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Ancestral Wars
On May 25th, Memorial Day, Pricketts Fort held observances in memory of the men from Pricketts Fort who served in the following wars: the French & Indian War, Pontiac’s Uprising, Lord Dunmor… more →
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Ancestral Wars
bj omanson wrote 6 months ago: On May 25th, Memorial Day, Pricketts Fort held observances in memory of the men from Pricketts Fort … more →
From a local artist, a brief look back to last autumn . . .
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bj omanson wrote 10 months ago: If I may leave the subject of “Virginia frontier winters” temporarily, I think readers o … more →
The legend of Stingy Jack . . .
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: Our present-day custom of carving pumpkins and lighting them with candles originated with the Irish … more →
Strolling through the Fall Festival at Pricketts Fort
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: making apple butter outside the Job House throughout the festival local musicians played mountain mu … more →
Frontier pest control
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: As mentioned in several previous posts, it has been a very bad year for beetles. Recently we noticed … more →
A quiet moment . . .
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: Lately most of our days have been so crowded with visitors and activity that it has been hard findin … more →
molding a mess of musket balls
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: With heavy rain and wind much of the day keeping us mostly inside, Michael and Okey make good use of … more →
Memorial Day observations
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: In honor of Memorial Day here at Pricketts Fort, Okey Simmons gave a brief talk about the sacrifice … more →
busses roll in, kids roll out . . .
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: About sixty children today, from Jane Lew Elementary. Coward that I am, I mostly lay low in the lib … more →
a new season
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: We just opened here at the fort a couple of days ago. The weather has been about perfect, sunny but … more →
