by Kate Dolan | Jul 4, 2021 | Colonial America, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
When I first started working at the local chamber of commerce, my boss told me the most common question I’d get from people is “What day is the 4th of July?” It wasn’t that people couldn’t count, but they wanted to know whether the parade and fireworks were being held...
by Kate Dolan | Dec 10, 2016 | Colonial America, Latest Posts, Living History
On this day in 1775, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John, who was in Philadelphia with the Continental Congress. Of course this was long before she knew she would be some day be the First Lady, that the rebellious colonists would succeed in their fight against the...