The Final Breakfast: An End to Dunmore and Washington

New research is shining more light onto the friendship between George Washington and Virginia's last Royal Governor.

Mar 11, 2024

November 23 Unwrapped: Thanksgiving 2023 and Other Landmark Moments in U.S. History

As we celebrate Thanksgiving in 2025, let's look at what happened on this day in history for November 23rd, in a post written two years ago!

Nov 23, 2023

October 1st: Celebrate Fall with Pumpkin Spice and Remember Johnny Carson's Debut on the Tonight Show

Celebrate fall with Pumpkin Spice and remember all the other bits of American history that happened on October 1st.

Oct 01, 2023

Agecroft Hall: The Tudor House that Traveled to Virginia in the 1920s

Reasons to visit the Tudor house that travelled to America during the Gilded Age because of TC and Bessie Williams.

Aug 30, 2023

August 27th: George Washington Requested Food for Soldiers and Mary Poppins Premiered!

What happened in American history on August 27th? George Washington asked the states for food in 1780, LBJ was born and Mary Poppins premiered!

Aug 26, 2023

Experimenting on the Farm: A Necessity in 18th Century America and Beyond

Why was experimental farming necessary in early America? Let's hear what George Washington and others had to say.

Aug 25, 2023

Discover the Sweet Secret of 18th Century Baking: One Pound Cake, Endless Delights!

How a Nun's Cake is related to learning the history of food in a place like Colonial Williamsburg.

Aug 12, 2023