by Kate Dolan | Sep 18, 2019 | Colonial America, Living History
We may owe our independence as a nation to a fancy tent and some pilfered uniforms. As autumn began in 1782, George Washington set up camp outside New York City. A year after the decisive victory at Yorktown, the situation was by no means as jubilant as most Americans...
by Kate Dolan | Mar 25, 2017 | Articles, Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
There is no doubt that Benjamin Banneker was a remarkable man and I argued in an earlier blog post that he should be considered among the Founding Fathers. Since March is Women’s History Month, I thought it would be great to write about his grandmother, Molly...
by Kate Dolan | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Colonial America, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
One of my hometown’s best claims to fame is its association with Benjamin Banneker, often referred to as “America’s First Black Man of Science.” In 1737, Banneker’s father, a former slave purchased 100 acres of land in what is now...
by Kate Dolan | Jun 19, 2015 | 19th Century America, Holidays, Kate Dolan, Latest Posts, Living History
For years, I thought that Juneteenth marked the date of the Emancipation Proclamation. I was wrong. President Lincoln issued the proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall...
