tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66784851398292005022024-02-02T08:48:46.081-08:00Michelle L. HamiltonAuthor, "I Would Still Be Drowned in Tears": Spiritualism in Abraham Lincoln's White HouseMichelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-42664897761778461762019-06-13T07:52:00.001-07:002019-06-13T07:52:58.215-07:00The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary Washinton<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">By Martha Saxton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Much
ink has been spilled on the life and times of George Washington, but little
attention has been devoted to his mother Mary Ball Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Mary Washington appears in studies of
her famous son, she is labeled as a “shrew,” “illiterate,” a “helicopter
parent,” and “Medea in a mob cap.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was with trepidation that I picked up Dr. Martha Saxton’s new biography, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Widow Washington: The Life of Mary
Washington</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would the same hackneyed
stereotypes be repeated for three hundred pages?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I quickly realized that my fears were
unfounded.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Saxton presents an
insightful and engaging biography that firmly places Mary Washington’s life
within the context of Colonial Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Under Dr. Saxton’s skillful handling, Mary Washington has finally
received the scholarly attention that she deserves as the driving force behind
George Washington’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An argument
can be made that without Mary Washington’s role in her oldest son’s life, the
American Revolution could have turned out much differently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Born
in 1708, Mary Ball was born in a colonial Virginia very different from the
genteel version of colonial life often presented at such sites as Colonial
Williamsburg and Mount Vernon among others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mary’s mother, also named Mary, was born in England and immigrated to
Virginia as an indentured servant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through skillful marriages, Mary Ball was able to enter Virginia’s emerging
gentry class—an achievement that would become impossible by the time of the
American Revolution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary Washington’s
childhood was difficult, marred by the early deaths of close family
members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Orphaned by the age of twelve,
Mary Washington was cared for by her half-sister Elizabeth Bonum and the two
developed a close bond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1731, Mary
married Augustine Washington, a wealthy planter who had lost his first wife the
year before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The marriage firmly placed
Mary Washington within the comfort of the status of the gentry, but the
marriage also brought three stepchildren to help rear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The family grew in 1732 when Mary Washington
gave birth to her first child, George.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Betty, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles, and Mildred would follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tragedy struck in 1743, when Augustine Washington
died after a brief illness, leaving Mary Washington a widow to raise five
children at the age of thirty-five.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Following
Augustine’s death, Mary Washington lost the financial comfort that her husband
provided as his vast landholdings and plantations were divided amongst his
sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To combat her financial
insecurity, Mary could have remarried, an option that many colonial widows
followed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary Washington decided to not
follow that path and remained a widow, overseeing the management of her children’s
inheritances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While she was unable to
send her children to elite schools, she provided her children—particularly
George, with the practical education of running a vast plantation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary Washington also instilled in her
children industry, stoicism, piety, thrift, and independence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In recent years, Mary has been unfairly
condemned for not allowing fourteen-year-old George to join the British
Navy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary’s decision was firmly rooted
in providing the best future for her son, a course of action that would not have
been permitted as an ensign in the Navy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Instead, Mary encouraged George in his surveying career which allowed
him to make powerful contacts within Virginia society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These
insights into Mary’s world are fully covered in Dr. Saxton’s work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Utilizing a diverse arrange of primary
sources: letters, diaries, planation inventories, land grants, wills and period
newspapers, Dr. Saxton firmly places the reader with the complex world of
Colonial and Revolutionary War Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The colonial Virginia that Dr. Saxton uncovers is a stark and at times
cruel place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not the
romanticized world of Colonial Williamsburg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mary Washington was a slave owner from the age of three until her death
at 80.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Becoming the owner of enslaved
workers at such a tender age quickly hardened Mary to the plight of the men,
women, and children that she owned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unlike her son, Mary never expressed any qualms about slave ownership
and would separate enslaved workers from their spouses and children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To cope with the early loss of many of her
family members, Mary also developed a hard exterior that made her less
empathetic to the plights of others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Like
any family, the Washington’s occasionally had family squabbles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most famous family dispute occurred
during the Revolution when George openly questioned Mary’s claim of financial
security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Revolution brought
inflation and high taxes to the home front.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Compounding Mary Washington’s difficulties, in 1780 Mary was forced to
flee into Virginia’s western interior with her family to escape possible
capture from British military forces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While in the west, her son, Samuel, and son-in-law, Fielding Lewis, died
from illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this time, someone
petitioned the Virginia Assembly for a pension for Mary Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When George received word of the planned
pension he erupted in anger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sensitive
to his public image, George feared that if word of his mother receiving a
pension became public he would look like an uncaring son in the court of public
opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Washington argued that
his mother’s claim to poverty was exaggerated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A claim modern historians have accepted unquestioningly, despite plenty
of evidence to the contrary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Regardless
of the occasional family dispute, Dr. Saxton reveals a more loving and
respectful relationship between mother and son than historians have previously
presented.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary and George deeply cared
for each other, evidenced in the surviving correspondence between the two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before leaving for the presidency in 1789,
George Washington paid one final visit to his mother at her home in
Fredericksburg, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary
Washington was in the final stages of breast cancer, and according to family
tradition the two had a loving and tender final goodbye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In her final months, Mary expressed concern
for the health of her son until her death on August 25, 1789.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dr.
Saxton’s biography is a timely addition to the study of the Washington family
and their place in the Colonial and Revolutionary War period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work challenges previously held beliefs
about Mary Washington and her son and will likely raise a few eyebrows and
instigate scholarly debate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope that
this work receives a wide readership.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The book is available for purchase on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Widow-Washington-Life-Mary/dp/080909701X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OAGSXGPYF1X5&keywords=the+widow+washington&qid=1560437548&s=gateway&sprefix=the+widow+was%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-1">Amazon</a>Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-84245193354655885732019-02-20T08:42:00.002-08:002019-02-20T08:42:42.232-08:00Books PublishedBelow are my current books published as of February 2019:<br />
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<i>"I Would Still Be Drowned in Tears": Spiritualism in Abraham Lincoln's White House </i>is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Would-Still-Drowned-Tears-Spiritualism/dp/0964430460/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8">Amazon</a> in print and Kindle. </div>
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<i>"My Heart is in the Cause": The Civil War Diary of James Meyers, Hospital Steward 45th Pennsylvania 1863-1865</i> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Cause-Diaries-Volunteers/dp/0964430487/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1550679559&refinements=p_27%3AMichelle+L.+Hamilton&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Michelle+L.+Hamilton">Amazon</a>.<i> </i></div>
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My work has also appeared in the following anthologies published by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Cause-Diaries-Volunteers/dp/0964430487/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1550679559&refinements=p_27%3AMichelle+L.+Hamilton&s=books&sr=1-2&text=Michelle+L.+Hamilton">Haunted Road Media</a>.</div>
