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Children, Spinsters, and Patriots

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Char of inkydancestudios

Babies died. Children died. Young men and women died. Life in 1630s early-colonial America called for hard work, endurance, and brought much heartache. Here in our high-tech automated world of designer medicines, we think of our ancestral grandfathers and sons … Continue reading →

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Ale and Leather. . . Let ‘s Drink to it.

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Char of inkydancestudios

If you sailed from England to the New World in the 1630s, before the age of coffee or tea, your beverage of choice would be cider or ale. No one trusted the purity of onboard water. On the ship your … Continue reading →

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