Mantua Makers Sew a Gown in a Day: Colonial Williamsburg
First we went to the milliner to see the one event that would encompass most of our day…watching the draping and hand sewing of an 18th century gown in one day!
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Constitutional Convention
Great Falls of the Potomac, Washington, and a Canal
Convincing the state legislatures of Virginia and Maryland to create the Patowmack Company in 1785, Washington became president of the company.
Former capitol for the nation: Maryland Statehouse
It served as the nation’s capital, at the end of the American Revolution, from November 26, 1783, to August 13, 1784, under the Articles of Confederation.