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In the third volume in the series, I recount my time in a Confederate cemetery in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. <i>Encounters with the Paranormal: Personal Tales of the Supernatural: Volume 3</i> is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Paranormal-Personal-Tales-Supernatural/dp/0998164933/ref=pd_bxgy_img_3/140-5723509-8490422?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0998164933&pd_rd_r=f724f154-352b-11e9-aec6-c1634776ad0a&pd_rd_w=I2M36&pd_rd_wg=Lvem7&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=W4WRE8R10YA3KD7RKPHT&psc=1&refRID=W4WRE8R10YA3KD7RKPHT">Amazon</a>.</div>
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-10917367311781165532019-02-20T08:03:00.002-08:002019-02-20T08:03:50.750-08:00Truth SeekersOn Sunday night I joined Karen Heasley on Truth Seekers to discuss President Abraham Lincoln's belief in Spiritualism which I documented in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Would-Still-Drowned-Tears-Spiritualism/dp/0964430460/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8"><i>"I Would Still Be Drowned in Tears": Spiritualism in Abraham Lincoln's White House</i>.</a><br />
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Truth Seekers <a href="http://th-seekers/truth-seekers/e/58841133?fbclid=IwAR1SwP6VCBQwhLLhfbZT6LEPBniFAc7asD6NoET7uljlORZ99BG4BXefMCw&autoplay=true">Chat with Michelle Hamilton about Spiritualism</a>.Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-10233852611238483692019-02-20T07:50:00.002-08:002019-02-20T07:50:42.653-08:00Edge of the Rabbit HoleHappy New Year! It has been a long time since I updated this blog as I have been busy writing my latest book <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Ghosts-Michelle-Hamilton/dp/0998164992/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O19R3XBFN2J3&keywords=civil+war+ghosts+michelle+hamilton&qid=1550677341&s=gateway&sprefix=civil+war+ghosts%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1">Civil War Ghosts</a> </i>published by <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Civil-War-Ghosts-Michelle-Hamilton/dp/0998164992/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O19R3XBFN2J3&keywords=civil+war+ghosts+michelle+hamilton&qid=1550677341&s=gateway&sprefix=civil+war+ghosts%2Caps%2C207&sr=8-1">Haunted Road Media</a>. <br />
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In January, I had the chance to sit down and talk with Ghostorian Mike Ricksecker and medium Vanessa Hogle to talk about my new book on Edge of the Rabbit Home.<br />
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<br />Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-87466549663241273592018-04-12T08:31:00.000-07:002018-04-12T08:31:11.018-07:00Our American CousinMy recent trip to the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House has reawakened my fascination with the Lincoln assassination. I have been intrigued by the assassination and conspiracy since I was in elementary school, but while I have read numerous books on the topic and have watched all of the documentaries made since the 1990s, I realized this week that I had not given much thought to the play that Lincoln was watching when he was shot. <br />
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<i>Our American Cousin </i>was a popular farce written by Tom Taylor and had premiered at Laura Keene's New York theater in 1858. The play proved to be an immediate success. <br />
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The play is a farce and the comedy in the play revolves around puns, clever word play, and physical comedy. President Abraham Lincoln was an avid theatergoer and was very discerning in his choice of plays. His love of Shakespeare is legendary. On face value it is hard to understand why Lincoln chose to attend Ford Theatre's production of <i>Our American Cousin</i>. A deeper look at the play itself reveals the play's appeal to Lincoln.<br />
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The plot revolves around the financial woes of the Trenchard family. The Trenchard's are an aristocratic family on the verge of losing their ancestral estate in Hampshire, England. The estate's manager, Mr. Coyle, is stealing from the Sir Edward Trenchard and has designs on marrying the lovely Florence Trenchard. Florence has no interest in Coyle, she is in love with Harry Vernon, but they cannot marry until Vernon receives a commission in the Royal Navy. In an attempt to get her lover a commission Florence has invited Lord Dundreary to Trenchard Manor, but Lord Dundreary is a vain, dimwitted fop. To make matters worse, the oldest son while on a shooting trip to Vermont discovered that the family estate was left to their American cousin Asa Trenchard. The arrival of Asa sends the house into an uproar as American and British culture clash. Asa Trenchard is a well meaning but vulgar and his American sayings provide confusion and misunderstanding. While bemused by her cousin, Florence develops a genuine fondness for her cousin. Asa frequently targets the clueless Lord Dundreary with his verbal salvos. Despite Asa's lack of social graces his wealth makes him the target of the fortune hunting Mrs. Mountchessington who throws her daughter Augusta in his path. Asa quickly uncovers Mr. Coyle's nefarious plot and with the assistance of the houses servants and Coyle's disgruntled assistant Abel Murcott sets out to expose the villain. By the end of the play, everything has been resolved with a happy ending for all the key players. <br />
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President Lincoln loved the play because he could recognize himself in the title character, in his youth Lincoln was viewed as boorish and uncouth by many of his contemporaries. In the play, Asa falls in love with the heiress Mary Trenchard and Asa rises above his humble beginnings and becomes a member of the British aristocracy. In real life, Abraham Lincoln rose from his humble origins and married Mary Todd and became president of the United States.<br />
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Lincoln also loved clever word play and puns and the dialogue of <i>Our American Cousin </i>is full of this type of humor. Below is a following example of the dialogue found in the play:<br />
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"<i>Asa </i>[<i>Goes hastily up to table</i>] Wal, I don't want to out too plain, but this is an awful mean set out for a big house like this.<br />
<i>Florence </i>Why, what's wrong, sir?<br />
<i>Asa</i> Why, there's no mush!<br />
<i>Dundreary </i>No mush?<br />
<i>Asa </i>Nary slapjack<br />
<i>Dun </i>Why, does he want Mary to slap Jack?<br />
<i>Asa </i>No pork and beans!<br />
<i>Dun </i>Pork's been here, but he's left.<br />
<i>Asa </i>And where on airth's the clam chowder?<br />
<i>Dun </i>Where <i>is </i>clam chowder? He's never here when he's wanted." (Act 1, Scene 1)<br />
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Also the actors preforming <i>Our American Cousin </i>would have also been a draw. Laura Keene was reprising her role of Florence Trenchard a role that had brought commercial and professional success since her debuted the role in 1858. The April 14, 1865 performance was a benefit for Laura Keene and the actress received a portion of the box office revenue. Performing alongside Keene was Harry Hawk a popular comedian who was playing Asa Trenchard.<br />
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After a long and bloody Civil War, the war was finally drawing to a close and after a week of celebrations President Lincoln was looking for an evening of diverting entertainment. From the accounts of witnesses at Ford's Theatre, Lincoln appeared to be enjoying himself watching the play. This compounds the tragedy of the assassination, in a moment of joy Lincoln's life was snatched away in an instant.<br />
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Applewood Books published a good edition of <a href="https://www.applewoodbooks.com/Our-American-Cousin-P2162.aspx">Our American Cousin</a>. <br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-49492322047547055962018-04-10T13:38:00.002-07:002018-04-10T13:38:32.195-07:00Dr. Mudd HouseOn Saturday, I braved the elements and visited the Dr. Mudd House in Waldorf, Maryland. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd is a controversial figure in American history, his role in the Lincoln assassination has sparked debate for over 150 years. He has been portrayed as everything from a simple country doctor innocently brought into the Lincoln assassination conspiracy to an arch fiend in league with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap and then murder President Abraham Lincoln. Like most things in this world, the truth is likely somewhere in the middle.<br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-30249548911985579742018-01-05T10:30:00.001-08:002018-01-05T10:30:22.216-08:00The Lacemaker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every once is a while, you find a book that draws you into the time, place, and characters in such a way that you are completely consumed by the book until you are finished, then after you lay the book down for the last time your thoughts and feelings continue to linger with it for days after. This is what I experienced while reading Laura Frantz's new novel <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker</i>. Words can not describe how much I love this book. The plot is compelling, the characters are memorable and the research and accuracy that went into the story by the author really shines through. Too often have I tossed away an historical fiction novel in absolute disgust because the author had not done his or her homework. <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker </i>made me feel as if I was walking the streets of 18th-century Williamsburg, VA with them.<br />
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The novel opens with Lady Elisabeth Lawson preparing to marry Miles Roth, a gentleman of breeding, quality and money. That Elisabeth is not in love with her intended is of little consequence as the daughter of the lieutenant governor of the Virginia colony has had little experience with love. While Elisabeth prepares for her wedding and socializes with the family of the royal governor all is not well in the Virginia colony. The thirteen colonies are on the brink of revolution and Virginia's royal governor has done nothing to put out the fire brewing in his colony. In the midst of brewing tension, Elisabeth meets Noble Rynallt, a distant cousin of her fiance and a powerful leader in the Patriot movement. With the house of cards of British rule crashing down around her, Elisabeth turns to Noble for assistance. The Revolution for Elisabeth becomes deeply personal as she takes the spirit of the times to heart and breaks away from her tyrannical father in the process finding her voice and the home and love that she never had.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker</i> is a lush historical romance. The novel is a Christian romance, so the characters frequently pray and talk about their personal relationship with God. Which is accurate for the time period as evidenced by reading primary sources. Also as the two main characters fall in love there is a lot of internal dialogue about their feelings for the other and if the other character feels the same. The romance is clean, with hand holding and some kissing. When the characters finally consummate their relationship during their honeymoon the action is not described.<br />
