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byAll of that great eating on Thanksgiving Day sometimes has natural consequences that lead us to seek entirely different recipes for Friday. If we’ve…
All of that great eating on Thanksgiving Day sometimes has natural consequences that lead us to seek entirely different recipes for Friday. If we’ve…
While the modern, formalized definition of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November was not set as a national observance until the time of…
What to serve for desert after a Thanksgiving meal? Pumpkin pie, obviously. Unfortunately for the revolutionary-era aspiring chef in America, pumpkins are plentiful but…
Yesterday we saw how to roast a turkey according to a popular 18th century cookbook. It wouldn’t be a Thanksgiving dinner without turkey, but…
It’s the time of year when Americans are musing over favorite recipes for Thanksgiving meals. Everyone has a favorite dish and there are countless…
Signers of the Declaration of Independence are treated with particular reverence in American historical memory. Caesar Rodney, Delaware’s delegate to the Second Continental Congress,…
Dear Mr. History: I’ve read that before he became a hero in the Continental Army, Lafayette departed France in defiance of orders from King…
The must-attend American Revolution conference of 2014 is being hosted by America’s History, LLC, one of the nation’s leading history tour and conference companies….
On late summer days, sailboats of all sizes dot the Hudson River like so many white specks against a blue-gray background. But when the…
With the 2013 holiday season upon us, it’s important that we take special care of those Revolutionary War history geeks in our lives. All…
Midway through his two and a half year tour of duty as Quartermaster General of Washington’s army, Nathanael Greene wrote to George Washington: “No…
America’s Revolutionary decades produced a new republican system, and with it new republican language. One term that surfaced early in that period and remains…
Stripped of command and left in camp to drink his sorrows away, Benedict Arnold fumed and ranted in frustration until his aggressive nature took…
On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress officially announced the creation of the Continental Army, a military force representing all of the colonies…
1. MYTH: The Tea Act imposed a tax on American colonists (which is why tax protestors often revere the Boston Tea Party). BUSTED: The…
Every now and then I meet someone who thinks that people “back then” were all highly religious and led straight-laced, pious lives. Those people…
Although many immigrants to the American colonies enjoyed a richer and more varied diet than they had in their home countries, as evidenced by…
In April 1775 the Fairfield, Connecticut, mansion of the Honorable Thaddeus and Eunice Burr was a-bustle. Preparations were being made to welcome a contingent…
As a young woman in Somerset in 1773 you married that handsome weaver from a neighboring parish, but now it’s two years later and…
The Controversy In the region we call Vermont today land claims were vociferously contested between settlers from New York and from New Hampshire during…
New History Book Loaded with Fascinating Discoveries, Expert Analysis on American Revolution; The Revolutionary War is Remarkably Presented in this Compilation of 60 Essays…
Mark your calendars! The RevWar Schmoozer (Boston) event is confirmed for Friday, November 8, upstairs at The Point (147 Hanover St.) from 4:30 to…
When the Continental Congress first commissioned the use of private ships and boats of war in April 1776, they specified that each vessel’s commander…