by tkendrick | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Robert I. McCann Colonial Craftsmen and the Beginnings of American Industry by Edwin Tunis The Johns Hopkins University Press, about $19.00 paperback This is just a good book! It outlines American craftsmen from the mid-18th century through the first quarter of the...
by tkendrick | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Brandon Lohr There have been several accounts of backwoodsmen and scouts upon the northwestern Virginia frontier. These accounts often tell of the lives and exploits of the “heroes” who saved the settlers of their respective areas from attacks from hostile...
by tkendrick | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Working Class Mid Century Frontier Women The intent of this discussion is to get a handle on the clothing of the Mid 18th Century Working Class Frontier Woman. The tools of information will include runaway ads, severance allowances, paintings, prints, plates and...
by tkendrick | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
COLONEL, NEW ACQUISITION MILITIA B. September 13, 1741– D. December 1, 1816 Research by John T. Misskelley Digital photos by David Chambers William Hill, Orphan “Came into Court William Hill, a minor Orphan son of John Hill late of Chanceford Township deseased...
by tkendrick | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
TRAVELS IN THE COLONIES excuse my coming away without a farewell, these adiew’s are pain- full to anyone, but must have been more so in my situation. I found myself fast a going, my health ruined by having disagreable objects before my eyes and no comfort within...