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Laura Frantz must be commended for doing an amazing job with this novel. Not only does she write a compelling story but she has clearly thoroughly researched 18th-century Virginia history and culture. Anyone familiar with Colonial Williamsburg and the people and places of colonial Virginia will recognize many of the minor characters and locations. It was fun for me to go through the book<br />
catching all the historical characters, businesses and plantations featured in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker</i>. Laura Frantz really wears her research lightly and employs her skill much as Elisabeth Lawson weaved her lace in light, frothy folds dazzlingly the beholder.<br />
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To learn more about Laura Frantz and <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker </i>visit her <a href="http://laurafrantz.net/">website</a>.<br />
<i style="font-weight: bold;">The Lacemaker </i>is available in print and Kindle on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lacemaker-Laura-Frantz/dp/0800726634/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515176999&sr=8-1&keywords=the+lacemaker">Amazon</a>.<br />
Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-22526079052426557112018-01-04T08:18:00.001-08:002018-01-04T08:18:42.655-08:00New Titles2017 was a busy year for me, as I published two books and was featured in a new anthology of true ghost stories.<br />
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In October I published a forgotten classic on American manners during the Civil War era. With a new introduction and editorial notes <i><b>Manners during the Civil War</b></i> was adapted from <i>American Etiquette, or the Customs Adopted by Polite Society throughout the United States</i>. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Manners during the Civil War </i>is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Manners-During-Civil-War-Etiquette/dp/0999568809/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1515081728&sr=1-1&keywords=civil+war+manners">Amazon</a>.<br />
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My final published piece was a true story of a ghostly encounter I had at the Spotslyvania County Confederate Cemetery featured in <i style="font-weight: bold;">Encounters With the Paranormal: Volume 3: Personal Tales of the Supernatural </i>edited by author Mike Ricksecker. The book was published in October and proceeds goes towards preserving the Mineral Springs Hotel in Alton, IL. The book is also available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Paranormal-Personal-Tales-Supernatural-ebook/dp/B076C88ZJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1515082082&sr=8-1&keywords=encounters+with+the+paranormal">Amazon</a> and at <a href="https://www.hauntedroadmedia.com/2017/11/24/encounters-with-the-paranormal-volume-3/">Haunted Road Media</a>.<br />
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<br />Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-16263761954670033782017-05-16T09:17:00.001-07:002017-05-16T09:17:55.466-07:00Mary Washington For Mother's Day, <i>Washington Post</i> writer Gregory S. Schneider wrote an article about Mary Washington. I was interviewed and had the pleasure of giving Mr. Schneider a tour of the Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I invite everyone to come to the Mary Washington House to learn about the life of this remarkable woman--and your view of her might just be challenged. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/12/the-mother-who-made-george-washington-and-made-him-miserable/?utm_term=.5233b44d79de">The mother who made George Washington--and made him miserable </a><br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-59860482372597277582017-04-11T09:18:00.002-07:002017-04-11T09:18:44.691-07:00Encounters with the Paranormal: Volume 2While on Mike Ricksecker's and Vanessa Hogle's show The Edge of the Rabbit Hole, I mentioned that I contributed a story in Mike's anthology <i style="font-weight: bold;">Encounters with the Paranormal: Volume 2: Personal Tales of the Supernatural</i>. The book is a collection of true stories of encounters with the paranormal. I contributed a story about my favorite ghostly encounter at the Whaley House.<br />
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The best part about participating in this book is that a portion of the proceeds of this book will be directly donated to the restoration and preservation of the historic Goldenrod Showboat.<br />
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<b><i>Encounters with the Paranormal: Volume 2</i></b> is currently available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Paranormal-Personal-Tales-Supernatural-ebook/dp/B01M31F1PJ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491926719&sr=8-1&keywords=encounters+with+the+paranormal+mike+ricksecker">Amazon</a><br />
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To learn more about Mike Ricksecker's <b>Haunted Road Media </b>please <a href="http://www.hauntedroadmedia.com/">here</a> Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-38686557879134729322017-04-11T08:51:00.001-07:002017-04-11T08:57:23.941-07:00Spiritualism In The Lincoln White House | Michelle Hamilton | Edge Of Th...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UPz3lQzEVYg" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Last week I had the pleasure of being a guest on Mike Ricksecker's and Vanessa Hogle's YouTube show The Edge of the Rabbit Hole where I discussed my book <i style="font-weight: bold;">"I Would Still Be Drowned in Tears": Spiritualism in Abraham Lincoln's White House</i>. It was a great hour and I enjoyed my time on the show. <br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">"My Heart is in the Cause": The Civil War Diaries of Private James A. Meyers, 45th PA Volunteers </i>is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Cause-Diaries-Volunteers/dp/0964430487/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491926133&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=my+heart+is+in+the+case+michelle+hamilton">Amazon</a><br />
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<br />Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-76915424905068390512017-04-04T10:15:00.000-07:002017-04-04T10:15:06.710-07:00A Fredericksburg Ghost StorySometimes while researching I come across something completely unexpected. While preparing for a lecture about Civil War women diarist in Fredericksburg I came across this amazing story that I would like to share.<div>
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General John Minor was a solider in Revolutionary War and a general in the War of 1812. Minor entered politics and was an associate of James Monroe. A respected member of Fredericksburg, Minor had a large family and a large plantation called Hazel Hill. In June of 1816, Minor was in Richmond, Virginia attending the General Assembly when the following events occurred. This story was recorded by Minor's granddaughter Mary Isabella Blackford (1841-1928):</div>
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"My mother never did tell me this ghost story at all. I never heard it till after I was grown...My grandmother had kept it a dead secret forty years. The servants had strict orders not to mention it in Fredericksburg or anywhere. In those days servants had to mind. As far as I know, they never did tell it.</div>
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"General Minor was at that time a member of the General Assembly that was meeting in Richmond. My grandmother was not expecting him at all. She was sitting in her dining room at Hazel Hill about 6 o'clock that evening...with her sons, their tutor and my mother, when suddenly the door opened and the butler, an elderly colored man, came in and said, 'Mistress, did you know Master had come?' She rose from the table quite excited and said, 'No, Ben, I was not expecting General Minor. Where is he?'</div>
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"Then they all followed Ben out in the hall and saw [the General] at the lower end and just about to go upstairs. He turned a moment and looked at them and then went on up. He was in full evening dress. They could see his hand on the banister as he went up, and the ruffles at his wrist. Some went upstairs and searched every room but he was no where to be found. The family were all excited and distressed, not knowing what to think.</div>
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"At that very moment General Minor was at the Governor's Mansion attending a state dinner. Several hours later a man on horseback, his horse covered with foam, dashed into he yard with a letter to Grandma telling the sad news of the General's sudden death at the dinner party." (Source: <i>Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory: The Story of a Virginia Lady Mary Berkeley Minor Blackford 1802-1896 Who Taught Her Sons to Hate Slavery and to Love the Union</i> by L. Minor Blackford (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954) pg. 8-9).</div>
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Sadly, Hazel Hill no longer stands, but there is a historical marker detailing the history of the property and Minor's accomplishments. For more information on Hazel Hill <a href="http://fredmarkers.umwblogs.org/2008/03/23/brig-gen-john-minor-n-32">here</a>.</div>
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General John Minor's remains were returned to Fredericksburg and buried in the Fredericksburg Masonic Cemetery. Visit his Find a Grave page <a href="https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5041205">here</a>.</div>
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-56150264156547352322017-04-01T19:02:00.004-07:002017-04-01T19:02:48.733-07:00Printed Fashions at Colonial WilliamsburgLast week a new exhibition at the Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum at Colonial Williamsburg opened for the public. "Printed Fashions: Textiles for Clothing and Home" examines the printed textiles that flooded the market from the late 17th century to early 19th century. Spurred on by new technologies and trade with India and Asia, British manufacturers found a wealth of inspiration for printed fabrics--and an eager public who quickly snapped up the fabric to decorate their homes and display their wealth through vibrant clothing. <br />
