History Lives! Reenactors Bring The Past To Life

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on History Lives! Reenactors Bring The Past To Life The frontier fort on the bluff overlooking Loyalhanna Creek seems peaceful in the autumn sun. Smoke from a cooking fire floats lazily above the trees. A sentry in brilliant scarlet walks his post silently. Sudden­ly, the forest around the fort seems to erupt with the thunder and smoke of a hundred muskets. The sentry spots Indians moving quickly from tree to tree and a flash of blue from the...
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A Modern Marriage Inspired by the American Revolution

Posted by on Nov 26, 2013 in | Comments Off on A Modern Marriage Inspired by the American Revolution Keep your eyes wide open before marriage,” advised Benjamin Franklin in his Poor Richard’s Almanac, “half shut afterwards.” Despite their great admiration for Philadelphia’s most prominent – if not wittiest – sage, historians David and Joan Dutcher don’t set much store by his marital advice. Their courtship was inspired by the American Revolution...
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