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On This Day 11/21/1776 by Karen Palumbo 11/22/2010 6:27:02 PM
General George Washington orders General Charles Lee to New Jersey... more
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On This Day 11/20/1789 by Karen Palumbo 11/22/2010 6:13:31 PM
New Jersey ratifies the "Bill of Rights"... more
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PLYMOUTH ROCKS by Robert A. Mills 11/20/2010 6:57:31 AM
The fourth Thursday in November, Thanksgiving Day, is, hands down, my favorite holiday of all time.
Even though begun by English colonists and non-hostile Wampanog Indians back in 1621, it is strictly an American invention designated by Geor... more
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On This Day 11/19/1776 by Karen Palumbo 11/16/2010 7:08:45 PM
Congress pleads for soldiers... more
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On This Day 11/18/1776 by Karen Palumbo 11/16/2010 6:38:28 PM
Fort Washington becomes Fort Knyphausen... more
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On This Day 11/17/1777 by Karen Palumbo 11/16/2010 6:25:24 PM
"Articles of Confederation" submitted to the States... more
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On This Day 11/16/1776 by Karen Palumbo 11/16/2010 6:12:59 PM
Hessians capture Fort Washington... more
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On This Day 11/15/1777 by Karen Palumbo 11/15/2010 7:29:48 PM
Articles of Confederation adopted... more
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On This Day 11/14/1776 by Karen Palumbo 11/15/2010 7:16:58 PM
Benjamin Franklin takes sides... more
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On This Day 11/13/1775 by Karen Palumbo 11/15/2010 6:31:31 PM
American Patriots take Montreal, Canada... more
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On This Day 11/12/1775 by Karen Palumbo 11/15/2010 5:58:14 PM
Abigail Adams leads rhetorical charge against Great Britain...... more
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LACED FOR ACTION by Robert A. Mills 11/13/2010 6:38:41 AM
WRITER’S CRAMP: Dave Roberts, my friend and a much better and more interesting scribe than I, has been sending “Patty Updates” regularly regarding his wife’s journey toward a new, exciting adventure on the highway of life. These remarkable reports ... more
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Research & Recipes by Beth Trissel 11/7/2010 4:56:49 AM
During my VAST research for historicals set in early America I came across a wealth of plant info and recipes. An avid gardener, I love to grow herbs, heirloom flowers and vegetables. To see, smell, touch and taste the same plants known to my ances... more
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The Cranberry in Colonial America and Cranberry Apple Crisp by Beth Trissel 11/2/2010 5:06:00 AM
Information and recipe from The Good Land by Patricia B. Mitchell, a slender volume about Native American and Early Colonial Food.
Cranberries, called ‘fen berries’ by the early settlers from England, were quickly incorporated into the colon... more
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On This Day 11/11/1778 by Karen Palumbo 10/30/2010 1:34:53 PM
Poor leadership leads to Cherry Valley Massacre... more
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On This Day 11/10/1775 by Karen Palumbo 10/30/2010 1:21:09 PM
Birth of the United States Marine Corps... more
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On This Day 11/9/1780 by Karen Palumbo 10/30/2010 1:01:43 PM
General Thomas Sumter evades British Major James Wemyss in South Carolina... more
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On This Day 11/8/1775 by Karen Palumbo 10/30/2010 12:44:56 PM
General George Washington seeks to make militias into a military force... more
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Supernatural Tales from Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia by Beth Trissel 10/29/2010 5:41:18 AM
These excerpts are taken from ''Supernatural Tales,' The Virginia and West Virginia Mountain and Valley Folklife Series by late Shenandoah Valley author and historian John Heatwole. Mr. Heatwole interviewed many inhabitants of Brock’s Gap and wrot... more
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On This Day 11/7/1776 by Karen Palumbo 10/27/2010 5:55:12 PM
Post Office stays in Benjamin Franklin's family... more
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