I grew up in Cresskill and spent my childhood exploring the woods , swamps and creeks around Bergen County. As I got older and could drive I cruised many back...
List - for those that haven't seen John Rees' excellent account of the Hackensack Raid, I'd like to point out that "Scottish Major Kleevington" is actual...
Good evening - while we are on that topic: did Washington really say this as Crown forces marched out of Yorktown: "Let history huzzah for you!" If so, where...
Regimental coat for SALE. Used. Blue faced red. Cut based on British 1768 Warrants battalion coat pattern (cape/collar, round cuffs). White wool turnbacks with...
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Sep 2, 2012 2:49 pm
The public is cordially invited to a Philadelphia Campaign encampment at the Hale Byrnes House, 606 (old) Stanton-Christiana Road, Newark, De 19713 on Sat Sept...
Hi Paul and Jim, Thanks for the kind words; the story of the ensuing, successful Crown forces attack on the Continental post at Paramus/Hopperstown will appear...
The American flag is flown in battle for the first time during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge #OnThisDay in 1777. Hat tip to the Military...
Dear List, Patrick O' Kelly just posted the message below on another discussion list and I have taken the liberty to post it here. It speaks for itself, but I...
Howdy, In the past few years we have all noticed that some events in the South were in danger of becoming stagnant and doing the same old thing each year. ...
Dear List, Today marks the 235th anniversary of the battle of Cooches Bridge (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Iron Hill). I believe it was the only...
The September 3, 1777 battle of Cooch’s Bridge between Brigadier General William Maxwell’s corps of light infantry (which consisted of 100 men from each...
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Sep 3, 2012 6:57 pm
To read more about this era in Delaware history click on the History Page tab of _www.halebyrnes.org_ (http://www.halebyrnes.org) There are a couple of...
I hope everyone had a good Labor Day weekend. Registration is now open for the October (next month) Mount Harmon event for re-enactors only. Here is the link...
Hi Bob, this story might have some origins in your neck of the woods. Anecdotes, quotes or alleged quotes of Washington (and others) have a particular...
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W.A. Klinger
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Sep 4, 2012 7:31 am
Hello All, We have been making good progress on our Colonial Day event, scheduled for Saturday, the 20th of September 2012, at the Galusha Homestead in ...
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W.A. Klinger
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Sep 4, 2012 8:03 am
My apologies for the typo. The date of Colonial Day in Shaftsbury is Saturday the 29th. Walt Klinge...
Chris, It's likely that this is a fallacy. Besides the fact that there is very little evidence that national colors were issued to Continental Army regiments...
Good morning list! A few items were found after the recent Battle of Newtown. If anyone feels that they have left behind anything please contact me. I will...
2nd Annual New England Reenactors Fair & Swap Meet Feb.23,2013 10-2pm Sturbridge Host Hotel 366 Main St. Sturbridge, Ma NOT AT OLD STURBRIDGE VILLAGE ...
I am sure this has been hashed over in the past but I would be interested in recent experiences in this area... I have gone over the years from original 18th...
Dear George: Although I wear contacts for distance when I'm reenacting, the wearing of contacts now necessitates the wearing of reading glasses for sewing and ...
IF you have a good pair of frames ANY optician can do them,even WalMart, but you need good frames, not cheap worn out wall-hangers.. “The more that you read,...
Hello George, There is an Optical Store in Williamsburg who can put your prescription into the spectacles antique and new The name is Rosser's Optical on...
George, From my experience just over a year ago, you may have difficulty for a time finding an optician to fill the prescription, with what apparently is...
Good Day!!! I bought a pair of 18th C sliding temple – coin silver spectacles. To get my prescription in them I found only one place in Rochester, NY that...
Hi George, The optician that I use, 22 miles west of Baltimore, has put real glass trifocals or bifocals in both my glasses and my late husband's glasses. ...
George, I agree with what others have written, you may need to use a small local optician, not one of the national chains. The one in my town, Opticare in...
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Sep 4, 2012 11:17 pm
When I lived in Pennsylvania Warren Williams at the Moland House along Neshaminy Creek always claimed the flag first flew there--and then I moved to Delaware...
Shoes And Knapsack Prices Reduced... 23.)British Army Over The Shoulder, New Invented Style Knapsack, Heavy Canvas,Dark Red Painted Flap, Brown Leather Straps,...
Acting on the tip in Bell's blog, I combed through Benson Lossing's writings and found a slightly earlier publication than the Kalamazoo newspaper or the later...
