20 Dec
Traveling through History

Traveling through History

  • by desiertog

Without a plan of where we were going to go we had inadvertently traveled down the timeline for the “New World.”

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26 Nov
Colonial Williamsburg Historic Trades

Colonial Williamsburg Historic Trades

  • by Garrett Tershel

Our second favorite thing to do was explore the historic trades and talk with the trades people.

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25 Nov
Thousand Trails Williamsburg

Thousand Trails Williamsburg

  • by Garrett Tershel

My review isn't great but we would stay here again

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22 Nov
Colonial Williamsburg, our favorite part...

Colonial Williamsburg, our favorite part...

  • by Garrett Tershel

It is the characters that make this place special.

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21 Nov
America’s Historic Triangle

America’s Historic Triangle

  • by desiertog

The Historic Triangle was my next required stopping place on our journey...

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19 Nov
Fort James Archaeological Dig

Fort James Archaeological Dig

  • by Garrett Tershel

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18 Nov
Jamestown Settlement, Historic Triangle

Jamestown Settlement, Historic Triangle

  • by Garrett Tershel

This was our second stop in the Historic Triangle (Yorktown, Jamestown, Williamsburg).  Earlier this week, on Veterans Day, we honored our fallen heroes by learning about the battle of Yorktown at the Yorktown Battlefield NPS.  Today we purchased a seven day pass to multiple museums in the Historic Triangle. The Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum run by the state of Virginia.

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16 Nov
Virginia Air and Space Museum

Virginia Air and Space Museum

  • by Garrett Tershel

The Virginia Air and Space Museum, Langley NASA was a small venue museum and it shined!

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11 Nov
Veterans Day Yorktown, VA, honoring our first veterans.

Veterans Day Yorktown, VA, honoring our first veterans.

  • by Garrett Tershel

It was great to bring the stories we had studied to life.

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28 Sep
Plymouth, MA the beginning of something special!

Plymouth, MA the beginning of something special!

  • by Garrett Tershel

Our walk around the town of Plymouth. The Mayflower II, Plymouth Rock and Lyden St. where the original village was located.

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27 Sep
Plimoth Plantation, a living museum.

Plimoth Plantation, a living museum.

  • by Garrett Tershel

On our trip around the East Coast, historical sites have been a focus. We hope to complete a better understanding of history by reading the stories of history then visiting the original sites. Plimoth Plantation was our next stop.

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