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The curators at Colonial Willamsburg gathered 75 examples of the best of 18th-19th century printed fabric. Many of the pieces have never been on display before. The selected pieces are simply breathtaking. The pieces dazzle the eye, and quickly banish any thoughts of Colonial era fashions and homes as dark, bland, or unfashionable. The colonists were just as fashion conscience as their English counterparts and quickly adapted the latest trends and fashions into their homes and wardrobes.<br />
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Below are just a few of the highlights on display:<br />
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Caraco Jacket, with quilted petticoat c. 1775-1785. I love how the fichu is tucked into the front of the caraco. The fichu, wig, and jewelry are reproductions.<br />
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Back view of the caraco jacket with the fichu draped over the shoulder.<br />
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Banyan c. 1770-1810. During this period, men were not afraid to wear bold colors and flowered fabrics. Banyan's were worn at home in private when a gentlemen took their waistcoats off for comfort. The cap kept the gentlemen's head warm when the wig was not being worn.<br />
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Gown and apron c. 1780-1790. This is a very fashionable gown and highlights the fashionable silhouette of the 1780s. My favorite part about this dress is that at the front of the bodice an extra strip of fabric was added across the top for modesty. I also liked how the apron is tucked under the V at the front of the waist.<br />
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Gown c. 1785. This was my favorite gown in the exhibition. I love, love, love every part of this outfit. The wig, fichu, flowers, petticoat, and jewelry are reproduction. <br />
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Side view of the gown.<br />
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Gentleman's shaving or dressing apron c. 1750-1775. Worn while being dressed and shaved, the apron prevented the powder that dusted the wigs from getting on a gentleman's clothing.</div>
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Gown c. 1800-1810. This is a beautiful example of the Empire style fashions. The fabric dates from c. 1790 suggesting that the dress was remodeled after the 1790s to reflect the changing fashions.<br />
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A close up view of the lovely sleeve trim.<br />
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Gown with removable sleeves c. 1805. This dress has removable sleeves which transformed a day dress into an elegant evening dress. I love the ruffles on the bodice for modesty.<br />
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Gown bodice and skirt panel c. 1790. Another example of a dress remade to reflect changes in fashion. The skirt panel had been connected to the bodice, but was removed at a later date.<br />
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Reproduction gown in the Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gift shop. This fabric was reproduced by Colonial Williamsburg, but has been retired. You think they would have waited till after the exhibit! <br />
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Fabric fragment c. 1775-1800. Colonial Williamsburg has reproduced this fabric and can be purchased <a href="http://shop.colonialwilliamsburg.com/Cascading-Floral-Stripe-Yard-Fabric">here</a>.<br />
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Two stomachers c.1720-1740. This is the back of the stomachers and would would not have been meant to be seen.<br />
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Doll in a wrapping gown c. 1770-1775. Dolls in the 18th century showcased the latest fashions and this doll came with a complete wardrobe of fashionable gowns and underpinnings.</div>
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Apron c. 1770-1775. A unique example of a bib apron from the 18th-century. I need to add on of these to my wardrobe!<br />
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Child's gown or frock c. 1790. Guests to Colonial Williamsburg will recognize this gown and fabric as the inspiration for the outfit sold in the gift shops of CW.<br />
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Back view of a jacket c. 1775-1785. The stomacher to this jacket has been lost.<br />
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Kerchiefs c. 1795-1825. Printed kerchiefs added a dash of color to everyday wear.<br />
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Jacket c. 1780. Another example of fabric being reused to reflect changing fashions. The jacket dates to the late 1770s to early 1780s, but the fabric dates to an earlier period.<br />
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Jacket c. 1795-1815. Changing fashions are reflected in this jacket for everyday wear.<br />
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Hat c. 1780-1820. Cotton chintz used to line the inside of this fashionable straw hat.<br />
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I highly recommend a trip to Colonial Williamsburg to view "Printed Fashions." Pictures do not do justice to the beautiful fabric and fashions on display. The exhibit is scheduled to run for two years, so there is plenty of time.<br />
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For more information visit the official page <a href="https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/art-museums/wallace-museum/printed-fashions">here</a>. <br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-32346842973181737942017-03-15T13:18:00.002-07:002017-03-15T13:18:28.844-07:00Gunpowder and Tea CakesIn February 2017, American Girl brought everyone's favorite spunky colonial girl, Felicity Merriman, out of the archives with the re-release of her her original stories now repackaged as part of the Beforever line. I have been a fan of Felicity Merriman since I was nine years old. While I have had a deep love for all of the historical American Girl's, Felicity has remained my favorite. Needless to say I was thrilled when American Girl re-released Felicity's original stories along with a brand new book <i>Gunpowder and Tea Cakes: My Journey with Felicity</i> by Kathleen Ernst. <div>
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<i>Gunpowder and Tea Cakes </i>is a choose your own adventure, allowing the reader to dictate the story line by making decisions at key plot points that affect the outcome. The story follows an unnamed ten year old girl living in 21st-century Williamsburg, Virginia. Our heroine is grieving the death of her mother and is struggling to follow her overprotective father's strict rules. While dusting an 18th-century miniature in her grandmother's antique shop she is whisked back in time to 1775. The city is tense after the royal governor Lord Dunmore's removal of the colonies supply of gunpowder. In the midst of the political powder keg our heroine meets and befriends Felicity. The stories then follow the narrator's adventures with Felicity. Through her adventures in 1775 the narrator gains the strength to confront the challenges that she faces in the 21st-century. </div>
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Kathleen Ernst expands Felicity's world to include a diverse cast of new characters. Inspired by new scholarship into 18th-century Williamsburg, Ernst includes Native American voices that was lacking in the original stories. Also included is more nuanced portrayal of the Patriot cause and the movements supporters. The narrator is shocked that the Merriman's own slaves, which causes her to question if Felicity could still be a good person despite coming from a slave owning family. Gradually, the narrator realizes that she can still like Felicity, even if she does not like everything about the era and society that Felicity lives in. </div>
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A delightful journey through Felicity's Williamsburg, <i>Gunpowder and Tea Cakes </i>is a welcome addition to the series. </div>
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Purchase <i>Gunpowder and Tea Cakes <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gunpowder-Tea-Cakes-Felicity-Beforever/dp/160958869X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489608800&sr=8-1&keywords=gunpowder+and+tea+ca">Amazon</a></i></div>
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-59968074997427400372016-10-01T10:25:00.001-07:002016-10-01T10:25:09.741-07:00Conduct in the Public ServiceLast night I attended the opening of the new exhibit <i>Conduct in the Public Service: Artifacts of Politics and Government from the Collection of the James Monroe Museum</i>. The James Monroe Museum located in Fredericksburg, VA is a hidden gem. The Museum was founded in the 1920's by President James Monroe's great-grandson Laurence Gouverneur Hoes as a repository to showcase his ancestors artifacts and papers. <br />
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Like all political campaign functions food was provided for the attendees. But instead of the traditional rubber chicken diner, guests munched on delicious " Monroe '16" cookies.<br />
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In honor of the upcoming election and the fact that this November celebrates the 200th anniversary of James Monroe's election as the fifth president of the United States, the James Monroe Museum unveiled the new exhibit highlight an eclectic mix of political memorabilia. The items featured in the exhibit range from political cartoons to the wallet of President Warren G. Harding with the president's lucky penny. All of the items came from the personal collection of Laurence Hoes and many of the items have never been displayed before.<br />
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Attendees received a Monroe campaign button. The slogan "Monroe is the Man!" was taken from a lyric from a Monroe campaign song written in 1816.<br />
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Bellow are a few highlights from the exhibit:<br />
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Laurence Hoes was able to acquire numerous original political cartoons from the collection of the <i>Washington Post</i>, including this cartoon from 1965 titled "Monroe's Wisdom," featuring an embattled LBJ seeking advice from the portrait of James Monroe over LBJ's decision to escalate military involvement in Vietnam. LBJ tried to justify his policy in Vietnam by citing the Monroe doctrine. Unfortunately, the American public was not buying it as the caption reads, "They just don't seem to go for the idea like they used to."<br />
