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I’m looking forward to speaking about “Becoming Valley Forge” to the Upper Moreland Historical Society on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at 7:30 p.m., Upper Moreland Township Building, 117 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA  19090.  Please come out and join me for some Revolutionary War Realness! For more information, about Becoming Valley Forge, click here. See you on… Continue reading

I saw this Smithsonian.com article about the original patriots, you know, those who fought in the Revolutionary War, as so many turn their sights to those football Patriots. There are some interest… Source: Because of the Superbowl — Ten Fun Facts About the Original Patriots http://flip.it/lPdE9c Continue reading

 “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.”–Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In today’s environment of fake news and social media propaganda, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s wise words are even more important.  The… Continue reading

On December 19, 1777, at 10 a.m., George Washington and his Continental Army marched out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills, past the Hanging Rock, and on to Valley Forge.  As one historian wrote, “Th… Source: Day 7, Dec. 19, 1777 — Washington’s Army marches out of Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and on to… Continue reading

On December 18, 1777, General George Washington’s army celebrated the first national Thanksgiving in Gulph Mills and on Rebel Hill.  The celebration caused a one day delay in the army’s march to… Source: Day 6, Dec. 18, 1777 — George Washington’s Army celebrates the new nation’s first Thanksgiving at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills and… Continue reading

After weeks of debate, General Washington decided on Valley Forge as the site of the Continental Army’s winter quarters.  As hard as it is for us to believe today, armies at this time generally did… Source: Day 5, Dec. 17, 1777 — Gen. Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for… Continue reading

On a cold and rainy December 16, 1777, the 11,000 soldiers in George Washington’s Continental Army at Gulph Mills and Rebel Hill had one solace — tents had arrived.  They had been exposed to the sn… Source: Day 4: Dec. 16, 1777 — Tents arrive and British soldiers captured at Gulph Mills Continue reading

On December 15, 1777, the Continental Army has been at Gulph Mills and Rebel Hill for two days, so they are able to settle down and recoup a bit of their strength.  As Dr. Albigence Waldo, Surgeon … Source: Day 3, Dec. 15, 1777 — The Continental Army settles down at Rebel Hill and Gulph… Continue reading

On December 14, 1777, the condition of the 11,000 members of the Continental Army at Gulph Mills and Rebel Hill was one of extreme hardship.  The soldier’s tents were not to arrive for two mo… Source: Day 2, Dec. 14 — Hardship plagues the Continental Army at “the Gulph” Continue reading