Quoting Museum of the American Revolution First Oval Office Project Manager Joel Anderson here. Fourth of July in Philadelphia, Kitty suggested we take the train: a brilliant move. It was so hot we feared our train might be cancelled, which turned out to be justified. If you wear your silly clothes baggage is minimal. Amtrak […]
Read more "In a dog’s mouth"It’s been a fantastic couple of weeks. Fort Dobbs is finally open and spectacular. The Museum of the American Revolution reprised their Occupation of Philadelphia event, so Elizabeth Weed and Thomas Nevel returned to amuse the public. Both places were an excellent chance to refine lower class and middle class 18th century characters. The servant at Dobbs was a Virginia […]
Read more "First Person Redefined"Time to retire, after the most extraordinary history day yet. John Brown House returned to 1799 Saturday. The Browns, their friends and servants, took tea in period bowls and sat on antique chairs and sofas. The inhabitants were interpreters who studied period sources for weeks to play people who lived and worked in the home at the […]
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