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The Tea Pot Dome scandal was the biggest political scandal before Watergate in the 1970's. The scandal. This widow display allowed Americans to express their feelings much in the way Americans use bumper stickers and lawn signs today.<br />
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One of the exhibit's more unique items is President Warren G. Harding's wallet complete with lucky penny. Harding carried this 1901 Indian Head penny during the 1920 election. Harding won the election, but died in office in 1923.<br />
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President Millard Fillmore came to office in 1850 after the sudden death of President Zachary Taylor. Laurence Gouverneur Hoes by a descendant of Fillmore.<br />
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In 1889, President Benjamin Harrison gave the last Peace Medal to Native American chiefs as a token of goodwill and friendship between the US government and Native tribes. The year after this medal was minted the military clashed with the Lakota Sioux in North Dakota culminating with the Wounded Knee massacre where at least 150 Sioux and 25 soldiers were killed.<br />
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One of my favorite artifacts is this commemorative pitcher made in 1820 and presented to James Monroe. On the front is a poorly executed portrait of James Monroe and on the back is an idealized image of George Washington's tomb. The creamware pitcher was made in England!<br />
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This pitcher was made to commemorate President Calvin Coolidge, but there is a major flaw: the Presidential seal was printed upside down! Imported from Liverpool by John H. Roth & Co. it was donated to the James Monroe Museum. "Perhaps, in the many years in the future, the visitors to the James Monroe Memorial Library and Museum [as it was then known] will find the jug both interesting and see that we lived in the late 20th century were as human as mankind has always been," Mr. Roth wrote.<br />
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Presidents Abraham Lincoln and James Monroe share the spotlight in the political cartoon from 1963 critical of JFK's handling of communist Cuba. "Yes, Jim...they're made a lot of changes!" the caption declared.<br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Conduct in the Public Service: Artifacts of Politics and Government from the Collection of the James Monroe Museum </b>is open until March 2017.<br />
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To learn more information about the James Monroe Museum please visit: <a href="http://jamesmonroemuseum.umw.edu/">http://jamesmonroemuseum.umw.edu/</a><br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-10926309799506162242016-08-15T13:03:00.002-07:002016-08-15T13:03:39.556-07:00Will & Jane at the Folger Shakespeare LibraryIt sounds like the title of '90s sitcom, but the exhibition <i>Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity </i>at the Folger Shakespeare Library charts the many ways the fans of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have commemorated their favorite authors.<br />
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I had the pleasure of visiting the exhibit yesterday at the gorgeous Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.<br />
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The exhibit charts the many diverse ways the fans of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have commemorated their love for authors. The exhibition is timed to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bards death this year and the upcoming 200th anniversary of Jane's death next year.<br />
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Cassandra Austen's (Jane's sister) first edition copy of <i>Emma</i> from 1816. Cassandra Austen was very proud of her sister's achievements and just the thought that both Jane Austen and Cassandra Austen handled that book gave me chills.</div>
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Walt Whitman's copy of Shakespeare's Sonnets that the poet carried in his pocket. Dating from the Civil War era, I had to wonder if Whitman brought this book with him when he came to Fredericksburg to nurse Union soldiers.</div>
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Evelyn Waugh's gilded copy of Jane Austen's <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, James Joyce's coffee stained copy of William Shakespeare's comedy <i>As You Like It</i>, and Stephen Fry's battered paperback copy of Jane Austen's <i>Mansfield Park</i>.</div>
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Some author's have attempted to cash in on the mania for works connected with William Shakespeare and Jane Austen by producing parodies of the authors famous works.</div>
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The most popular travesty of all is Seth Grahame-Smith's <i>Pride and Prejudice and Zombies</i> which combined the love for Jane Austen's popular novel with popular culture's fascination with zombies. Hailed as a comic masterpiece by some critics, the funniest lines in the novel come not from the hands of Grahame-Smith, but from Austen.</div>
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Not content to simple visit the grave of William Shakespeare at grave at the Church of the Holy Trinity at Stratford-upon-Avon and the grave of Jane Austen at Winchester Cathedral, some fans have taken grave rubbings to bring home with them.<br />
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Examples of fan fiction of various quality. </div>
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The works of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen has inspired countless movie adaptions. Some adaptions featured the some actors in different roles as seen here in promotional material for the films <i>Hamlet </i>(1948)<i> </i>and <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>(1940) which both starred Sir Laurence Olivier in the staring roles.</div>
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No adaption of Jane Austen's work has inspired as much love and adoration from fans than the 1995 BBC mini-series <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>staring Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Elhe as Elizabeth Bennet. Countless female fans swooned over the scene of Mr. Darcy emerging from the pond at Pemberley in a wet shirt. Ironically, this scene which became the most memorable and iconic moment of the series was not in the original novel. </div>
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A selection of covers for the novels of Jane Austen from the 1960's. While the covers of William Shakespeare's plays and poems are serious and scholarly, the works of Jane Austen have been regulated to the status of "chick lit" with frothy covers of women in bonnets and lots of pink.</div>
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Not content with just reading the works of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen, fans have crafted items with the authors and their characters on clothing, jewelry, and accessories. This case featured a wooden jewelry set carved from a tree mentioned in <i>The Merry Wives of Windsor </i>from the 19th-century, a silk scarf with Jane Austen's family tree, and an 18th-century silk fan depicting the wedding scene from <i>Henry V</i>.</div>
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During World War I and II, the works of William Shakespeare where sent to the front to entertain the soldiers. Author Rudyard Kipling popularized the term "Janeites" to describe the fans of Jane Austen in story published about a group of English soldiers who read Austen in the trenches of World War I. </div>
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The image of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen has appeared on English stamps and pound notes. Jane Austen will make her debut on the British 10 pound note next year.</div>
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Some fans have been so dedicated to their literary hero that they decided to spend all eternity with them. The Folger Shakespeare Library was created by Henry and Emily Folger who spent their lives and fortune to purchase rare items connected to William Shakespeare resulting in the Library. The Folgers who were childless, are interned in the reading room at the Library. The Jane Austen House Museum at Chawton had had a similar problem with devoted fans requesting that their ashes be scattered in the garden--much to the dismay of the gardener. </div>
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The cults of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen has reached near religious worship. Pilgrims can tour sites connected to the authors. On display is a chalice carved from a piece of wood from a tree said to have been planted by William Shakespeare alongside it is a darning egg carved from a piece a wood from a tree that Jane Austen planted in Chawton. </div>
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From William Dean Howell's <i>Criticism and Fiction</i>, where he coined the term "the divine Jane." A term still in use today within Jane Austen fan culture.</div>
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A lock of Jane Austen's hair.</div>
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A purported strand of William Shakespeare's hair.</div>
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Simple household items found under the floorboards at Jane Austen's home in Chawton testify to the fact that even the humblest items can become relics simple because they were from the house Jane Austen lived in.</div>
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All that remain's from a chair from William Shakespeare's birthplace.</div>
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The popularity of the works of William Shakespeare and Jane Austen depend on creating new fans every generation. To fill that void, manufactures have produced child friendly adaptions and toys.</div>
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Actors have become as equally famous as the author in the public imagination for playing one of William Shakespeare's or Jane Austen's characters. One of the first actors to reach this level of celebrity was the famed 18th-century actor David Garrick's whose image was reproduced in prints and ceramic figurines in the guise of Richard III. Garrick paid homage to William Shakespeare by posing with a bust of Shakespeare in the 1769 painting shown above.</div>
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An example of the products produced with the likeness of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and their characters that fans can purchase.</div>
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The bonnet worn by actress Susannah Harker (Jane Bennet) in the 1995 BBC mini-series <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>. </div>
