The American Revolution and General Benedict Arnold birthed another nation to be, — Canada. When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, General Washington sent two armies headed by two grea… more →
Blogging the RevolutionDaughter of Revolution wrote 2 days ago: The American Revolution and General Benedict Arnold birthed another nation to be, — Canada. W … more →
Joel wrote 1 month ago: The Second Continental Congress, gathering in May of 1775 on the heels of the opening sho … more →
Matthew Gilbert wrote 1 month ago: Having been born in Boston, Massachusetts and sharing a birthday with George Washington, American hi … more →
cohort wrote 2 months ago: A while back you may recall that I was fortunate to be able to see Iris DeMent perform in Lexington … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 3 months ago: Saint Paul’s Chapel, New York City, New York General Richard MONTGOMERY was the first America … more →
wallbuilder wrote 4 months ago: Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “The work is extensive an … more →
Librari[d]an wrote 8 months ago: L’amour de l’étymologie is a feature exploring the etymology of English words. Today’s entry … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 8 months ago: December seems to have been an important month for most of the years of the Revolutionary War. The … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 8 months ago: Lexington Green was the first official conflict of the American Revolutionary War. Captain Parker a … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 8 months ago: James Monroe was born at Monroe’s Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Scottish - Welsh … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 9 months ago: Formal commemoration of the birthday of the Marine Corps was begun on November 10th, 1921. That dat … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 9 months ago: “to transmit to Posterity a grateful remembrance of the patriotism conduct enterprize & p … more →
Christian Selvaratnam wrote 1 year ago: This is a great quote from a letter complaining about new church music … There are several rea … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 1 year ago: On the 18th of April in ‘75 On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 1 year ago: Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark As the Revolutionary War was getting underway, only a … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 1 year ago: “The Philadelphia was one of the gunboats constructed in Skenesborough (now Whitehall, new Y … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 1 year ago: Hartwell Tavern is a restored 18th century home and tavern on the actual “Battle Road” … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 2 years ago: The statue of the Lexington Minuteman is in the center of the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, at … more →
Daughter of Revolution wrote 2 years ago: Minute Man Park, Lexington, Concord, Massachusetts If I should die, think only this of me: That the … more →