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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Militia Knapsack Construction: American War of Independence

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Militia knapsack on a Virginia Militiaman in 1781.  The extant pack is actually of Penna or New England origin...ah well. This is m...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

240th Anniversary of the Battle of Moore's Creek, NC

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Tory recruit and drummer from Cross Creek, enroute to Wilmington. (I bought the knitted bonnets in Spain...go figure).     Its bee...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

My Foray into 18th Century Shoemaking, or An Exercise in Humility

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18th c shoemaker's shop.  Diderot       You know what really burns me?  My kids grow.  Not normally a big deal, except when you h...
Tuesday, May 12, 2015

The Leather Infantry Helmet

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A few of the things I've been working on:  Completed infantry helmets, belly box, and belt carriage The panels prepa...
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Friday, October 3, 2014

Journal of William Calk, Surveyor of Caintuck: 1775

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Compass, Jacob's staff, gunter line (33 ft vice the standard 66) and surveyor's notes of William Calk, Kentucky Historical Socie...
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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Pennsylvania Militia of the Revolution

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                          An excellent blog article on Pennsylvania Militia here at History and Ancestry.             " Be...
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Friday, August 29, 2014

The “Compleat” Soldier: A Treatise on Effort for the Living Historian

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        The “Compleat” Soldier Or An Humble Proposall for the Industry of my Comrades during our Cantonment with the Arm...