Americanism Redux April 20, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago today, in 1773 Who's going to sign? Get up here and sign your name. (sign here) One by one, around a table, four men lean forward. Hands on the desk to steady the sheet of paper. In turn, each man takes the quill pen and dips the pen into a small bottle of ink. Each man moves his hand quickly onto … [Read more...]
Americanism Redux: April 20, today, on the journey to the American Founding, 250 years ago, in 1773
April 20, 2023 by Dr. Dan Miller
Americanism Redux: January 26, 250 Years Ago Today – in 1773
January 26, 2023 by Dr. Dan Miller
Americanism Redux January 26, 250 years ago today, in 1773 A beginning can be the start of a life together. Ask Mary. Mary Ogden looks at the man standing next to her. There are a lot of Ogdens in the room waiting to hear what she says. "Do you, Mary, take this man..." "Yes", answers Mary Ogden and with that single word spoken in the company of family and friends and God she now is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Americanism Redux Tagged With: 250th anniversary, American Founding, American Semiquincentennial, Colonial Pennsylvania, Felix Holbrook, Mary Odgen Barber, Patrick Henry