Hole in window shutter for solar microscope: Colonial Williamsburg
Last year, when I met George Wythe at the Tucker House, he mentioned a microscope at his house that received light from a hole in the window’s shutter.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Benjamin Franklin
Rhetoric Literature Study: Shakespeare, did he or didn’t he?
Not understanding the rigors of classical education, critics argue that Shakespeare did not write the plays, because he only had a grammar school education.
Antique Ice Cream Crème de Lafayette: Historic Philadelphia
While touring Philadelphia, I wasn’t surprised to keep running into Lafayette, our French hero from the American Revolution, while we saw great iconic sites!
My son acts as aide-de-camp for EFT: Colonial Williamsburg
While my son spent several minutes trying to get the perfect picture of the gorgeous cardinal, Thomas Jefferson joined us in bird watching!
Fort Ticonderoga: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Tour Part I
Built on land that juts into Lake Champlain, the Mohawks called the land upon which the fort sits Ticonderoga, meaning a place between the great waters.
Lafayette in the French Revolution
What happened to Lafayette during the violent French Revolution, which began a few years after he helped America secure liberty?
Lafayette Sighting in Washington DC
Scrambling to see everything in a day, we enthusiastically conquered a lot!
Understanding the unique layout to the city, I strategically planned our route.
First Great Awakening prepared colonies for Independence
To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical [imaginary] idea. -James Madison
