Rule Britannia
Queen Elizabeth II died 8 Sept 2022. And what we have heard played is Rule Britannia. This song has a special association to our Colonel...
General Forbes' Whereabouts in Sept 1758
General Forbes is at Fort Loudoun PA in September 1758 . He arrives at Juniata Crossing 11 Sept 1758 . This is close to what Forbes calls...
Reas town & Loyalhanna (later as Forts Bedford & Ligonier)
Flight 93 went down near the Forbes Road on 9/11/2001 . During the Forbes Expedition of September 1758 , you will see that United...
A Skink from 1758
We found a Skink in my back yard. I dug a large hole in my back yard. It's quite the conversation starter. The cover story is that I am...
Fort Frontenac
The French had their navy there. They had transport boats there. They had a lot of supplies there. Without that, the supply line hurts....
Forbes Road: The Road Not Taken
Robert Frost speaks nothing of disgust when discussing the Road not Taken. But Colonel George Washington could certainly tell you of his...
Herta Jones' home and Columbus and Winchester VA
We're going to play that 6 degrees game, where everything is related to everything. And Herta Jones' home on 215 N Washington Street,...
Who stole the horses first?
Does it matter who stole first? Yeah. Big time. Especially if it happens to you. And then whoever stole first, guess what they say?...
War report by Abraham Bosomworth & story of brother's wife
Captain Abraham Bosomworth of the Royal Americans, stationed at Rays Town (also spelled as Reas Town and later as Fort Bedford) in...
Virginia's Bounties for Scalps 1755, 1757, repealed 1758
In covering 1758 in this year of 2022 we run into a lot of Virginians assembling to attack Cherokee allies on their way home after...
