by Melissa Quinn | Dec 4, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
On This Day in History, December 4, 1783, Washington bids farewell to approximately 30 of his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. New York had been held by the British since the beginning of the war and there were many British soldiers still in the...
by Founders Keep | Dec 2, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
Lydia Barrington Darragh (1728-1789) Lydia Barrington Darragh was a Philadelphia Quaker who became a Patriot spy during the American Revolution. Her courageous efforts helped prepare General George Washington for an attack by the British in December 1777. Born in 1729...
by Melissa Quinn | Nov 16, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
Now that we have had a week to process everything, I’d just like to share a few thoughts on the election. What a wild night! We came within inches of losing this precious Republic! God has given us a chance to change course and reform this nation back into what He...
by Melissa Quinn | Oct 30, 2016 | Articles, Uncategorized
Esther De Berdt Reed was a civic leader who formed and led the Ladies Association of Philadelphia to provide aid for George Washington’s troops during the Revolutionary War. She was a female activist in a time when it was frowned upon for women to...
by Michael Murphy | Oct 16, 2016 | Articles
“A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined … ” – George Washington, First Annual Address to both Houses of Congress, January 8, 1790 © 2009 Joye~, Flickr | CC-BY Anyone who is more than 30 years old understands the meanings of words change along with...
by Melissa Quinn | Oct 16, 2016 | Articles
By Melissa Quinn, October 16, 2016 On this day in 1780, a 27 year old mother, Hannah Hardy, saved her 7 year old son and 8 other young boys after they were taken captive during a British led Indian raid on her hometown of Royalton, in what is now Vermont. The early...
