Lafayette Hat Soon Available in Colonial Williamsburg Shops
Now that I created a French American Alliance cockade, my son took it to our favorite bespoke artist to properly attach it to his bespoke Lafayette.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Lafayette
A French American Alliance Cockade for the Lafayette Hat
In researching the Lafayette hat my son is creating, I stumbled upon the background of the French American Alliance cockade.
Seeking the perfect Lafayette Hat: Colonial Williamsburg
While my son searched for more historically accurate attire, guests mistook my kids as CW employees.
The hilarious interchange satisfied one particular guest.
Two Lafayettes at Prelude to Victory: Colonial Williamsburg
Insisting on taking his Lafayette costume, my son said he outgrew his old costume.
Um, isn’t that going to attract attention?
Mom, I’ve grown over 5 inches!
Artillery and Redoubts: Yorktown Battlefield Tour
Whereas we found the Napoleon cannons at Civil War battlefields in Virginia, today at the Yorktown Battlefield we found the Lafayette cannon.
Garden Tours and Dancing: Colonial Williamsburg
I danced with the colonel, who with a thick Scottish accent talked in my ear, to either chit chat or give me direction and twirling me about.
Texas, George Washington, Lafayette: Virginia State Capital
The Virginia General Assembly commissioned that a marble statue of General Washington be made, as well as a marble bust of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Thomas Jefferson reveals Declaration of Independence Secrets: Colonial Williamsburg
Jefferson told us to go to Washington City, knock on the door of one of his cabinet members, and they’ll show us the Declaration of Indpendence.
Becoming the Gilded Age with Impressionist Art
My son portrayed a Texan cowboy/ Rough Rider. My daughter was Anne of Green Gables. I played Queen Liliuokalani and a lady in an impressionist painting.
Picture Taking Twist at Colonial Williamsburg
Mistaking my kids for employees, guests often ask them questions about the historic area, and also take pictures of them and with them!
