Sunday, October 24, 2021

THE STORY OF THE NEW RIVER: Blueridge PBS documentary

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A new documentary that touches on some topics and locations mentioned elsewhere in this blog just premiered on Blue Ridge PBS and may ...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

An interview with Wayne Trout, Gunsmith.

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Although this post is a departure from my usual content and scope, I thought an interview with my good friend and gunsmith Wayne Trout would...
Monday, February 1, 2021

"A List of the Negroes at the Lead Mines" The enslaved workforce of Virginia's Revolutionary War lead mine.

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Our American liberty was won in part, using leaden bullets mined by men and women who were themselves denied freedom. One of the regrettabl...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Setting a Genteel table: William Preston's Imported Ceramics in the Virginia Backcountry

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One of the most prominent figures in the history of the 18th-century Virginia backcountry was William Preston . During his lifetime, Preston...
Friday, October 30, 2020

A Timeline of the Virginia Cherokee Expedition 1760-1761

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 A Timeline of the Virginia Cherokee Expedition 1760-1761   Military Commission Granted to Chief Okana-Stoté of the Cherokee by Governor Lou...
Thursday, October 22, 2020

Virtual event: Understanding the Firearms of April 19,1775 10/28/2020 6pm EST

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    Cummings Davis Society Event: Muskets of the American Revolution October 28, 2020 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM   Learn all about the muskets of the...
Monday, June 8, 2020

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." – George Santayana     The War Horse, Tessa Pullen, ...