My Friends: I have very sad news for you. Within sixteen days, we lost two Super-Centenarians: Dina Manfredini, who was born in the year 1897, and Mamie Reardon, who was born in the year 1898.
115-year-old Dina Manfredini held the title of The Oldest Person In The World when she passed away on December 17, 2012. She was the planet's oldest resident for two weeks and was one of only three people alive who were born in the year 1897. Dina also holds the distinction of being the oldest Italian-born person ever. During World War II, she worked on an assembly line filling shells with gunpowder in Ankeny, Iowa and shoveled snow at 106 years of age (Source: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20040227/NEWS03/121204032/Borsellino-She-lives-life-own-terms-106?nclick_check=1). Mamie Rearden, The Oldest Woman In America, passed away at the age of 114 on January 2, 2013. Her daughters made the announcement today (Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sc-woman-oldest-living-us-citizen-dies-114-192041113.html ... Yahoo news links are known to expire so we will see how long this article lasts on the world wide web). Some personal information: Mamie began a career as a teacher in 1918, got married in 1919, had eleven children and was widowed in 1979. She was the Fourth Oldest Living Person In The World and the Oldest Living Black Person on the Planet.
R.I.P. to both of these ladies.
This means that there are only FIFTEEN People on Earth who were born in the 1800s. Again, only FIFTEEN People remain from that century!
Here is my list devoted to Early Music Events (Early Music being the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical Eras) for the year 2013. There are some wonderful events listed. All are family-friendly and well worth the drive if you live far away. January 04 The Music Of George Gershwin And Duke Ellington in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/holidaywinterschedule.php 10 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525)", "Piano Concerto In C Minor, K. 491" and "Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K. 183" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/mozart-his-time?date=2013-01-10_20-00 & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4350 11 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525)", "Piano Concerto In C Minor, K. 491" and "Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K. 183" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/mozart-his-time-0?date=2013-01-11_14-00 & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4350 11 British Isles Of Wonder Featuring The Royal Regiments Of Scotland: The Band Of The Scots Guards And The Black Watch 3rd Battalion in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4450 12 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525)", "Piano Concerto In C Minor, K. 491" and "Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K. 183" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/mozart-his-time-1?date=2013-01-12_20-00 & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4350 13 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Fantasia In C Minor, K. 396", "Quintet In E-flat Major, K. 452", "String Quintet No. 5 In D Major, K. 593" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/chamber-music-concert-1?date=2013-01-13_15-00 & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4323 31 Ludwig Van Beethoven's 5th Symphony in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/beyond-score-beethoven-5?date=2013-01-31_19-00
February 01 A Performance Of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme", Ludwig Van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), Paul Hindemith's Concert Music For Strings And Brass And Franz Liszt's Les Préludes in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/watts-and-beethoven?date=2013-02-01_20-00 02 A Performance Of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme", Ludwig Van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor"), Paul Hindemith's Concert Music For Strings And Brass And Franz Liszt's Les Préludes in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/watts-and-beethoven-0?date=2013-02-02_20-00 03 Crucifixus ~ The Passion Of Lent in Garwood, NJ. Info: http://www.voxfidelis.org/concert-schedule & http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=2%2f3%2f2013&DateTo=2%2f3%2f2013 04 Russian Rapture: Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff And Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4545 05 The Music Of Hugo Wolf in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4509 07 The Pennsylvania Ballet Featuring The Music Of Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Arvo Pärt And Franz Joseph Haydn in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4472 08 Silent Night: An Opera Dedicated To The World War I Truce in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.operaphila.org/production/silent-night & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4488 08 Renaissance Candlemas in Chestnut Hill, NJ. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/holidaywinterschedule.php 09 The Pennsylvania Ballet Featuring The Music Of Antonio Vivaldi, Arcangelo Corelli, Arvo Pärt And Franz Joseph Haydn in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4472 10 Renaissance Candlemas in Paoli, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/holidaywinterschedule.php 10 Silent Night: An Opera Dedicated To The World War I Truce in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.operaphila.org/production/silent-night & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4488 12 A Performance Of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Divertimento in F Major, K. 138" And Béla Bartók's "Divertimento" in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.princetonuniversityconcerts.org/concerts/concert/east-coast-chamber-orchestra-you 13 Silent Night: An Opera Dedicated To The World War I Truce in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.operaphila.org/production/silent-night & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4488 14 A Performance Of Franz Joseph Haydn's "Symphony No. 1", Johann Nepomuk Hummel's "Trumpet Concerto" And Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/carmina-burana-0?date=2013-02-14_20-00 15 A Performance Of Franz Joseph Haydn's "Symphony No. 1", Johann Nepomuk Hummel's "Trumpet Concerto" And Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/carmina-burana-1?date=2013-02-15_14-00 15 Silent Night: An Opera Dedicated To The World War I Truce in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.operaphila.org/production/silent-night & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4488 17 Silent Night: An Opera Dedicated To The World War I Truce in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.operaphila.org/production/silent-night & http://kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4488 17 Franz Schubert - Octet In F Major, D. 803 in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/chamber-music-concert-2?date=2013-02-17_15-00 21 The Music Of Georg Friedrich Händel, Georg Philipp Telemann And Henry Purcell in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=2%2f21%2f2013&DateTo=2%2f21%2f2013 21 A Performance Of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto In G major and Igor Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/rite-spring?date=2013-02-21_20-00 23 A Performance Of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto In G major And Igor Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/rite-spring-0?date=2013-02-23_20-00 24 A Performance Of Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto In G major And Igor Stravinsky's The Rite Of Spring in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/rite-spring-1?date=2013-02-24_14-00
March 01 Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5 http://www.philorch.org/concert/beyond-score?date=2013-03-01_19-00 03 Bach Gala in Gladwyne, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/springschedule.php 10 The Music Of Witold Lutosławski, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart And Ludwig Van Beethoven in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/beethovens-eroica-1?date=2013-03-10_14-00 17 "Ayres And Prayers From Stuart England Circa 1603 To 1714" in Solebury, PA. Info: http://www.lafiocco.org/upcoming-events.html 29 Johann Sebastian Bach's Saint John Passion in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/springschedule.php
April 13 Colonial Music Concert in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://www.barracks.org/calendarofevents2013.htm 19 Thirtieth Anniversary Of The Delaware River Consort (With Music Of The 13th Through 18th Centuries) in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=4%2f19%2f2013&DateTo=4%2f19%2f2013 20 "Vivaldi's Ring Of Mystery" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/vivaldi%E2%80%99s-ring-mystery?date=2013-04-20_11-30 20 Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philorch.org/concert/bach-and-his-brandenburgs-1?date=2013-04-20_20-00 21 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Quartet In F Major, KV370", Bohuslav Martinu's "Fantasie" And Johannes Brahms' "Piano Quartet In A Major, Opus 26" in Solebury, PA. Info: http://www.concordiaplayers.org/ 28 Princeton Festival Of The Arts Communiversity (Music, Crafts And More) in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.visitprinceton.org/activities/events/communiverisity & http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=4%2f28%2f2013&DateTo=4%2f28%2f2013 May 10 Ludwig Van Beethoven Gala in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/springschedule.php 19 David Clark Little Harpsichord Concert in Doylestown, PA. Info: http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=5%2f19%2f2013&DateTo=5%2f19%2f2013 31 Baroque Spring in Chestnut Hill, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/springschedule.php
June 02 "Bach And Before: Music Of The German Baroque, 1650 To 1750 And Of German-Speaking Composers, 1680 To 1750" in Solebury, PA. Info: http://www.lafiocco.org/upcoming-events.html 02 Baroque Spring in Paoli, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/springschedule.php
October 27 The King, The Pope And The Doge: French And Italian Baroque Music Around 1650 in Solebury, PA. Info: http://www.lafiocco.org/upcoming-events.html
Today, I visited Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, New Jersey. On this day, January 3, in the year 1777, a very important Revolutionary War Battle took place at this location.
Here is a rare occasion where I record a video without my ugly face in it.