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William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have been used to advertise a variety of products.</div>
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A rare 17th/18th-century English pub sign depicting William Shakespeare. I wonder how many of the pubs patrons where inspired to write awful poems while sipping a pint?</div>
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In the 19th-century Victorians collected porclein figurines of William Shakespeare and his characters to adorn their parlors. Today, Jane Austen has replaced the Bard with companies such as the Franklin Mint producing pricey limited editions. Like the figurines of David Garrick as Richard III, modern manufactures have copied the likeness of actress Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse and Jennifer Ehle and Elizabeth Bennet. Though the Elizabeth Bennet figurine looks like she is ready to through the tea cup and saucer across the parlor like a Frisbee; perhaps at Lady Catherine de Bough? </div>
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Both William Shakespeare and Jane Austen have missing chapters in their personal lives. These gaps have frustrated fans and scholars alike. To fill these missing areas, fans have created myths and legends surrounding William Shakespeare's and Jane Austen's love lives. Disturbed that there was no evidence to suggest love between William Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway, a love letter was forged in the 1790s to give the great romance writer passion in his private life. Jane Austen's fans have also struggled with Jane Austen's spinsterhood and the 2007 film <i>Becoming Jane</i> staring actress Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen presented the fictionalized interpretation of the authors real life relationship with Tom Lefroy. </div>
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Jane Austen was also a fan of William Shakespeare, growing up in the years following the mania surrounding the 200th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth in 1769. In the original letter above, Jane Austen wrote to her sister Cassandra Austen describing her attendance of a performance of <i>The Merchant of Venice</i> on 5 March 1814 in London. Ironically, she is staying on Hamilton Street.</div>
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William Shakespeare and Jane Austen share many similarities, including the fact that we are not 100 percent sure what they actually looked like. No image of William Shakespeare painted during his lifetime is known to exist. The first recorded image was produced in 1623 on the title page of the First Folio, the first printed collection of Shakespeare's plays. Jane Austen suffered from a similar problem. Only one image of Jane Austen taken in life is known to exist. A rather unflattering pen and ink drawing done by Cassandra Austen. The image was dolled up in the 1870's when Jane Austen's nephew published his memoir of his famous aunt. Since then artist have been inspired to produce their own images of the authors.</div>
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The exhibit colludes with an examination of Jane Austen's love of the theater, Handwritten script of <i>Sir Charles Grandison </i>testified to the Austen's family love of amateur theatricals. Jane Austen's script is displayed next to actress Emma Thompson's script from the 1995 movie <i>Sense and Sensibility</i>.</div>
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<i>Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity</i> is a delightful exhibit full of surprises. With 2017 marking the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death, her cult of celebrity is gearing up for even more movies, books, and products devoted to the author that many call Jane.</div>
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<i>Will & Jane: Shakespeare, Austen, and the Cult of Celebrity </i>is on display from August 6, 2016-November 6, 2016.</div>
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-79846748751963250552016-03-15T11:44:00.000-07:002016-03-15T11:44:05.572-07:00Book Review: Hanging MaryI have been waiting, and waiting for Susan Higginbotham's novel <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary</i> to be released since I first heard about it last year. So imagine my complete joy when I found an early copy of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>last week at my local Books a Million five days before the scheduled release. My eager anticipation for the novel was worth it. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>is one of the best novels about the Civil War that I have read in years.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>tells the story of Mary Surratt and her involvement in John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. For those who are unfamiliar with the Lincoln conspiracy, Mary Surratt operated a boardinghouse in Washington, D.C. that was frequented by John Wilkes Booth during the winter of 1864-1865. Mary's son, John Surratt, served as a courier for the Confederacy and was introduced to Booth. John Surratt became a valued member of the plot to kidnap President Lincoln. Booth hoped that by kidnapping the president, he could force the North to the bargaining table and win independence for the beleaguered Confederacy. Sometime after the fall of Richmond in April 1865, Booth abandoned scheme to kidnap Lincoln to assassinating the president and decapitating the government. John Surratt's involvement in the assassination has been open for debate for over a 150 years. Equally controversial has been Mary Surratt's place in the conspiracy. Arrested following the assassination and put on trail under a military tribunal. Mary Surratt was convicted as an accessory she became the first woman sentenced to death by the United States government and hung on July 7, 1865 along with George Atzerodt, David Herold, and Lewis Powell (Paine/Payne). <br />
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<b><i>Hanging Mary</i></b> is narrated by Mary Surratt and Nora Fitzpatrick who boarded at Mary Surratt's boardinghouse. Starting in the fall of 1864, when Mary moved to Washington to operate a boardinghouse to July 7, 1865 the novel follows the events in alternating chapters between Mary and Nora's viewpoints. I have never had much pity for what happened to Mary Surratt, <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>has succeeded in making Mary a deeply flawed, yet sympathetic character. While guilty of involvement in the plan to kidnap President Lincoln, the novel questions Mary Surratt's involvement in the assassination. Higginbotham also succeeded in making Nora Fitzpatrick, who is usually treated as a minor figure in the historical accounts of the Lincoln assassination, into a fully fleshed out character. <br />
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A compelling and well written historical novel, Higginbotham accurately portrays the morals and customs of Civil War era America. Though I already knew how the novel was going to end, I found the deception of the events surrounding the execution heartrending. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>is historical fiction at its best.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Hanging Mary </i>by Susan Higginbotham published by Sourcebooks Landmark is available today on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1492613622/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1492613622&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2">Amazon</a>Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-36343168868572326142016-02-16T18:21:00.001-08:002016-02-16T18:21:35.210-08:00Lincoln's Birthday in SpringfieldLast week, I had the pleasure of having a book signing at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site as part of Abraham Lincoln's birthday celebration. It was a thrill to be invited back to the Lincoln Home. As part of the birthday festivities the NPS held a lecture series followed by the book signing. It was a lovely event, though a little chill. Over night Springfield had been hit by an unexpected snow shower. The chilly weather did not deter the public and I loved meeting and talking with fellow Lincoln buffs.<br />
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The city was coated in a fresh coating of snow after an unexpected snow shower.<br />
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The Visitor Center was filled following the lecture. The chilly weather did not keep visitors away.<br />
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Talking to Carla Mayernick, author of <i>Where is Abe?</i> a children's book that she wrote to introduce her grandchild to Abraham Lincoln after discovering that there was not a book for three-year-old's about Lincoln. To learn more about this charming book visit <a href="http://www.whereisabe.com/">Where is Abe?</a><br />
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Also at the book signing where historian Bryon C. Andreasen who spearheaded the Looking for Lincoln project of informative displays throughout the city and state about sites and topics connected to Abraham Lincoln. His two books <i>Looking for Lincoln In Illinois: Lincoln's Springfield </i>and <i>Looking for Lincoln In Illinois: Lincoln and Mormon Country </i>are a wealth of information and highly recommended as a tour book for the tourist or the armchair travel. To learn more about the project visit <a href="http://www.lookingforlincoln.com/">Looking for Lincoln</a><br />
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Bonnie Paull and Richard E. Hart where on hand to sign copies of their fantastic book <i>Lincoln's Springfield Neighborhood</i>. Available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Springfield-Neighborhood-Bonnie-Paull/dp/1626199515">Amazon</a>--a must read for those interested in the personal life of Abraham Lincoln before the Civil War. Paull and Hart researched reveals that the Lincolns where generally loved by their neighbors and the family was known for their charity and entertainments. <br />
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Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein signed copies of her book <i>Lincoln and Medicine </i>(available on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Medicine-Concise-Library/dp/0809331942/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1455674757&sr=1-1&keywords=lincoln+and+medicine">Amazon</a>)<br />
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It was a pleasure to meet the renowned Lincoln scholar, Wayne C. Temple who signed my copy of <i>Lincoln's Surgeons at His Assassination </i>which can also be purchased on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lincolns-Surgeons-at-His-Assassination/dp/193969552X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1455674901&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=llincoln%27s+surgeons+at+his+assassination">Amazon</a>.<br />
