I cannot recommend enough spending a few days strolling the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg. Or, if you are too distant from Williamsburg, in *any* living history museum. Provoking imagination, and experiencing some of both the warts and charms of our history, is a great way to spend a vacation!
Tag: History
Williamsburg on Manual
My recent trip to Colonial Williamsburg was a momentous one for me.
Approaching History
I love history in general, but I have a special affinity for *U.S.* History. The subject fascinates me because, in it, I catch sight of the arcs which created the psyche of America — good, bad, and ugly.
A Moment of History
The conference I attended last weekend concluded with a Communion service. Sharing the Lord’s Supper is always a meaningful ritual, so I was pleased to end the conference this way. I was even more pleased we didn’t use “Communion, Ready to Partake” packages. Those things are disgusting 1. Other than the ritual of Communion itself,…
We Are One
During my recent visit to the Museum of the American Revolution I was made aware of a Revolutionary symbol which I’d never before encountered. Many people are aware of Benjamin Franklin’s “Join, or Die” political drawing. It features a snake cut into pieces, each piece corresponding to one of the colonies 1. It was a…
A Revolutionary Day at the Museum
In April of 2017 the Museum of the American Revolution opened it doors. On Monday, my family joined some friends to visit the new site. It might seem strange, given my tendency to see violence as a failure rather than a cause for celebration, but I have a passion for studying America’s Revolutionary Period. The…
