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Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Visiting Pennsylvania  /  September 6, 2011

Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine

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Amish food, quilts, train, covered bridge, apples: Lancaster
Visiting Pennsylvania  /  September 5, 2011

Amish food, quilts, train, covered bridge, apples: Lancaster

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Windows to the World: An Introduction to Literary Analysis
Homeschooling Rhetoric Level  /  September 1, 2011

Windows to the World: An Introduction to Literary Analysis

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I didn’t do it, Mom: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Virginia
Virginia Finds Gold - Eureka  /  August 23, 2011

I didn’t do it, Mom: 5.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Virginia

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Fencing, gardens, games, bindery: Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg Time Travels  /  August 20, 2011

Fencing, gardens, games, bindery: Colonial Williamsburg

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Costume Vignettes, Governor’s Palace, Colonial Williamsburg
18th Century Costume Vignettes  /  August 19, 2011

Costume Vignettes, Governor’s Palace, Colonial Williamsburg

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Embellishments for my Chintz Robe à l’anglaise Gown
18th Century Sewing Journal  /  August 15, 2011

Embellishments for my Chintz Robe à l’anglaise Gown

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Mary Randolph Receipt Book Inspires Canning Peach Preserves
Virginian - Thomas Jefferson  /  August 14, 2011

Mary Randolph Receipt Book Inspires Canning Peach Preserves

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Blue Ridge views of Carter Dynasty, Monticello, and Peaches
Virginian - Robert 'King' Carter  /  August 13, 2011

Blue Ridge views of Carter Dynasty, Monticello, and Peaches

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A new Handstitched 18th Century Blue Waistcoat for my son
18th Century Sewing Journal  /  August 9, 2011

A new Handstitched 18th Century Blue Waistcoat for my son

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