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After the book signing I went over to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to see my friend Pam Brown who brings Mary Lincoln to life. Along with visiting with Pam, I visited the Taper Gallery at the Museum featuring the gems of the institutions collection. On display, where Mary Lincoln's personal family china that she ordered after the 1864 election for the second term. It was very understated compared to the china ordered for the first term. The buff coloring appears peach under certain light unlike the bold solferino that Mary Lincoln picked for the first term. Also on display was Mary Lincoln's music box that she purchased after her husband's death. Following Abraham Lincoln's assassination, Mary never entered a theater again.<br />
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Sadly, my trip to Springfield was brief, but I enjoyed celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 207th birthday in the city that he loved.<br />
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Mary Lincoln (Pam Brown) posing with my doll Mary Virginia.<br />
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<br />Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-25574303877601550652016-01-26T08:12:00.001-08:002016-01-26T08:12:33.808-08:00I Met a Ghost at GettysburgIn the spring of 2015, journalist Don Allison and his grandson went to Gettysburg to explore the areas Civil War history. As part of their vacation, Allison went on a private ghost tour of Sachs Bridge. Near the end of the investigation, Allison had an experience that confirmed for him that ghosts are a reality. Don Allison's ghost adventures are charted in his memoir <i style="font-weight: bold;">I Met a Ghost at Gettysburg: A Journey Into the Paranormal</i>. Allison is a respected journalist who has received numerous awards for his reporting for <i>The Bryan Times</i> in Bryan, Ohio. A self-proclaimed skeptic, Allison never believed in the paranormal. That all began to change after Allison and his wife, Diane, purchased an historic house in on Highway 127 in Bryan, Ohio. The house dated to 1835 and had been allowed to deteriorate. Allison and Diane brought the house back to its former glory. But during the restoration process, it quickly became apparent that they were not the only resident in the house. Allison became aware of the history's haunted reputation when a former tenant stopped by and told them of his experiences from ghostly footsteps to the sighting of alien beings. Naturally, Allison scoffed at the reports, joking with his wife that the stories explained why there were so many empty beer bottles found on the property. But soon Allison began to experience things that he could not explain. <br />
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Convinced that the house was haunted, Allison gradual came to terms with his houses non-paying tenants. Seeking clarity into the paranormal, Allison contacted famed Gettysburg ghost research Mark Nesbitt. The information that Nesbitt provided gave Allison peace of mind that he was not alone or going crazy. While in Gettysburg in a trip in 2009, Allison began experiencing paranormal activity. Fascinated with the Civil War, Allison decided to take his grandson, Connor, on a Gettysburg vacation in March 2015. The intention of the trip was to explore the Civil War history of Gettysburg, but in the process they got more than they expected. From ghostly footsteps in the hotel room to the sounds of a Civil War era cannon blast, Allison realized that this was going to be a memorable vacation. The paranormal investigation on Sachs Bridge connected Allison to the paranormal in unimaginable ways for Allison. Speaking through a spirit box, Allison became convinced that he was speaking with the spirit of an Ohioan captain that died at Gettysburg. The events at Gettysburg convinced Allison that he needed to share his paranormal journey with the public, the result is this book.<br />
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An entertaining memoir of one man's paranormal adventures. Allison writes as the average man, someone who never actively pursued the paranormal until he unexpectedly encountered it. A refreshing paranormal memoir, as the haunting that Allison experienced was benign and friendly in nature. A recommended read for those fascinated by the paranormal and the ghosts of Gettysburg.<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-56129437388362125952016-01-23T10:11:00.002-08:002016-01-23T10:11:32.681-08:00Amanda's SecretOn Thursday, I had the pleasure of reading Jami Borek's charming <i style="font-weight: bold;">Amanda's Secret: A Colonel Girl's Story</i>. The story follows the adventures of twelve-year-old Amanda Lambertson who lives with her parents on a plantation outside of Williamsburg, Virginia in the early 1770s. Amanda is excited that she is attending her first ball, as she rarely gets a chance to socialize outside of her close-knit plantation. But her excitement is dampened by the odd remarks of her new servant Jane who starts to hint that Amanda is not a "lady" after all. These remarks sets off a series of events that causes Amanda to learn the truth about her past and her family.<br />
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A delightful story for the young and the young at heart. Amanda is a winning heroine and Jami Borek should be applauded for creating a hiss worthy villain in the character of Jane. Jami Borek tale is illustrated with charming photographs textured to look like illustrations in a vain similar to the classic American Girl books. I was pleased that the clothing of the characters was authentic. I was enchanted by the story.<br />
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Verdict: 4.5 out of 5<br />
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I loved this novel. Dark and atmospheric, the novel features some of the most terrifying scenes I have ever encountered. The terror is balanced by the love story between Natalie and Jonathan. The pair begin to explore their feelings for each and their romance is deeply satisfying and well developed. Heiber excels in developing well formed secondary characters. Mrs. Northe returns in this novel to guide Natalie and Jonathan on their quest. New characters are also introduced who play a key role in this installment. Rachel Horowitz a deaf medium with links to Natalie's past and Revered Blessing an Episcopalian exorcist join forces with our heroes to defeat the nefarious Society. A satisfying sequel to <i style="font-weight: bold;">Darker Still</i>.<br />
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Verdict: 5 out of 5 stars.<br />
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One of America's finest writers, Poe spent thirteen years in Richmond. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19, 1809 to the English born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr, Edgar Poe was his parents second child. Young Edgar spent his early years traveling his parents from one theater to another, even appearing on stage as a toddler playing Cupid in a production of <i>Cinderella</i>. Edgar's early year's where difficult, his father abandoned his family and his mother died destitute in a Richmond boarding house of tuberculosis in 1811 when Edgar was just three year's old. Eliza Poe was a popular actress who enthralled Richmond society with her beauty. When it became apparent that Eliza was dying, society matrons rushed to her bedside to care for her and her young children. After Eliza's death, Frances Allan decided to foster three-year-old Edgar. A day after Eliza's death, Edgar was christened Edgar Allan Poe. Frances Allan and her wealthy merchant husband John Allan became Poe's foster parents. The Allan's gave Edgar the wealth and education that he would never have received as the son of traveling actors. For five years, Edgar lived in England with his foster parents.<br />
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While Frances showered Edgar with love and affection, Edgar's relationship with John Allan proved to be difficult and strained. John Allan wanted Edgar to follow in his footsteps as a respectable merchant. When it became clear that Edgar had the spirit of an romantic poet, the division between the two deepened. Their relationship was furthered strained by Edgar's abandonment of his studies at the University of Virginia due to Allan's failure to send the scholar the needed funds. When Edgar Allan Poe returned to Richmond, he discovered that his fiancee Elmira Royster had become engaged to another man. Elmira's father disapproved of the relationship and intercepted Poe's letters. Feeling that he had nothing left for him in Richmond, Poe ran away and joined the Army under a fake name. Dissatisfied with Army life, Poe got an appointment to West Point due to John Allan's political connections. Once again, John Allan refused to pay for Poe's tuition. Unable to pay, Poe misbehaved and was kicked out of West Point. By this time, Frances Allan had died and Poe cut off ties with his foster father. <br />
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Away from his foster father, Poe began his literary career moving around to Baltimore and Philadelphia. Poe returned to Richmond in 1835 where he served as editor to the <i>Southern Literary Messenger</i>. While living in Richmond, Poe married his thirteen-year-old cousin Virginia Clem. The couple moved to New York in 1837. Poe would not return to Richmond until 1848 following the death of Virginia from tuberculosis. For the final two years of his life, Poe was a frequent visitor to Richmond reestablishing ties with childhood friends. After years of struggling with alcohol, Poe was determined to turn his life around and even became engaged again to Elmira Royster Shelton. But much like the stories Poe penned, tragedy was lurking behind the corner. Edgar Allan Poe departed from Richmond for the last time on September 27, 1849 for a short business trip to Philadelphia. Five days later, Poe was found incoherent in a Baltimore tavern wearing clothes that did not belong to him. Rushed to Washington College Hospital, Poe lingered for four days, dying on October 7, 1849--ten days before he was to be married. <br />
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For decades, Richmond struggled on how to honor Poe's legacy. Finally in the twentieth-century, the Poe Shrine was established in the Ege House in Richmond's Shockoe Bottom. The Ege House was built in the 1750's and is the oldest surviving structure in Richmond. Sadly, the majority of buildings associated with Poe have been demolished. But the Ege House did have a connection to Poe. In 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Richmond during his American tour. While in Richmond, the Marquis visited the Ege House to pay his respect's to the family. In 1781, Mrs. Ege had witnessed the British invasion of Richmond from her house. Edgar Allan Poe was part of the ceremony paying respect to the Marquis and stood outside the Ege House as part of the Junior Morgan Rifles.<br />