The url for the above video (in case it does not embed properly): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwUmFACXaPU
It is a New Year, and that means a brand new list of historic outings for you. 2013 will see the continuation of the Bicentennial of the War Of 1812 and the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. There are plenty of events listed focusing on other Conflicts as well including the Tricentennial of the passing of Major Thomas Leonard, a man who served in the King Philip's War from 1675 to 1676. There will also be a Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the end of the French And Indian War/Seven Years War.
Many, many incredible events are scheduled from January to December, and, as the year proceeds, I will update the list as the information comes in!
Note: I am holding a number of these events myself - this is why the url listed for these specific events leads back to this blog. Additional information will be forthcoming. Update (April 2, 2013): I am updating the list tonight and am seeing some very awful and unfortunate schedule conflicts. This is insane. I can attend a couple of events on the same day though ... a couple hours at one, and a couple hours at another. I can also attend three in one day. Other events though ... I can only go to one. January 02-27 Holiday Festival Of Trains in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.borail.org/Calendar-ec.aspx 02 Lecture: "Gettysburg: History And Hype" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.penn.museum/college-and-adults/great-battles-lectures-series.html 03 A Visit To Princeton Battlefield in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.visitprincetonbattlefield.org 03 Charles Dickens Exhibit in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/calbydate.cfm?ID=34720 04 Charles Dickens Exhibit in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/calendar/calbydate.cfm?ID=34720 05 Join The Continental Army in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 05 Battle Of Princeton Commemoration in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://princetonhistory.org 06 Civil War Dance Class Conducted By The Victorian Dance Ensemble in Harrisburg, PA. Info: http://www.civilwardance.org/schedule.htm 08 Lecture: "African Americans At The Valley Forge Encampment" in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 09 Richard Nixon Centennial (With Nixon Memorabilia And Autographs) - Video Only Event. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 10 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 11 Dark Sky Observing Public Star Party in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://dvaa.org/php/page.php?body=Events 12 Dark Sky Observing Public Star Party in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://dvaa.org/php/page.php?body=Events 13 A Demonstration Calling For A Stop To The Pending Executions Of The Cousins Zanyar Moradi And Loghman Moradi And All Political Prisoners In Iran in Washington, DC. Info: http://missionfreeiran.org/2013/01/08/free-moradis 17 Lecture: "Hydro-Electric Power On The Lower Susquehanna" in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/education_ellsworth_lecture_series_trail_lockhouse_museum.html 23 Lecture: "The Edges Of The Visible Universe" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/12-13/spergel.shtml 24 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 26 Battle Of The Bulge World War II Reenactment in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. Info: http://www.wwiifederation.org
February 02 Join The Continental Army in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 03 Civil War Dance Class Conducted By The Victorian Dance Ensemble in Harrisburg, PA. Info: http://www.civilwardance.org/schedule.htm 06 Lecture: "Cleopatra" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.penn.museum/college-and-adults/great-battles-lectures-series.html 10 Colonial Valentines Day Tour And Reenactment in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 10 Lecture: "The Paleo And Archaic People Of New Jersey" in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/washington_crossing_calendar.htm 12 Lecture: "Fifty Shades Of Pompeii Featuring The Murals And Mosaics Of Ancient Pompeii" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.penn.museum/events-calendar/categoryevents/5-events.html 14 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 17 George Washington's Birthday Celebration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/docs/wc_nature_grapevine.pdf 18 George Washington's Birthday Celebration in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf & http://www.friendsofvalleyforge.org/events.shtml 19 Lecture: "Africans And The Big Three Documents" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.friendsofindependence.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=176&Itemid=167 21 Lecture: "Ancient Artifacts In Court: How The Case Of Rubin V. Iran Could Affect Museums" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.penn.museum/events-calendar/categoryevents/1-lecture.html 21 Lecture: "Preservation Workshop: Your Historic Windows, Don't Let Them Be A Pane/Pain In Your Wallet" in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/education_ellsworth_lecture_series_trail_lockhouse_museum.html 22 Lecture: "Free Trade And Sailors' Rights: The Odyssey of The Essex - Captain David Porter's Invasion Of The Pacific In The War Of 1812" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx & http://ubalt.edu/about-ub/news-events/index.cfm?news_id=1663 23 Three Centuries Of African American Soldiers Living History Event in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://barracks.org (Website not updated) 24 Three Centuries Of African American Soldiers Living History Event in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://barracks.org (Website not updated) 24 George Washington's 281st Birthday Celebration And Tour Of Historic Rockingham in Kingston, NJ. Info: http://rockingham.net 27 Lecture: "Recovering The Priceless: The Proof Is In the Undercover Operation To Regain Our Heritage!" