Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants at Tufton Farm
I was excited to visit this historic site I’ve long heard about, where I toured the research gardens and learned lots of historical tips for gardening.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
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Tea for Two, Fashion, and Gardens: Hillwood Estate
As we toured Marjorie Merriweather Post’s couture gowns from 70s years of the 20th century, Hillwood Estate revealed where fabulous lives.
Oatlands Plantation and Gardens: George Carter I
Every time we’ve driven past the plantation in the last few years, the tree lined drive beckoned me to the hidden mansion and the stories it had to tell.
Gilded Age Vanderbilt Seasonal Mansion on the Hudson
Feeling as though I had stepped into Pride and Prejudice, I looked for Mr. Darcy and his horse.
Jane Austen books were even on sale in the mansion’s gift shop!
Gilded Age grandness at Hildene in Manchester, Vermont
Outside the town of Manchester, which I love to visit, we finally visited Hildene, the summer home of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln.
Homeschool graduation photos at Lafayette Stepping Stone
Leaning on the Lord, and with a kind heart of service as Lafayette had, standing on his famed Stepping Stone is a metaphor for stepping up into the world.
Napoleonic tea, gowns, swords, and gardens: Hillwood Estate
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens exhibit, The Style that Ruled the Empires: Russia, Napoleon and 1812, featured two amazing court gowns.
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.
Taking a peek into the reproduced clothing of Dolley Madison
Variations of white muslin gowns were on display, from the first decade of the 19th century, my favorite of which was paired with a royal blue velvet spencer.
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.
