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Six Days in December talk, 12/9, 2 p.m., Upper Merion Township Bldg.
Please join me on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 2 pm at Upper Merion Township Building, Freedom Hall, 175 W. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, when I talk about Six Days in December: General George Washington’s and the Continental Army’s Encampment on Rebel Hill, December 13 – 19, 1777. See flyer below. I hope to… Continue reading
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Becoming Valley Forge — now February 2013
Due to unforeseen circumstances, my latest novel, Becoming Valley Forge, will be published in February 2013, instead of February 2012. Follow this blog for updates and more information as my new publication date approaches. Expect a bigger and better book! Continue reading
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Join me at Montgomery County (PA) Black History Month Celebration 2/23
I was honored to be asked to be one of the author participants in the Montgomery County (PA) Black History Month celebration, “BLACK WOMEN in AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE – Women Supporting Women, Lifting As We Climb,” on Thursday, February 23, 10am – 130 pm, Montgomery County Human Services Center, 1430 Dekalb Street, Norristown, PA. I’ll be… Continue reading
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Day 5, Dec. 17, 1777 — Gen. Washington issues inspirational orders announcing the move to Valley Forge and prepares for nation’s first Thanksgiving celebration on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
Generals George Washington, Marquis de Lafayette, and Nathaniel Green (Gilder Lehrman collection) December 17, 1777 was a momentous day on Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills. 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… Continue reading
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Day 4, Dec. 16, 1777 — Tents arrive and British soldiers captured at Gulph Mills
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 snow and cold since the army arrived at the Gulph on December 12, and they had sought shelter under the rocks and… Continue reading
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Day 3, Dec. 15, 1777 — The Continental Army settles down at Rebel Hill and Gulph Mills
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 General to the Army writes of his condition, improved as of the past two days, “Quiet. Eat Pessimmens,… Continue reading
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Day 2, Dec. 14 — Hardship plagues the Continental Army at “the Gulph”
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 more days. There was little, if any food. Dr. Albigence Waldo, Surgeon General to the Continental Army and a member of… Continue reading
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Day 1, Dec. 13, 1777 — Washington’s Army at Rebel Hill
(This post was mistakenly put on another blog of mine yesterday. So, I’m reposting it today! The Day 2 post is on its way…) Late in the evening of December 12, 1777, in a blinding snowstorm, George Washington and his hungry, tired, and barely-clothed army, spent from a December 11 encounter with the British at… Continue reading
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A blog of my own
This is the blog for Sheilah Vance, the author–one of my many hats. Watch this space for information about my current novels, Chasing the 400, and Land Mines; my Christian inspirational book, Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of Overcoming from One Special Church (with Rev. Felicia Howard); and my new… Continue reading
