george washington at christmas

Washington did celebrate Christmas in a variety of ways throughout his life. Christmas was an important religious holiday in Washington's life. The holiday was usually extended to January 6 in his time to celebrate the twelve days of Christmas. There were many balls and parties. His experiences ranged from one extreme to the other.

In 1740, the Washington house burned down on Christmas Eve and the family celebrated Christmas in the detached kitchen. That couldn't have been much fun.

Washington's Kitchen near Fredricksburg

In 1758, on the twelve day of Christmas, January 6, George married Martha Dandridge Custis.

Junius Brutus Stearns depicts The Marriage of George Washington to Martha Custis

Christmas 1775 Martha traveled to Cambridge, Massachsetts and the Battle of Trenton was fought in 1776. In 1777, it was winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1779, it was winter quarters at Morristown, New Jersey. Martha was with George that winter.

Ford Mansion at Morristown - Washington's headquarters

Christmas 1781, Washington was in Philadelphia. In 1783, Washington resigned his commission and went home to Mount Vernon. In 1789, Washington was president of the United States. In 1797 and 1798, George and Martha were at home. These were his last two Christmases.

"George Washington at Christmas" on mountvernon.org was the source for this post.

american revolution museum at yorktown

The grand opening celebration of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is March 23-April 4, 2017, officially launching the impressive new museum that replaces the Yorktown Victory Center.

The Grand Opening Celebration of the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown will commence with 13 days of festivities on March 23-April 4, 2017, with a patriotic salute to America’s 13 original states.

American Revolution Museum at Yorktown VA

States will be recognized in the museum lobby with informational displays about each state’s Revolutionary War history, as well as tourism and heritage organizations. Each day will begin with a midday ceremony honoring the featured state with welcoming remarks.

Among close to 500 artifacts on exhibit are a Declaration of Independence broadside dating to July 1776; a June 1776 Philadelphia printing of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, one of the inspirations for the U.S. Declaration of Independence; a coronation portrait of King George III from the studio of Allan Ramsay; one of the two earliest known portraits done from life of an African who had been enslaved in the 13 British colonies that became the United States.

 

Source article: MUST SEE!

 

social stats 2013

Jesse Wojdylo published a post on his blog that gives his predictions for social media platforms in 2014.

Some highlights:

• Engagement tougher on Facebook
• Twitter has the most growth potential
• Big growth for Snapchat
• Local business using Google+ more for Google Maps
• Instagram to grow with certain demographic groups like Stay at Home Moms
• Ad campaigns will use Vine ..... a lot
• Reddit will dominate news and entertainment info
• Pinterest about the same
• LinkedIn shows more B2B opportunities - author promises to use it more... so do I
•  Yahoo! Social Network to come into play ... a big player in entertainment

One item to focus on: content with copywriting. Also visual content. Here's to a great 2014.
Extend your reach in the social media platforms you're comfortable with. My recommendation are strive to gain Google+ followers and Twitter followers.

Contact Jesse: jwojdylo@gmail.com