Tag: history
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Historic Jamestowne Site-Virginia
When initially planning a Williamsburg, Virginia trip, many people aren’t aware that there are two Jamestown sites, the Historic Jamestowne Site, and the Jamestown Settlement. Often, visitors must choose between one or the other. Fortunately we visit both. The first order of business at Historic Jamestowne, is to stamp our National Park Passport book. The…
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Yorktown Battlefield-Virginia
It’s Yorktown Battlefield day. I play the song Yorktown, from the Hamilton soundtrack, as I get ready fortoday’s adventure. The creative arts fascinate me. How writing, music, acting, and visuals, can makeinformation, that dully washed over you in history class, come alive. I know the musical backwards andforwards, so today, instead of just names and…
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I FINALLY Visit Colonial Williamsburg
The little girl gazes, transfixed, as the Colonial Williamsburg commercial appears on the tv. Men in three corner hats beat drums, a woman in cap and ample skirts spins wool, and the boy, the boy chasing that hoop down the lane with all the joy of Christmas morning. Oh that her history loving heart could…