Last weekend we ventured into the tumultuous year of 1862 in Williamsburg, VA.  As I'm sure you all know, the country is in the midst of...

This past week marked what I'll simply call a "significant" birthday of mine, but our family didn't celebrate until tonigh...

The recorded sessions from last Friday's Jefferson webinar , hosted by the Smithsonian and Monticello, are now available to view online!...

Blue and White Striped Linen English Gown, 1770-1780 Colonial Williamsburg, June 2011. This post is about a year late.  I began this...

Today the Smithsonian and Monticello are hosting a free live webinar focusing on my favorite Mr. J., offered in conjunction with the exhibi...

For those of you who have been anxiously anticipating more sewing projects, please rest assured that a whole host of them are forthcoming in...

In a previous post , we used U.S. census records to trace the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her immediate family.  Now, we'll turn to...