Healthcare and Medicinal Plants in Early North America

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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- Jul 4
- 12 min
Henry Dearborn – Soldier, Politician, Cabinet Secretary, Diplomat


- 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


- Nov 19, 2022
- 19 min
Crime in 18th and early-19th century America - Part 2 – Self-Defense with Sword, Stick, and Cudgel

- Nov 4, 2022
- 9 min
Crime in 18th and early-19th century America - Part 1 – Crime, Policing, and Protection options


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


- Jun 3, 2022
- 13 min
Let’s Bat that Around – The Game of Battledore and Shuttlecock


- Dec 3, 2021
- 21 min
Personal Honor and Dueling in the Early United States


- Jul 2, 2021
- 28 min
The War of 1812 - Part 1; The Northern and Western Theater


- Nov 6, 2020
- 13 min
1804 - Mass Destruction and a "Snow Hurricane"


- Sep 25, 2020
- 15 min
All the World's a Stage: Theatre in Colonial and Early America


- Sep 11, 2020
- 17 min
“There we were entertained with scenes romantic and delightful beyond the power of description"


- Aug 1, 2020
- 17 min
Horse Racing in Colonial America and the Early Republic


- Jul 2, 2020
- 16 min
The Tropical Import That "Plagued" Early America


- May 21, 2020
- 11 min
Volcanoes, Weather, Food Shortages and Westward Migration


- Feb 14, 2020
- 16 min
Canals – A Tool for Economic Growth in the Early Republic


- Nov 10, 2019
- 7 min
America's Original Pastime