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.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
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.
That evening we settled in front of the Governor’s Palace to await a special evening program in the refreshing cool of the evening.
When the director of the Costume Design Center heard of coat #2, she handed me proper wool samples, encouraging me to get broadcloth wool for the next one.
Discovering the 1825 Lafayette stepping stone and President Theodore Roosevelt’s 1909 horseback ride in Warrenton near our home.
The amazing story of General Lafayette and the spy whom he helped achieve freedom, becoming his namesake after the American Revolution.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.