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.penn.museum/events-calendar/categoryevents/1-lecture.html 28 Lecture: "Autonomy, Narrative And The Imagination: A Kantian Perspective On Moral Education" in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://calendar.activedatax.com/temple/EventList.aspx?fromdate=1/1/2013&todate=2/28/2013&display=Week&type=public&eventidn=16625&view=EventDetails&information_id=41620 28 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html
March 02 Join The Continental Army in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 10 Charter Day (The Pennsylvania Charter To William Penn) in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 14 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 17 Winter Bird Watching in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/washington_crossing_calendar.htm 23 Easter Bunny Strolling The Village in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 24 Easter Bunny Strolling The Village in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 28 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 30 Easter Bunny Breakfast in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 30 Colonial Event (With Hearth Cooking, Woodworking, Long Rifle Demonstrations, Spinning, Weaving, Working With Flax, Colonial Music, Tea In The Parlor, Candle Making And Seed Planting) in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/ColonialDays.htm
April 02 Lecture: "The Revolutionary War - America's First Civil War" in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 06 Join The Continental Army in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 06 Vietnam War Living History Day in Camden, NJ. Info: http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/news_events/index.php?month=04&year=2013#563 06 Colored Troops Civil War Weekend in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events 07 Colored Troops Civil War Weekend in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events 09 Lecture: "The War Of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels And Native-American Allies" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx & http://ubalt.edu/about-ub/news-events/index.cfm?news_id=1663 11 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 13 Operation Overlord: Assault Of Vierville Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.78thinfantry.org/Missions.htm & http://fortmifflin.us 13 World War II Encampment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/WorldWar2.htm & http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm 13 Fashion Workshop: "What To Wear? A Guide To The Clothing During The War Of 1812" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx 14 1763 Peace Of Paris Commemoration (250th Anniversary Of The End Of The French And Indian War/Seven Years War) in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://www.barracks.org/calendarofevents2013.htm 14 Civil War Days in Lahaska, PA. Info: https://peddlersvillage.com/festivals/civil-war-days.aspx 18 Lecture: "Researching And Writing About The War Of 1812" in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/education_ellsworth_lecture_series_trail_lockhouse_museum.html 20 24th Annual Neshaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment in Bensalem, PA. Info: http://www.neshaminycwevent.org & http://www.6nhv.org & http://www.28thpvi.net/events.htm & http://sites.google.com/site/companyd7njvi/events-for-2010 & http://www.71stpavolinfantry.org/event_index.html 20 World War II Encampments (American And German) in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm & http://www.graemepark.blogspot.com/2013/04/wwii-weekend-participants-and-few-small.html 21 World War II Encampments (American And German) in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm & http://www.graemepark.blogspot.com/2013/04/wwii-weekend-participants-and-few-small.html 21 24th Annual Neshaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment in Bensalem, PA. Info: http://www.neshaminycwevent.org & http://www.6nhv.org & http://www.28thpvi.net/events.htm & http://sites.google.com/site/companyd7njvi/events-for-2010 & http://www.71stpavolinfantry.org/event_index.html 25 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 27 Antique Street Fair in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 27 1580-1650 Musketeers Reenactment in Phila, PA. Info: http://kingdomoflucerne.com & http://fortmifflin.us 27 MTA Spring Swap Meet Militaria Convention And Military Vehicle Show in Augusta, NJ. Info: http://www.mtaswapmeet.us 28 MTA Spring Swap Meet Militaria Convention And Military Vehicle Show in Augusta, NJ. Info: http://www.mtaswapmeet.us 28 1580-1650 Musketeers Reenactment in Phila, PA. Info: http://kingdomoflucerne.com & http://fortmifflin.us 28 Princeton Festival Of The Arts Communiversity (Music, Crafts And More) in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.visitprinceton.org/activities/events/communiverisity & http://www.guildforearlymusic.org/Main.aspx?PageCode=EVENT_LIST&DateFrom=4%2f28%2f2013&DateTo=4%2f28%2f2013 May 03 War Of 1812 Reenactment: The 1813 Raid On Havre De Grace in Havre De Grace, MD (May 3, 2013 is THE 200th Anniversary of the British Raid!!). Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_war_of_1812_lockhouse_museum.html 04 War Of 1812 Reenactment: The 1813 Raid On Havre De Grace in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_war_of_1812_lockhouse_museum.html 04 Renaissance Faire in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 05 Renaissance Faire in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 05 War Of 1812 Reenactment: The 1813 Raid On Havre De Grace in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_war_of_1812_lockhouse_museum.html 07 Lecture: Eighteenth Century American Documents in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 09 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 11 Galena Dogwood Festival With A Focus On The War Of 1812 Bicentennial in Galena, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx 11 New Jersey State History Fair in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/centennial/fairindex.htm & http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm 12 Revolutionary War Reenactment (Along With Old Time Music, Hearth Cooking, Textile Demonstrations, House Tours, Garden Tours, Long Rifle Demonstrations And Candle Making) in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/RevWarMilitia.htm 18 Maryland House And Garden Pilgrimage With The War Of 1812 Theme in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx 18 Italian American Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.italianmarketfestival.com 19 1836 Militia Muster in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org 19 Mayfest (With Over 100 Crafters) in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 23 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 25 "Save The 2nd" Second Amendment Rally in Philadelphia, PA (12:00 - 2:00). Info: http://myprogressnews.com/content/gun-rights-across-america-save-2nd-second-amendment-rally & http://honestanswerradio.com/2nd-amendment-rally-to-be-held-in-pa-whos-going 25 March Against Monsanto Demonstration in Philadelphia, PA (2:00 - 4:00). Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/312127145583399 26 Fruhlingsfest in Clark, NJ. Info: http://deutscherclub.us/DCC_Calendar 26 17th Century Timeline And Skirmish in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/17thcentury.htm 30 A Visit To Union Veterans' Graves in Lawnside, NJ. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com
June 01 Revolutionary War Encampment in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://www.indiankingfriends.org/calendar 01 New Jersey Renaissance Faire in Columbus, NJ. Info: http://www.njrenfaire.com 02 New Jersey Renaissance Faire in Columbus, NJ. Info: http://www.njrenfaire.com 02 Historic Trades (Joyner And Blacksmith) in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-06 02 Civil War Encampment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org 07 Life Saving Service in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html 07 World War II Event (Reenactment, Music, Airplane Rides, Veterans) in Reading, PA. Info: http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html 08 War Of 1812 Encampment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events/events-calendar 08 World War II Event (Reenactment, Music, Airplane Rides, Veterans) in Reading, PA. Info: http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html 08 June Festival Of Antiques in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 08 Civil War Reenactment And Living History Weekend (With Abraham Lincoln Addressing Union Troops) in Lambertville, NJ. Info: http://www.lambertvillecivilwarreenactment.com & http://www.holcombe-jimison.org/events-2012.html 09 Reenactment Of The Funeral Of Phineas Pemberton In 1702 in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-06 09 Civil War Reenactment And Living History Weekend in Lambertville, NJ. Info: http://www.lambertvillecivilwarreenactment.com & http://www.holcombe-jimison.org/events-2012.html 09 World War II Event (Reenactment, Music, Airplane Rides, Veterans) in Reading, PA. Info: http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html 12-15 "War Of 1812 Conference: From Enemies To Allies" in Annapolis, MD. Info: http://www.starspangled200.com/commemoration-events#.UOTsnnez6RM 13 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 15 The 235th Anniversary Commemoration Of The Continental Army's March Out Of The Valley Forge Encampment in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 15 Military Timeline Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events/ & http://www.20thcenturygi.com/index.php?topic=1568.0 & http://sites.google.com/site/companyd7njvi/events-for-2010 15 235th Anniversary Of The Battle of Monmouth Revolutionary War Reenactment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://www.brigade.org/barcal.html & http://www.friendsofmonmouth.org & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html 16 235th Anniversary Of The Battle of Monmouth Revolutionary War Reenactment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://www.brigade.org/barcal.html & http://www.friendsofmonmouth.org & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html 16 Military Timeline Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events & http://www.20thcenturygi.com/index.php?topic=1568.0 & http://sites.google.com/site/companyd7njvi/events-for-2010 16 Fife And Drum Event in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 20 Lecture: "Using Archaeology To Bring Local History To Life" in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/education_ellsworth_lecture_series_trail_lockhouse_museum.html 24 Death Of Grover Cleveland Commemoration At His Actual Gravesite (With Authentic Memorabilia Such As Photos, Autographs, Campaign Tokens And More On Display) in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 27 Greate Egg Harbor Museum Day in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html & http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm 27 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 30 1836 Military Muster Independence Day Celebrationin Flemington, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org July 04 A Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://www.indiankingfriends.org/calendar 04 A Visit To Early American War Veterans' Graves in Haddon Township, NJ. