Where There's Smoke, There's Barbecue

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


- Jun 2
- 12 min
America’s Swiss “Founding Father” – Albert Gallatin

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


- May 5
- 11 min
Negotiator, Lawyer, Representative, Senator, and Commissioner - Littleton Waller Tazewell.


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


- Mar 25, 2022
- 12 min
America’s Unplanned Expansion – The Louisiana Purchase


- Dec 30, 2021
- 9 min
Wine in Early-19th Century America


- Nov 5, 2021
- 9 min
The Formal Visit and the Calling Card


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


- Jun 4, 2021
- 19 min
Jefferson’s Embargo Act and the Depression of 1807-11


- Mar 26, 2021
- 19 min
Building the Republic: National Banking and Finance

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


- Jan 18, 2021
- 15 min
EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE COLONIAL ERA AND THE EARLY REPUBLIC


- Dec 4, 2020
- 8 min
George Washington's 1791 Southern Tour - Part 2: The Way Home.


- Oct 23, 2020
- 9 min
The Unconquered Lord of the Card Room: Whist-its history and play


- Oct 9, 2020
- 12 min
America's First Political Factions - Federalists and Anti-Federalists


- Jun 5, 2020
- 10 min
Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson, and the Insurrection Act of 1807


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


- May 9, 2020
- 14 min
Agrarianism, Jefferson, and Westward Expansion