George Washington, a Canal, and a College: Richmond
Here in Richmond, the General Assembly created the James River Company in 1784, for which Washington was elected the first president.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: Time Travel – Virginia
Our Misty of Chincoteague Island Vacation
Visiting the Beebe Ranch, the setting for the famous book by Marguerite Henry, we met the friendly Beebe family, who showed us where Misty lived.
Corsairs Whistling Death at Iwo Jima: USMC National Museum
Upon seeing the corsairs overhead at the USMC museum, my son exlaimed that when the corsair flew close to the enemy to attack, the enemy could hear it whistle.
Mount Vernon: National Treasure Tour
The docent took us to rarely visited Mount Vernon locations on this rare tour while sharing behind the scenes of National Treasure 2.
Lafayette Sighting at Monticello
Visiting Monticello gives one a glimpse into Thomas Jefferson, Renaissance man of America: statesman, architect, inventor, scientist, horticulturist…
Lafayette Sighting at Montpelier
At Montpelier we toured the final touches to the recent restoration from the DuPont home to the former James Madison home, and where we found Lafayette!
Lafayette Sighting at Mount Vernon
Beautiful Mount Vernon, full of Lafayette moments from his three different visits to the home of his adopted father, George Washington.
Lafayette Sighting at Arlington House
Built by George Washington Parke Custis from 1802 to 1818 as a tribute to his step-grandfather, he collected as many artifacts as possible from Mount Vernon.
ABC Surprise Hurricanes on our 2004 trip to Virginia
Not a hurricane in sight when we left Texas. Once we arrived in Virginia three hurricanes, Alex, Bonnie, and Charley, drenched our vacation over 2 weeks.
