Springdale Village Inn night before my Daughter’s Wedding
My daughter told me she had reserved a room for a mother-daughter night in this historic bed and breakfast for her last night as a single gal. Her treat. Oh my!
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Abraham Lincoln
When the 1860 Lincoln Election Flag Flew over Occoquan
On the 4th of July, nearly 60 abolitionist Black Republicans erected a liberty pole at Rockledge Mansion, owned by a Quaker named Josepth T. Janney.
President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day commemorates the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg, when President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Once a Fixer Upper of Historic Proportions: Mount Vernon
While touring the garden exhibit, 19th century renderings of Mount Vernon falling to ruins caught my heartstrings. And Abraham Lincoln was there!
Gilded Age grandness at Hildene in Manchester, Vermont
Outside the town of Manchester, which I love to visit, we finally visited Hildene, the summer home of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln.
Mount Rushmore presidents come to life at the Smithsonian
What would you think about an opportunity to meet the Mount Rushmore presidents and have them come to life to tell you about their presidencies?
National Treasure a Terrific Movie
Secret clues to a hidden treasure, Knights Templar, Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington.
All our favorite things! We were all-in!
