Enjoy another look at Colonial Williamsburg: I’m continuing this week with a couple more pictures from our visit to the living history museum of Colonial Williamsburg: The Blacksmith Shop These are two of the four forges (furnaces or ovens) in … Continue reading →
Let’s talk about crazy wigs! I’ve been busy visiting family in Virginia all week. Enjoy this post from my visit to Colonial Williamsburg two years ago! “Why do they wear those crazy wigs?” My son asked me this one night … Continue reading →
I’m closing out my series of posts about my recent visit to Colonial Williamsburg with pictures from my visit to the Weaver’s Shop and the Tailor. The Weaver If you’re familiar with eighteenth and nineteenth century English history, you know … Continue reading →
I’m off celebrating my wedding anniversary today (36 years!) so I’m sharing a brief post with a few more of my pictures from Colonial Williamsburg: The Tinsmith Shop In The Counterfeit Lady, I had my characters running around the Yorkshire … Continue reading →
“Why do they wear those crazy wigs?” My son asked me this one night when he came upon me watching the modern-day British legal drama, Silk. Judges and barristers in British courtrooms still wear wigs, continuing a tradition that started … Continue reading →
Wetherburn’s Tavern I had a chance to experience some living history last week in Williamsburg, Virginia. I’ve long followed the posts about Colonial Williamsburg on the Two Nerdy History Girls blog, and my recent cross-country travel gave me the perfect … Continue reading →