Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11
Intro For the past couple of posts, we have been discussing issues met by our nation as we tried to expand westward over the Appalachian...
Here is where we publish articles about the social, political and military history of American society during the Colonial and Early Republic Eras. Where we feel it is needed, we also examine the origins of the subject. From time to time, we will also publish articles regarding Living History interpretative skills.
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Apr 23
- 10 min
Identity for a New Nation: Federal Era Architecture and Design
When the United States first broke away from Britain and established its independence as a nation we had no “national identity.” National...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Apr 9
- 17 min
"To Remake Society in God's Name": The Second Great Awakening and Its Effect on America
Today, one of the great “wedge issues” in the culture wars is religion and its place in American society and our government. On one...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Mar 26
- 19 min
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance
Today, most of us give little thought to banks. If we want to deposit our paycheck, get cash, a mortgage loan, a consumer loan, or...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Mar 13
- 13 min
Lotteries as Public Finance
These days, when we want to fund building a public project such as roads, bridges, schools, etc., governments usually to look to issuing...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Feb 27
- 20 min
Dolley Madison: The Nation's "First" Lady.
Monday marks the beginning of Women’s History Month 2021. The focus of this blog is always history, and so, we do not usually theme our...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Jan 18
- 15 min
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC
Throughout 2020 and into the new year, our ideas of what education should look like here in Virginia have been challenged by the effects...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Jan 4
- 17 min
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail
“A merry Christmas, Bob!” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken, as he clapped him on the back. “A merrier...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Dec 21, 2020
- 20 min
A Holiday Horror Story: The Richmond Theatre Fire of 1811
2020 has been very “different” compared to most other years and so, our Christmas post this year is going to be “different” as well. The...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Nov 6, 2020
- 13 min
1804 - Mass Destruction and a "Snow Hurricane"
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane, now winding down, has arguably been one of the most active ever. With this in mind, I thought it might be...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Oct 23, 2020
- 9 min
The Unconquered Lord of the Card Room: Whist-its history and play
In life, as in whist, hope nothing from the way cards may be dealt to you. Play the cards, whatever they be, to the best of your skill....
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Sep 25, 2020
- 15 min
All the World's a Stage: Theatre in Colonial and Early America
Publisher’s Note: I originally authored this article in 2015 for another blog that I was writing for at the time. I have since rewritten...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Sep 11, 2020
- 17 min
“There we were entertained with scenes romantic and delightful beyond the power of description"
The Amusement Parks of Early America; Pleasure Gardens in America and their roots in England Before we begin our discussion of Pleasure...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Aug 15, 2020
- 12 min
“We have made trial of our owne English seedes, kitchen hearbes, and rootes”:
KITCHEN GARDENS IN COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC This year, with shortages caused at least in part by the COVID-19 Pandemic,...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Aug 1, 2020
- 17 min
Horse Racing in Colonial America and the Early Republic
I was born and raised in the Louisville, Kentucky area and, even though I left the area when I was about 17, I think there are still...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Jul 16, 2020
- 15 min
I’ll Be at My Club – Gentlemen’s Clubs in Georgian England and America
The most natural privilege of man, next to the right of acting for himself, is that of combining his [energy, ideas and dreams] with...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Jul 2, 2020
- 16 min
The Tropical Import That "Plagued" Early America
For the last several months we have all been living in the shadow of the COVID-19 virus. For those of us with the Norfolk Towne Assembly...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- May 21, 2020
- 11 min
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration
“We have had the most extraordinary year of drought and cold ever known in the history of America. In June, instead of 3 ¾ inches, our...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- May 9, 2020
- 14 min
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion
In Thomas Jefferson’s book, "Notes on the State of Virginia", he argued for a United States founded on an agrarian ideology. But just...
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Norfolk Towne Assembly
- Apr 23, 2020
- 10 min
Recreational Fishing in England and America – Part 2 - Equipment
In our last post, we took a brief look at the history of recreational fishing, with a focus on England, Colonial America, and the Early...
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