Visiting Military through the Ages at Jamestown Settlement
Greeted by this M*A*S*H styled signage, we journeyed to many of the units the marker directed us to, except we ran out of time to see everything.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: fencing
Bill of Rights, Fencing, and Dancing: Colonial Williamsburg
On the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the historical interpreters for Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson stepped out of character.
Fencing, gardens, games, bindery: Colonial Williamsburg
Prompting our visit was the EFT premier which my son recently acted for, as aide-de-camp to General Andrew Jackson in the War of 1812 in New Orleans.
Upholsterer Tour of Governor’s Palace: Colonial Williamsburg
The governor had his own upholsterer, who puts up and repairs wallpaper! Surprisingly, I learned that some of painted walls were actually wallpaper.
A Day in the Life, May 1774: Colonial Williamsburg
Recently gifted this DVD/CD-ROM series: A Day in the Life: Eight Stories of Williamsburg residents on one day in May 1774, I am totally wowed!
Becoming Queen Elizabeth I, Portia, and a musketeer
Presenting Queen Elizabeth I and her royal subjects: Portia, from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, and D’Artagnan of the Three Musketeers.
