Colonial American culinary traditions often are mixed with molasses, allspice and ginger. These were popular ingredients found throughout the 18th century that made their way into a multitude of dishes from stews to gingerbread. These spices that defined a time also...
Winston-Salem, North Carolina is a special place where history and the present co-exist and thrive. Not long ago, we provided an itinerary for a long weekend spent exploring the area. That was followed by a podcast with Martha Hartley, Director of Moravian...
We’ve all heard of “living history” museums, where life exists, as if in a bubble, with old methods, costumed interpreters, etc. going about their days, as if it was days gone by. The point is to show us what life was like in a different time....
Old Salem, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is this wonderful, unique slice of life (and history) that combines living history with regular, every day life! We wrote about our visit to Winston-Salem which included some time we spent in Old Salem. Learn more...
I’ve lived in Colorado all my life with our rugged Rocky Mountains as everyone’s beacon for which direction is West (thereby making North, East, and South easier to find). I assumed all mountainous regions were the same – until I went to Blowing Rock, North...
