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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Renaissance Musings Gallery
I think I mentioned that I am a photographer. Guess, then, I should probably post some of my photos. Let me know what you think. I am behind on my photo posting too. Here are a couple to catch up. … Continue reading
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Note: Entries into this Contents page are being discontinued. I now realize that there are sufficient tools to search this blog and this Contents simply duplicates those tools. Additionally, there are very few indications of “hits” on this page; very … Continue reading
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Tagged Apalachicola, campground, camping, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, oysters, Port St. Joseph, sand dunes, sunrise, sunset
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Twin Light Houses of Cape Henry, Va., or Where your First Public Dollars were Spent
Several Years ago, living in New Jersey, I decided to “collect” lighthouses. Not the little figures of lighthouses, but rather to visit and photograph them. New Jersey was a good place to start—it has more than 20 lighthouses, light ships, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Henry, Chesapeake, Fort Story, lighthouse, Virginia
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My Mother: Part 3 – Surviving Hurricane Hazel (With Emphasis on “Trees”!)
Hurricane Hazel was the deadliest and costliest hurricane of the 1954 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm killed as many as 1,000 people in Haiti before striking the United States near the border between North and South Carolina, as a Category … Continue reading
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Tagged 1954, cooking, farm, fireplace, hurricane, Hurricane Hazel, Lanexa, Lois Richmond
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Jamestown, Virginia Part 3 – The Story of Jane
In earlier posts there have been references to “The Starving Time.” Here is the story. In grade school in Virginia in the 1950s we learned about John Smith, Powhatan and Pocahontas. We did not learn about Jane. It was not, … Continue reading
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Tagged cannibalism, James River, Jamestowne, Jane, John Smith, museum, starviing time
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And She Said “Dah-di-dah-dah dit di-di-dit”
A Visit to where Edison did not invent the light bulb. I am a helpless technology junkie who has also developed an interest in history. Thomas Edison, with more than 1,000 patents—known best for his invention of the electric light … Continue reading
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Tagged audio tour, Black Maria, Edison, Glenmont, inventions, Llewellyn Park, Mini Miller, patents, phonograph, West Orange
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Jamestowne, Virginia Part 2 – John Smith’s Role
Introduction The record of Jamestowne has been greatly expanded over the past two decades and much more is now understood about the lives of these early settlers. John Smith was probably the single most influential individual in the survival of … Continue reading
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Tagged English Settlers, Gates, James River, Jamestowne, John Smith, Moyseneck, Pocahontas
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The Night the Silent Service Rocked our House
Watching the “Silent Service” with my Dad (1957-1958) We got our first TV set in 1952 because my father wanted to be able to watch the presidential nominating conventions. That summer, the Democratic Convention nominated Adlai Stevenson and the Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged explosions, revenuers, Silent Service, still, submarines, television, Wilcox Neck
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A Shotgun Hole in the Corn Crib Roof
Or, An Example of Learning Good Judgment from Bad Judgment In 1957, my father was appointed postmaster of Lanexa, Virginia, the post office that served the farm. Up until this time, my father had worked the farm, including a modest, … Continue reading
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Tagged hogs, Jeff, judgment, Lanexa, Moyseneck, pigs, post office, shotgun, squirrels
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The Day My Mother Burned Down the Tractor Shed
My Mother Part 2 – Fire, Fish Ducks, and Grits As mentioned before (Mother – Part 1), my folks had a chicken house with several hundred laying hens. Lois tended the chickens daily and collected the eggs. This event begins … Continue reading
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Tagged Chickahominy, Childhood, cooking, fish duck, grits, Lois Richmond, mergansers, school
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