Winterthur Inspired Jacqueline Kennedy’s White House Style
In May of 1961, Mrs. Kennedy visited Mr. Du Pont at Winterthur to gain a sense of turning a home into a museum with American collections.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
Tag: Colonial Restoration
Bell Tower restored with recently fired bricks: Jamestowne
Some of the Colonial Williamsburg brickmakers are reconstructing the bell tower at Jamestowne with the same bricks we recently saw fired.
If Walls could talk at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
After Jefferson’s death, Poplar Forest fell into the hands of other families who made the octagonal-shaped private retreat more utilitarian.
Charleton’s Coffeehouse 1765 Stamp Act Riot: Colonial Williamsburg
After a long day at the capitol, burgesses met at Charleton’s Coffeehouse to further discuss issues of the day, over a cup of coffee…or even wine.
