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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.

what's the framework of the d of i?

The Declaration of Independence Established Natural Law as the Organizing Principle of the United States.

 

 

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The new country would be committed  to a legal standard of freedom to be incorporated into the forms of government.

american revolution taverns in boston

Parts of the American Revolution were spawned in a variety of taverns. Taverns played an important part of Boston's history, for the Revolution and beyond.

I discovered a post that has excellent information of some special Boston taverns. Take a look and explore these historical landmarks.

EXPLORE THE TAVERNS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN BOSTON

tech meets society

Once upon a time, Silicon Valley believed it was insulated from questions of culture, social change, and politics. Hardware was built on science, software on objective functionality, and personal beliefs needn’t enter the picture. But as new technologies — and the companies behind these technologies — extend their reach into nearly every part of our lives, they can’t help but clash with the larger world.

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