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In the Swan's Shadow
http://theebonswan.blogspot.com/
Focusing mainly on topics of interest to American Civil War living historians, reenactors, or history buffs in general, this also has a habit of wandering onto seemingly random topics such as my jewelry business and anything else that crosses my mind, then my keyboard.
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My brother has gone to Creator. Oneh, xansati.Of all the money that ere I had, I spent it in good company.And of all the harm that ere I've done, alas t'was done to none but me.And all I've done for want of wit, to memory now I can't recall.So fill...
Happy St. Stephen's/Boxing Day!
The day after Christmas has two different minor holidays attached to it; namely St. Stephen's Day and Boxing Day. Boxing Day is a holiday that is British in origin, still celebrated in many places including the UK and other places that fell under Br...
Christmas Eve
This is another Thomas Nast illustration out of Harper's Weekly. Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist who had an incredible talent for telling very poignant stories through his drawings. This appears in the January 03, 1863 edition of Harper's We...
Period Receipts: A Few Period Christmas Recipes
I heard it said a few years ago that there were very few, if any, recipes during the Civil War period that were specifically for Christmas. Rather, families chose their richest and tastiest recipes and made them during the Christmas season, and soon...
Harper's Weekly Christmas Picture, 1864
This is from the cover of the December 31, 1864 edition of Harper's Weekly. As you can see, there's a lot going on in this print: The children are engaged in a variety of play activities, including reading, playing with what appears to be toy weapo...
