Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Arriving in Philadelphia to offer his services without pay, 19 year old Lafayette receives his commission to major general on July 31, 1777.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: Lafayette
Under the Redcoat Journal 2011: Colonial Williamsburg
Thus, I present to you, my dear Readers, an accounting of what I experienced while the quiet town of Williamsburg, in 1781, was occupied…Under the Redcoat.
Lafayette and Theodore Roosevelt Sightings in Warrenton
Discovering the 1825 Lafayette stepping stone and President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909 horseback ride in Warrenton near our home.
James Armistead spies for Lafayette: Colonial Williamsburg
The amazing story of General Lafayette and the spy whom he helped achieve freedom, becoming his namesake after the American Revolution.
West Point: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part VI
Accepting cash only, we all dug through our pockets, wallets, bottom of my purse, inside the car, to find enough money to take a two-hour tour of West Point.
Fort William Henry: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part II
Visiting the location of the French and Indian War’s infamous siege and massacre, immortalized in James Fennimore Cooper’s , The Last of the Mohicans.
When employees mistake my kids as employees: Colonial Williamsburg
One of the employees thought the kids were also employees because theycarried themselves so well, she thought my son was part of the fife and drum corps.
Johnny Tremain, Lafayette, and Boston’s Freedom Trail
Not seeing Johnny Tremain, I imagined him walking through the streets, looking for a job after he injured his hand, and running errands for the Sons of Liberty.
1950s Quiz Show Becoming History Presentation
I told the story of the need to restore and redecorate the White House in a historical manner, and rescue nearby Lafayette Square from destruction.
Becoming Vaudeville History Presentation 1900-1928
For the first quarter of the 20th century we portrayed the playful Teddy Roosevelt family, through vaudeville they portrayed their favorite personas.
