This past winter I posted an article here in the Fortblog about Daniel Boone transporting a load of ginseng from Kentucky to Philadelphia sometime in 1787 or ’88, what the route of that journey may have been, and whether or not it brought the Boone party near Pricketts Fort, as one account claims. My conclusion [...]
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Daniel Boone & the boatload of ginseng: further considerations
Posted in Daniel Boone, Doug Wood, ginseng, Nathan Boone, Robert Morgan on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mountain Thyme to perform this Friday, August 20, at Pricketts Fort Ampitheatre
Posted in mountain music, Mountain Thyme on August 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This Friday evening, August 20, the all-women musical ensemble, Mountain Thyme, will perform folk songs and tunes in a musical style often described as Appalachian Celtic. The band features multilayered harmony vocals, acoustic melodies, and music that evokes a spirit of tradition and place. The concert will commence at 7 pm. Chairs are provided and concession is available. [...]
Corn: the staff of frontier life
Posted in beans, Blue Heron Mercantile, corn, Jas. Jacobs, Lenape Black Beans, Lenape Blue Corn on August 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the importance of corn on the Virginia frontier — or any American frontier, for that matter. One indication of its central role in the life of the trans-Allegheney pioneers is how often in their daily language references to corn were used to mark the passing of the seasons: Spring was corn-planting [...]
Dairy Day this Saturday, August 7
Posted in cheese, Dairy Day, goats, Judy Wilson, milk cows on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dairy Day at Pricketts Fort will be held this Saturday, August 7 from 10 – 4:30. Frontier activities will include making cottage cheese, milking goats, making butter, and cooking cheese pie over the hearth. Dairy Day activities are included with the regular price of admission. Tickets are $6 adults, $5 seniors, $3 children 6 – 12, under [...]
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