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On This Day 11/25/1783 by Karen Palumbo 11/23/2010 8:10:03 PM
Last of the British troops leave New York City, New York... more
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On This Day 11/24/1807 by Karen Palumbo 11/23/2010 7:40:45 PM
Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant dies... more
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On This Day 11/23/1749 by Karen Palumbo 11/22/2010 7:07:29 PM
Reluctant Patriot Edward Rutledge is born... more
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On This Day 11/22/1783 by Karen Palumbo 11/22/2010 6:54:30 PM
John Hanson, so-called First President of the United States, dies... more
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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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