You might remember the discovery of Richard III’s grave under a Leicester parking lot back in 2012 and how shocking it was that a former King of England’s gravesite had been lost. For archaeologists, missing gravesites aren’t that uncommon. When put into perspective, it’s not surprising that we can’t locate the graves of many famous … Continue reading Where Are the Human Remains?: Fielding and Betty Lewis
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George Washington’s Taphophobia: The Fear of Being Buried Alive
On December 14, 1799, as George Washington lay in his final moments on his death bed, he told his secretary Tobias Lear what were likely his last words. Tobias recalled later: "About ten o'clk he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect it, at length he said,--'I am just going. Have … Continue reading George Washington’s Taphophobia: The Fear of Being Buried Alive
“They gave me grog…and put me to sleep with opium pills”: Kenmore as a Civil War Hospital
As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, we are remembering the war at Kenmore, and its aftermath. Although Kenmore is best known as a house of the colonial period, it had quite a history during the Civil War. Visitors to Kenmore have long heard that the house survived bombardment during the … Continue reading “They gave me grog…and put me to sleep with opium pills”: Kenmore as a Civil War Hospital
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