Winchester's Annual Festival
Ever since Saturday, May 3, 1924, this town shuts down on the first Saturday of May and calls it Apple Blossom. . Click on Source of...
Spring Onions and the Warrior Swallow
Next time you see Spring Onion growing at your feet, you will remember the story of Swallow and his son. He should have never gone on...
Fort Loudoun Cannon June 1757
We continue our trek through 1757 in this year of 2021. We run into a letter by Colonel George Washington discussing cannons at Fort...
Brave Harry and his Band of Brothers
Some writers knew their history and they knew their Shakespeare. The Brave Harry Letter To George Washington from John Baylor, 20 June...
FELTNER'S Winchester Appeals to Washington
On 21 April 1756 when a Council of War was held in Winchester Va. This war council responded to the citizens appealing to Washington and...
A Storm is coming - Mercer writes about it
. This is a story told by Captain George Mercer. A Storm approaches. Picture by Jim Moyer, Eric Cherry contributed by making those...
The Great Men of Virginia were Liars
“I don’t understand writing, but got a Man to write a Letter for me to the Governour to acquaint him what things I had promised my young...
You Can't Just Walk Off
You can't just walk away. Whatever right you think you have, you better have such a right affirmed by legal approval. And that's the way...
200 to South Carolina, 100 to Cherokee lands
Lt Gov Dinwiddie of Virginia agreed at the convention of Governors in Philadelphia held by Lord Loudoun 14-23 March 1757 to send 400...
President before he was President
We continue our trek through 1757 in this year of 2021. We come upon a Council of War 16 April 1757 , using the term President. We've...
