. http://www.FortMifflin.us What is a Jeffersonian Dinner? The tradition of Jeffersonian Dinners began at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in the …
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 