Slavery in America
Did you know that thirteen of the first fifteen United States presidents owned slaves? This stat is quite well-known among historians, ...
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Shebby Lee
- Mar 2, 2020
- 3 min
New Old Traditions
I belong to an alumni association which is more social club than academic, and was reminded recently of our penchant for creating what...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 2018
- 2 min
Jas. Townsend & Sons
Just on principle, I pretty much like ALL living history experiences. When done well, 21st century participants can feel part of...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 2017
- 2 min
Saturnalia
Have you ever wondered why Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus in December, especially since scientists determined long ago (based on...
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Shebby Lee
- Jul 1, 2017
- 2 min
History Envy
I have history envy. I doubt that it’s a very widespread malady, though possibly infectious. Therefore, in the public interest I have...
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Shebby Lee
- May 1, 2017
- 2 min
Tidewater
Two hundred years after the first Pilgrims, Dutch East Indian employees and English Cavaliers arrived on these shores (and began the...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 2016
- 2 min
The Education of Shebby Lee
I consider my own education to be woefully incomplete and with the days dwindling down – as the song goes – is taking on a sense of...
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Shebby Lee
- Oct 1, 2016
- 4 min
Democracy
When I was in junior high, my history teacher planted a trick question in a pop quiz that made a lasting impression on me. He asked us to...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 2015
- 3 min
Founding Fathers
History teachers and trivia buffs are fond of posing trick questions to their respective audiences. So here goes: I was leafing through a...
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Shebby Lee
- Nov 1, 2015
- 4 min
American Heritage
My grandfather was an original subscriber to American Heritage Magazine, the classy hardbound history magazine written and edited by some...
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Shebby Lee
- Jun 30, 2015
- 3 min
Colonization
Italy did not colonize North America, notwithstanding Christopher Columbus (an Italian who was actually working for Spain when he...
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Shebby Lee
- Dec 1, 2014
- 3 min
The Fascination With Water
What is it about water that is so alluring to the human psyche? Views of a river, estuary, ocean, canal, inter-coastal waterway, bayou,...
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Shebby Lee
- Jan 1, 2014
- 2 min
New Year’s Open House
The custom of paying New Year’s calls originated in New York, or as it was then styled, New Amsterdam, where the Dutch held open house on...
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