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150th Chancellorsville

The A-frame tent drying on the lawn. The fluffy white piles of petticoats and chemises waiting to be washed. The soft scent of wood smoke that still faintly lingers in my room. All are reminders of...

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What I Learned This Summer

Well, the official first day of fall is only 5 days away… I hope you all have had a great summer so far! I’ve been a pretty negligent blogger (nothing since Mother’s Day, yikes!). Instead of just...

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Civil War Photo Shoot

Well, winter has come with a vengeance here on the farm! We’ve had several feet of snow dumped on us and the National Weather Service has been issuing snow warnings. Today the power kept winking out so...

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Public Presentations

To help improve your public speaking skills our county 4-H requires you to give a “public presentation” each year. A public presentation is a demonstration, speech, illustrated talk, recitation, or...

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150th Battle of the Wilderness

“I propose to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer.” -General Ulysses S. Grant   The Army of the Potomac was once again making its annual push “on to Richmond”. The same ground of...

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It Took a War

So, you’ve probably heard me talk about my friend Emily Ann before. If you have, you already know what an awesome friend and talented photographer she is! But did you also know that she wrote a book?!...

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Braveheart: Part I

Recently, I finished sewing a neat project for my friend Stewart. Stewart has Scottish ancestors and is a fan of Braveheart, so he asked me to make a kilt and tunic similar to the one William Wallace...

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Braveheart: Part II

Yesterday I posted about the tunic I sewed for a friend’s Braveheart costume. Today I’ll share about the exciting part, the kilt! (If you didn’t see yesterday’s post you can read it here.) First I’ll...

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Now He Belongs to the Ages

  Today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln. As a tribute I have written this poem:   Now He Belongs to the Ages   Our country rejoices in peace come at last, Now avarice and...

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150th Appomattox

Before us in proud humiliation stood the embodiment of manhood: men whom neither toils and sufferings, not the fact of death, nor disaster, nor hopelessness could bend from their resolve; standing...

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Angelica Civil War Reenactment

The biggest Civil War reenactment doesn’t necessarily make the best. While I’ve enjoyed attending the large and exciting sesquicentennial events the past couple of years, this weekend reminded me just...

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The Bible Poem

On Thursday the 11th, as we sat talking to Mother…some one asked for Miriam. She went down, and presently I heard her thanking somebody for a letter…I ran back, and sitting at Mother’s feet, told her...

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The “Bess” Bonnet

And still of a winter’s night, they say, when the wind is in the trees, When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,    When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,    A...

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Quilted Petticoat

It only took me 1 1/2 years to sew and 1 1/2 years to blog about, but here is my quilted wool petticoat! In 2013 I met a lovely lady named Judy at the Genesee Country Village Civil War reenactment....

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Why Reenact British?

The uncertainty was clear in Mom’s voice. “You’re going to reenact British? Why would you want to do that?” It was a fair question. I had, after all, just announced I was going to start reenacting the...

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18th Century Pockets

My first item of clothing for my Rev War camp follower kit is completed… a pair of pockets! Most women, myself included, lament the utter uselessness or total lack of pockets in our garments. Too bad...

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