Sewing 18th Century Pudding Cap for our Youngest Sweetheart
When my son asked me to sew an 18th century pudding cap for for his not quite a toddler daughter, since she’s always hitting her head, I gave it my best shot.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: American Revolution – Battle of Yorktown
Revisiting Yorktown Victory Center Inside and Out
I found myself most interested in the unique story Virginia brings to the American victory, due to the Marquis de Lafayette.
Williamsburg Welcomes Lafayette on his 1824 Grand Tour
While cannons blasted on the ground, the Lafayette Squadron from France flew overhead to celebrate Lafayette and the French-American Alliance.
Yorktown Day 2024 Host Lafayette with French Flyover
After welcoming Lafayette 1824 style the day before, we returned to Yorktown for the big parade celebrating the French-American Alliance victory.
Lafayette’s 1824 Return to Yorktown 200th Anniversary
Amidst following Lafayette’s 1824 Grand Tour of America reenactments, excitement built as he arrived in Virginia where he left his greatest legacy.
Beloved Memorial to George Washington: Arlington House
George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington, built Arlington House as a memorial to his beloved step-grandfather.
Visiting Lafayette’s l’Hermione at Yorktown and Mount Vernon
I imagined myself walking aboard this ship in 1780, stepping over ropes, walking under riggings, while imagining Lafayette’s point of view.
Building Gabion Earthworks at Prelude to Victory
My son helped build gabion earthwork fortifications, the results of which can be seen today at Yorktown Battlefield from two wars.
Cato, Recitations, and Minuet at our Subscription Ball
Philip Vickers Fithian wrote in his journal: Virginians must dance or they will die. Thus, Virginians found a legal loophole around the “no frivolity” mandate.
Walking in the footsteps of the British surrender: Yorktown
Fighting back angry tears of humiliation, the British army marched between two lines of soldiers, the Americans on one side and the French on the other.