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 11 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 14 Gerald Ford Centennial (With Ford Memorabilia And Autographs) - Video Only Event. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 14 Living History Theater: Boundary Battle Between William Penn And Lord Baltimore in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-07 20 Celtic Heritage Festival in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 20 Civil War Saturday in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events/events-calendar 21 Fife And Drum Event in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 25 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 27 World War II: Explore The Eastern Front in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events/events-calendar 27 World War II Encampment And Greate Egg Harbor Museum Day in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html & http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm 28 Reenactment Of An 1836 Temperance Rally in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org
August 03 A Tribute To Major Thomas Leonard, A Veteran Of King Philip's War, On His 372nd Birth Anniversary (With A Document From 1698 That He Signed On Display) - Video Only Event. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 03 Revolutionary War Reenactment in Clinton, NJ. Info: http://www.theredmill.org/calendarofevents.html 03 American History Timeline: Three Centuries in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 04 American History Timeline: Three Centuries in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 04 Historic Trades (Joyner And Blacksmith) in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-08 08 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 10 World War II Display in Camden, NJ. Info: http://78thinfantry.org/Missions.htm 11 Sommerfest in Clark, NJ. Info: http://deutscherclub.us/DCC_Calendar 18 Fife And Drum Event in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 18 Presentation: Tea In Colonial America in National Park, NJ. Info: http://www.nationalparknj.com/index_htm_files/2013PARKEVENTGUIDE.pdf 22 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 24 18th Century Myths and Mysteries Tour in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.mountclare.org/newsevents/index.html#current_event3 25 Yellow Fever Living History Theater: The Yellow Fever Epidemic In Philadelphia In 1793 in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 25 Medieval Viking Sailing Event in Downingtown, PA. Info: http://www.vikingship.org/calendar/index.php 31 Colonial History: Gathering Of The Chester County Militia in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html September 01-3 Cannstatter's 139th Volksfest Oktoberfest in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://cvvphilly.com 07 Revolutionary War Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events & http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html 07 Roar To The Shore Motorcycle Rally in Wildwood, NJ. Info: http://roartotheshoreonline.com & http://www.lightningcustoms.com/roartotheshore.html 08 Living History Theater: The Caribbean Connection in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-09 12 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 13-5 Star-Spangled Banner Weekend in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.friendsoffortmchenry.org/upcoming-events.html 14 Death Of Aaron Burr Commemoration At His Actual Gravesite (With An Authentic Newspaper From 1836 Announcing His Death Displayed) in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 14 Civil War Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events 15 Civil War Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events 15 Revolutionary War Encampment (Patriots And Hessians) in National Park, NJ. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/132819380225632/?ref=22 21 A Visit To Francis Hopkinson's Home On His 274th Birth Anniversary in Bordentown, NJ. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 21 Lakewood Renaissance Faire in Lakewood, NJ. Info: http://www.myspace.com/lakewoodrenfair & http://www.faires.com/EventRecord.php?Id=301 21 Civil War Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 22 Civil War Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 22 Deutscher Tag in Clark, NJ. Info: http://deutscherclub.us/DCC_Calendar 22 Lakewood Renaissance Faire in Lakewood, NJ. Info: http://www.myspace.com/lakewoodrenfair & http://www.faires.com/EventRecord.php?Id=301 22 A Soldier's Life Revolutionary War Event in National Park, NJ. Info: http://www.nationalparknj.com/index_htm_files/2013PARKEVENTGUIDE.pdf 26 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 27 Italian-American Festival in West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://www.italianamericanfestival.com & http://www.eventkeeper.com/code/events.cfm?curOrg=MCNJ 28 War Of 1812 Living History Event in St. Leonard, MD. Info: http://starspangled200.org/Events/Pages/events.aspx 28 Vietnam Era Veterans Appreciation Day in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events/events-calendar 28 Italian Festival in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 29 Historic Soldiers Weekend in Pennsville, NJ. Info: http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm & http://historicsoldiersweekend.com