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The Edgar Allan Poe Museum is worth a visit. In five buildings, including the 1750's Ege House, is a repository of Poe items. Books, manuscripts, paintings, and artifacts are tastefully assembled to tell the story of Poe's life and legacy. One of the museums prized treasures is the Cornwall daguerreotype of Poe--the most iconic image of Edgar Allan Poe ever taken.<br />
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Verdict: 4 out 5 stars<br />
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Edgar Allan Poe's Petersburg: The Untold Story of the Raven in the Cockade City </i>by Jeffery Abugel<br />
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Verdict: 4 out 5 stars<br />
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-39835630283954048492016-01-13T17:01:00.000-08:002016-01-13T17:01:14.331-08:00Darker StillWhile waiting for the Leanna Renee Hieber's upcoming releases this year, I decided to have a re-read of her earlier work. I decided to start with <i style="font-weight: bold;">Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul</i>. Set in New York City in 1880, the novel follows the paranormal adventures of Natalie Stewart. One of the traits of Leanna's work that I adore is her unconventional heroines, and this novel is no exception. The heroine of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Darker Still</i>, Natalie Stewart is a mute. Deprived of the ability to speak while a toddler, Natalie records her adventures in her diary. Sheltered by her father, Natalie is searching for purpose and meaning is her life after leaving boarding school. Natalie discovers her purpose in life unexpectedly with the arrival of a hauntingly beautiful portrait of Jonathan Whitby, Lord Denbury, a British aristocrat who has "died" under mysterious circumstances. Fortunately for Natalie, her father is employed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is tasked with helping the museum acquire the piece. It soon becomes apparent that all is not right with the painting, and that Lord Denbury is not dead after all--but trapped within the confines of his painting and Natalie is the only person that can free him. <br />
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I simply adore this book. At turns romantic and terrifying, Leanna is gifted in her prose. What I love about Leanna's books is that the reader feels that they have been transported back in time. You feel as if you are walking the gas-lit cobblestone streets with the characters. The characters are smart, Natalie, despite her "disability" is a genuinely smart and feisty young woman--a trait that is sadly lacking in Young Adult novels. This book is also genuinely smart, the characters discuss and reflect on Spiritualism and morality on a level that is rarely seen. Having spent years studying 19th-century Spiritualism, I have never seen a better depiction of the beliefs of Spiritualist presented in a novel. When Spiritualism is used in modern historical novels, it is presented negatively as the belief of the easily duped or as the mode of the villain for some nefarious purpose. In reality, Spiritualism was more complex. Yes, the religion was used by charlatans to separate the gullible from their money. But, for countless grieving Americans, Spiritualism offered spiritual comfort on a level that was lacking for most traditional Protestant denominations. In <i style="font-weight: bold;">Darker Still</i>, Mrs. Northe, the guiding light for Natalie, is a Spiritualist and it is this character who champions Natalie in her quest to save Lord Denbury. <br />
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About Clara Templeton:
Clara is a very strong-willed, emotionally complex young woman who is orphaned in her pre-teen years and taken on, per the family’s wishes, by their friend, Congressman Rupert Bishop, who tends Clara dutifully and honorably and helps bring out her Spiritualist and Sensitive talents. The Eterna commission’s mission to search for a “cure for death” for elected officials during their time in office is Clara’s idea, borne of a twelve year old mind and a conversation with the grieving Mrs. Lincoln after the assassination of her husband. At the time of the story, Clara is now twenty-nine years old, just as strong-willed as ever and far more emotionally complex and it is a great worry to her that The Eterna commission has borne no results despite many forays into psychic and paranormal research, though the commission has taken a grave toll on those she loves and cares for.
“My dear Miss Hamilton, I thank you for your inquiries about me and my association with Mrs. Lincoln. Let me address them herein:
It is one of my greatest regrets that I did not see Mrs. Lincoln again after that fateful night when called to her side after the death of her husband, ostensibly to channel the spirit of the great Mister Lincoln, a demand Rupert and I declined to fulfill. Because I had left her with nothing but the first burgeoning hopes of what the Eterna Commission might reveal, I didn’t feel I could go back to her until I had either answers for her regarding the commission, or a direct message from any of her deceased loved ones that they demand she hear.
I confess, Mister Lincoln did murmur to me, as I left the White House that day in my youth in 1865, said softly in that unmistakable reedy voice of his, that he would be there with Mary as best he could be, to soothe her, but that he didn’t know if alerting her to his presence was a help or a hurt, so I’d best continue on but go with his blessings and assurances. I told Rupert of course, asked if we should go back, to say what had been said, he shook his head and to simply do what the president bid; go in his good grace.
Rupert told me it was Mary’s lot in this life to be troubled; that there was so much he couldn’t save her from, due to her own mind’s minefields, and considering the presences of Spiritualists often made her extremely excitable, he too regretted that we did not keep up with her as perhaps we should have. It is hard to know, as a Sensitive, where you are best suited, served, wanted, or needed.
What Rupert did do, however, was to corroborate with Mrs. --- to get her out of the mental ward her son had confined her to. She was troubled- who wouldn’t be considering all that had befallen her, the sheer trauma of it all- and she deserved freedom, in this, I am proud Rupert helped intervene.
If there is something further Mary wishes to say to us, I hope she will come forward and do so in any séance held or at any time, bidden or uninvited. Until that time, it is my profound and sincere hope that she is resting in much deserved peace.”
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Michelle Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17672370218991491584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678485139829200502.post-17290426197474445662016-01-10T17:16:00.001-08:002016-01-10T17:16:32.570-08:00James Meyers in Hospital and CampThe premiere of PBS' new costume drama <i>Mercy Street</i> next Sunday, has created a lot of buzz on social media. The show centers on life in a Union hospital in Alexandria, VA. To whet your appetite on what it was really like for medical personnel in the Union Army during the Civil War, I present a few extracts from the diary of Pvt. James A. Meyers. From 1862-1865, Meyers served as a hospital steward for the 45th Pennsylvania Volunteers.<div>
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<b>Friday, January 2, 1863 </b>[In camp in Stafford County, Virginia]</div>
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<i>This morning on arising I found</i> <i>that some one had during the past night entered my tent carrying off a demijohn containing some whiskey, which had been placed in my charge, also, had stolen half of our mess of baked beans intended for this mornings breakfast, no clue to the perpetuator. But some of those who last night were drunken are now paying the penalty of their folly. Two Segts have been reversed to the ranks. Our Colonel is very severe on intemperance.</i></div>
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<i>Recd by mail three letters & one paper, also this diary from Bro W-- one letter from SW Knipe, W. tells me of good things from home on the way, how gladly we soldiers look for our mail with news from home & friends.</i></div>
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<b>Wednesday, July 1, 1863 </b>[In hospital outside of Vicksburg, Mississippi]</div>
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<i>As usual dry and hot.</i></div>
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<i>The firing on the front is quite brisk this morning.</i></div>
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<i>No surgeon in attendance today for cause or other. So have to shift best way I can. Recd a few supplies from Sanitary Commission. In the evening Dr Youndt brought two more hospl patients. R. Roberts drummer Co 'K.' right fore arm broken, and James Malligan, Co 'A' helpless with Rheumatism. So we are full up, as I had admitted Wm Utter of Co H. earlier in the evening. The mail to-day brought me letters from S.A.M., S.R.G., E.G.T., and M.E.H. the first mail I have received since 6th ult. Wrote to Bro ETM.</i></div>
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<i>Made inventory of med supplies on hand.</i></div>
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<b>Thursday, December 3, 1863 </b>[During the siege of Knoxville, Tennessee]</div>
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<i>Opens bright clear and pleasant. Our dead house has eight occupants this morning. One killed on the field, the others died in Hospital. During the night we have had considerable cannonading, sounding more like signaling than anything else.</i></div>
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<i>My line of duty has been changed again today, from the operating room I go into the Dispensary and take charge there. Keeping the register &c promises to be a bust position and I think to my liking. Have a pleasant room for and office, Dr Fox of 8th Michigan is now in charge of Hospital, things are gradually coming in shape.</i></div>
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<i>There has been nothing unusual about the front today, the impression that the enemy is leaving seems to be gaining ground.</i></div>
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To learn more about James A. Meyers experiences as a hospital steward read <i style="font-weight: bold;">"My Heart is in the Cause": The Civil War Diary of James Meyers, 45th PA Volunteers </i>available now on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Heart-Cause-Diaries-Volunteers/dp/0964430487/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452474808&sr=8-1&keywords=michelle+l+hamilton">Amazon</a> </div>
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