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Revolutionary War re-enactment.

Posted on October 26, 2010 by tinderbox

On Sunday we went to a Revolutionary War re-enactment at Mount Harmon Plantation on the Eastern Shore. It was a perfect close to our week with Paul Revere’s Ride. The plantation grounds are quite extensive. The British and American forces … Continue reading →

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Paul Revere’s ride, in deep detail.

Posted on October 21, 2010 by tinderbox

This morning, as usual, we started our Five in a Row time by reading Paul Revere’s Ride. This time we read more slowly and stopped several times to talk about meaning. What does muster mean? Barracks? What does it mean … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary women.

Posted on October 20, 2010 by tinderbox

We’ve mostly just been reading a lot of books for our Paul Revere’s Ride study, which is educational and enjoyable but doesn’t lend itself very well to exciting blog posts. Sorry. I wanted to introduce some simple embroidery as our … Continue reading →

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Paul Revere’s Ride.

Posted on October 18, 2010 by tinderbox

Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. This week, we’re studying a picture-book … Continue reading →

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