October 05 Civil War Encampment in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html 05 Battle Of Germantown Revolutionary War Reenactment in Germantown, PA. Info: http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.1nj.org & http://www.24thcmr.org & http://revolutionarygermantown.org 05 Oktoberfest in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 06 Oktoberfest in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 10 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 12 Mullica Hill Fall Festival And Civil War Living History Weekend in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 & http://www.28thpvi.net/events.htm & http://sites.google.com/site/companyd7njvi/events-for-2010 12 Witches Ball in Mount Holly, NJ. Info: http://www.thewitchesball.com 12 Medieval Days in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 13 Medieval Days in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 13 John Sotcher And Mary Lofty 17th Century Quaker Wedding Reenactment in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-10 13 Allentown Fall Festival, 19th Century Baseball Game And Civil War Reenactment in Allentown, NJ. Info: http://www.allentownnj.com 24 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 25 Haunted Moonlight Tour in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 26 Haunted Moonlight Tour in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm 26 20th Annual Oktoberfest in Atlantic City, NJ. Info: http://www.trumptaj.com/entertainment/20th-annual-oktoberfest-,default_viewItem_1751-en.html 27 18th Century Colonial Field Day in National Park, NJ. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/493271647374576 27 1683/1684 Margaret Mattson Witch Trial Reenactment (With William Penn) in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-10 & http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/history-comes-to-life-at-pennsbury-manor-witch-trial-re/article_bbae89d1-0b5b-5c7a-ad95-7b626fa16497.html November 01 Presentation: History Of Local Railroads in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html 03 Reenactment Of The Election Of 1836 And The Women's Suffrage Movement in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 09 18th Century Militia Muster in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 09 Siege Of Fort Mifflin Revolutionary War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.24thcmr.org/page3.html & http://www.1nj.org 10 Siege Of Fort Mifflin Revolutionary War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.24thcmr.org/page3.html & http://www.1nj.org 14 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 22 Birth Anniversary Of Lafayette Sabine Foster (Pall-bearer of Abraham Lincoln and someone who would have been President if Andrew Johnson was assassinated) - Location to be announced. Info: http://michael-th-eresearcher.blogspot.com 24 A Tribute To Major Thomas Leonard, A Veteran Of King Philip's War, At His Gravesite On The 300th Anniversary Of His Passing in Taunton, MA. Info: http://michael-the-researcher.blogspot.com 28 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 30 A Soldier's Christmas (Reenactors Portray How Soldiers Celebrated Christmas During Various Wars) in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm
December 05 Holly Nights in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-12 06 Holly Nights in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events/2013-12 07 Candlelight Shopping in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 07 Battle Of Saint Vith World War II Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://78thinfantry.org/Missions.htm & http://fortmifflin.us 07 Weihnachtsmarkt in Sparta, NJ. Info: http://lakemohawkgermanchristmasmarket.com 08 Weihnachtsmarkt in Sparta, NJ. Info: http://lakemohawkgermanchristmasmarket.com 08 Christmas On The Farm in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 08 Historic Homes And Buildings Holiday Candlelight Tour in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_calendar_lockhouse_museum.html 12 Candlelight Shopping in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://haddonfieldnj.org/eventscandlelight.php 12 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 14 Historic Holly Day And Battle of Iron Works Hill Reenactment in Mount Holly, NJ. Info: http://www.ironworkshill.org & http://www.24thcmr.org 14 Christmas House Tour in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 14 World War I Christmas Truce Of 1914 Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us 14 Krampuslauf Krampus Parade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://krampuslaufphiladelphia.com 14 Historic Soldiers Christmas Reenactment in Pennsville, NJ. Info: http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm 19 A Commemoration Of The Continental Army's March Into Valley Forge in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 25 Washington's Crossing Reenactment in Titusville, NJ & Washington Crossing, PA. Info: http://www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing/info/calendar.asp 26 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 26-30 Holiday Trolley Tour in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/upload/VAFO_Events_2013-2.pdf 28 Battle Of Trenton Revolutionary War Reenactment in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://www.patriotsweek.com
Ongoing ...
