Under the Redcoat 2013 with the Singing, Dancing Hessians
After heartily singing various tunes to the accompaniment of musicians, the Hessians gathered everyone for a Virginia Reel.
18th Century Virginia Musings
After heartily singing various tunes to the accompaniment of musicians, the Hessians gathered everyone for a Virginia Reel.
This year we partook of our favorite colonial Christmastides on the days between Christmas and New Year’s…which is historically accurate.
He added that the first documented account of theater in Virginia was 1665 and dance manuals were written in the 1670’s…(or they will die).
On the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the historical interpreters for Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson stepped out of character.
While waiting to enter, a guest said to me, “I wonder what the speaker behind you will talk about?” (referring to my son in costume)
The governor had his own upholsterer, who puts up and repairs wallpaper! Surprisingly, I learned that some of painted walls were actually wallpaper.
Prompted by these gorgeous pictures that gave us an ah-ha moment as we closely examined the cupula, I’ve written the amazing story of how Virginia’s story is America’s story.
Recently gifted this DVD/CD-ROM series: A Day in the Life: Eight Stories of Williamsburg residents on one day in May 1774, I am totally wowed!
I danced with the colonel, who with a thick Scottish accent talked in my ear, to either chit chat or give me direction and twirling me about.