James Barbour – Governor, Senator, Cabinet Secretary, and Diplomat

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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- Aug 10
- 14 min
Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue

- May 19
- 10 min
Francis Cabot Lowell and the Beginnings of American Industrial Manufacturing


- Apr 7
- 11 min
Beverages of the 18th and Early 19th Centuries – Part 2 - Coffee


- Mar 10
- 10 min
Noah Webster - Father of “American” Culture and Image in the New United States


- Dec 2, 2022
- 17 min
Wrestling and Pugilism – Entertainments and Self Defense in 18th and Early-19th Century America


- Jul 2, 2022
- 17 min
Celebration: Patriotic Holidays in Colonial America and the Early United States


- Jun 18, 2021
- 14 min
Provocation Toward War: The Chesapeake-Leopard Affair

- Feb 1, 2021
- 36 min
The Naval Act of 1794 and the Resurrection of the US Navy - Part 1


- Jan 4, 2021
- 17 min
Let Us Share a Bowl Together – Punch, the Forerunner of the Modern Cocktail

- Apr 9, 2020
- 13 min
Recreational Fishing in England and America - Part 1


- Nov 23, 2019
- 10 min
The Wine of the Elite in Colonial America and the Early Republic


- Oct 24, 2019
- 7 min
Alien and Sedition Acts: legislation that led to the defeat and destruction of the Federalist Party


- Oct 10, 2019
- 8 min
The Only Senator Ever Impeached by the House of Representatives


- Sep 26, 2019
- 7 min
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi War with France