January 02 - December 31 Exhibit: "In Full Glory Reflected: Maryland During The War Of 1812" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions/current/war-1812
January 02 - December 31 Exhibit: "The War Came By Train Civil War" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.borail.org/Event-Calendar.aspx
January 02 - June 01 Exhibit: "Thomas Nast: President Maker And Campaign Breaker" in Morristown, NJ. Info: http://www.maccullochhall.org/events
January 02 - June 30 Exhibit: "A Fine Collection: Treasures From The Vault" in Morristown, NJ. Info: http://www.maccullochhall.org/events
Mid-April - Mid-September Exhibit: Farmers, Patriots And Traitors: Southern Maryland And The War Of 1812 in St. Leonard, MD. Info: http://www.jefpat.org/farmexhibit.html
April 26 - May 5 Cape May Spring Festival in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://capemaymac.org/content/subpage_main.aspx?id=750
May 02 - Mid-September Light Show: "While The Rockets Glared: Commemorating The War Of 1812" in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.mountclare.org/newsevents/index.html#current_event3
June 21 - July 07 New Jersey State Fair in East Rutherford, NJ (Closes at 1 AM!). Info: http://njfair.com
December 01 - December 24 Christmas Train Ride in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm
Happy New Year 2013!!!! Here is my celebration photo: Today, January 1, 2013, is the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. As you will note from the Proclamation itself, slaves were freed ONLY in the Southern Confederate States. Since the Confederate States Of America was a sovereign nation in and of itself in 1863, I would go as far as to deem the Proclamation pointless because I would think the Confederates would not be concerned with any decree issued by Abraham Lincoln. If "pointless" is too unpleasant of a word for some, certainly the Proclamation is ironic given that slaves were still held in bondage in the North.
To me, the most significant event of 2012 was the passing of the planet's Last Surviving Veteran of World War I.
I wanted to close 2012 by making a tribute video for Florence Green, the Last Surviving Great War Veteran who passed away earlier in the year. You can hear the fireworks in the background ... it was very close to midnight. Florence lived from February 19, 1901 to February 4, 2012 ... fifteen days prior to what would have been her 111th Birthday.
Included in the following video is a newspaper article from Britain. Sadly, the article about Florence is on page 52 instead of its rightful place on page 1.
It is December 30, 2012. Earlier today, I travelled to Mount Holly, New Jersey to commemorate the 300th Anniversary of the Shinn-Curtis Log House. The House is believed to have been built in the year 1712. At one point, the House was incorporated into a modern home, and that modern structure was demolished in 1967 while the historic log cabin was preserved. As for the day itself, the wind and cold were absolutely brutal. It was my own fault for waiting until the end of the year to film and photograph the house. After filming and snapping the photographs, I went into my car and sat there for a while because my hands and fingers were not in a condition to grab the steering wheel and drive the car out of there. I am glad that I made the trek though since it was very important to me to be present on this Tercentennial occasion.
