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November 11, 2010

The Tax on Light and Air

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In a Colonial Era house, windows were the main source of light. Candles used sparingly and fires ...

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November 5, 2010

Quakers and Slavery Conference with Historian Gary Nash

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I was lucky to get to attend part of the Quakers and Slavery Conference being held at the University of Philadelphia this week and week...

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November 3, 2010

Schoolwork! The Invention of Air

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It's that time of the school year where I have to devote myself solely to homework. :( I have book reports, essays, and tests (Oh, my!...

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November 1, 2010

Colonial Shortbread from 1791

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I finally made the 100% authentic shortbread that I wrote about in this post. I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, it had a l...

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October 30, 2010

Salem Witches: Cotton Mather on How to Identify a Witch

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In 1692 and 1693, witches were considered to be a very real and scary danger in the Puritan colony of Massachusetts. It was thought that w...

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