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 29, 1767 The Commissioners of Customs Act — created a new Customs Board for the North American colonies, to be headquartered in Boston with five customs commissioners. The …
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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 28, 1778 – BATTLE OF MONMOUTH: fought near Monmouth Court House the Continental Army engaged the British Army retreating from Philadelphia. The battle was tactically inconclusive and strategically …
Basic Colonial Brewing -Making the Brew
Once you have wort, its time to actually “brew” (from the Dutch brouwen: to bubble or effervesce) the beer. I hope by now you realize that a lot more work goes into preparing to brew than actually brewing the beer. When I do demonstrations, someone always remarks that brewing takes a long time but in …
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 26, 1767 The Revenue Act — placed taxes on glass, lead, painters’ colors, and paper. It gave customs officials broad authority to enforce the taxes and punish smugglers …
Reading Declaration of Independence to the Army Thornbury Farms, near Brandywine Battlefield July 3, 2020 — CANCELLED Due to COVID19
Even though we are SLOWLY returning to a version of “normal,” we will not be holding a big event at Thornbury this year.
Government Red Tape
Today, “Red Tape” is a derisive term for rigid conformity to formal government regulations that slow or prevent action and decision-making. Usually applied to government and corporate bureaucracies, we associate “red tape” with filling out of seemingly unnecessary paperwork and various low-level rules that make conducting one’s affairs slower and more difficult. It may surprise …
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 22, 1774 – THE QUEBEC ACT established the Royal Province of Quebec and expanded its territory into much of what is now southern Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, …
YES, you can hold a LIMITED interpretation/reenacting event in the age of COVID-19.
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 …
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 …
Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 