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Category Archives: Memory
Another American in Paris
So, vacation time rolls around again and this year my family and I had an opportunity to travel to Paris, France for a few days. Riding into the city from Charles de Gaulle Airport, our taxi driver, by chance, took … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Memory, Personalities, Politics, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin West, British, Emerging Revolutionary War, France, Franco-American, French, Hotel D'York, John Adams, John Jay, Paris, Richard Oswald, Treaty of Paris
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Review: Rethinking America From Empire to Republic by John M. Murrin
In the introduction, Andrew Shankman narrows down the one word that has driven the history career of Dr. John M. Murrin; “Anglicization.” (page 1). This process happened in a period of approximately 60 years, as the colonists along the eastern … Continue reading
Washington’s Marshals
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes back guest historian Michael Aubrecht September 24 of each year is the anniversary date of the Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789. It also means that the United States Marshals Service is a year older. Along … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Henry Dearborn, Issac Huger, Judiciary Act, Lewis Morris, Nathanial Ramsey, Oliver Ellsworth, President George Washington, U.S. Marshals, William Smith
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Origins of a Revolutionary Orator
Nestled in Hanover County, VA, near where modern residential communities meet farm fields that have been worked for centuries, is the site of a colonial-era plantation home called Studley. It was here on this site that Patrick Henry, the “Voice … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Personalities, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Confederate Cavalry, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Custer, Hanover County, Haw's Shop, Patrick Henry, Politics, Rural Plains, Sarah Shelton, Studley, Virginia
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Uncovering the Continental Army in Morristown
Part of an ongoing series about the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey. To read previous posts, click here. All that remains is a historical marker, on the side of North Park Place across the street from Morristown Green. For … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Leadership, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service, Northern Theater, Revolutionary War
Tagged American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Arnold's Tavern, Continental Army, Emerging Revolutionary War, George Washington, Morristown, Morristown Green, Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey
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