Historic Alexandria, Gadsby’s Tavern, and Carlyle House
Upon my first visit many years ago, I yearned to explore the Georgian townhouses with quaint gardens and 13 starred flags.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: Lafayette
Visiting James Monroe’s Highland near Charlottesville
Surprisingly we learned more about Lafayette and Napoleon at Monroe’s country home near his friends, Jefferson and Madison.
Napoleon of the West organizes Progressive Dinner 1900-1920
Christy Huddleston, a teacher in the Smokey Mountains, Isabella Hagnar, first White House social secretary, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Flying Ace.
Military History Bedroom for a Teen: House Remodel
Over the bed are gorgeous reproduction maps of Virginia in 1781 when Lafayette chased Cornwallis, resulting in the French-American Alliance victory in Yorktown.
The lovely Colonial Williamsburg Artwork of Caesar Monturano
The friendly Mr. Monturano has also provided art for the National Archives, the Kennedy Center, and Christ Church in historic Alexandria, Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village Palladian Inspired
Begun in 1823, the Rotunda was near enough to completion to host Lafayette on his Grand Tour of America in 1824 and four hundred guests.
1836 Romantic Gowns: One in Yellow and another in Lavender
An analysis of glamorous styles of gowns galas in 1830s Texas, for my yellow Romantic Era gown as I represent a Texas pioneer who founded La Grange, Texas.
Texas Independence with Tocqueville, Lafayette and Napoleon
I portrayed a founder of an 1837 Texas town named La Grange, the county, Fayette, and the streets, Washington, Lafayette, Jefferson, and Madison.
First Person Interpretation class: Lafayette in Annapolis
When my son saw that the Colonial Williamsburg Lafayette was giving a first person interpretation workshop in Annapolis, my son wanted to attend.
Meriweather Lewis, Bonapartes, and Lafayettes
Since the kids were happy to invite Napoleon to our rhetoric Becoming History presentation, we each shared part of his story, mingled with others.
