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Tag Archives: Colchester
The Importance of Tobacco Marks
Nichole Zang / E-tern / Public History Major / Stevenson University Hi, I’m Mount Vernon Archaeology’s first E-tern and spent this semester transcribing ledgers from the 18th-century Alexandria and Colchester stores owned by John Glassford and Alexander Henderson (G&H). At … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, Colchester, E-tern, Glassford, Glassford and Henderson, Henderson, tobacco economy, tobacco inspector, tobacco marks
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Of “midlg size & not Deep:” Milk Pans for the Every Man
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online While the 22 milk pans from the South Grove excavation provide important tangible details about the material and sizes, they are only a small fraction of George Washington’s milk pans. The invoices … Continue reading
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Tagged artifacts, capacity, Colchester, dairy, George Washington, Henderson, milk pans, orders and invoices
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The Rutted Road to Mount Vernon
By Luke Pecoraro / Assistant Archaeologist A popular slip-jig in early 19th c. America and the British Isles called the “Rocky Road to Dublin” recounts the story of a young man travelling from a small Irish village to Dublin, and … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alexandria, Colchester, George Washington, Henderson, maps, orders and invoices, roads, travel
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Time Detectives and Material Culture
By Joe Downer / History / George Mason University I’m a member of “Team History” interning here in the Mount Vernon Archaeology Department. I am a senior at George Mason University studying American History, and my time at Mount Vernon … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, History
Tagged Colchester, Henderson, interns, straight pins, transcription
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“All the Small Things”
By Anna Dempsey / Anthropology Major / Third Year / University of Virginia I’m the lucky intern who was funded this summer thanks to the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program (CSJP). This program provides funding for non-profit organizations like Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Artifacts, History
Tagged 1/16", Colchester, CSJP, flotation, gun shot, Henderson, interns, orders and invoices, small finds, water screen
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A Smokin’ Deal: Tobacco Planters and the Quest for Their Accounts
By James Bland / History & Economics Major / Senior / University of Utah A comedian once said, “If you can’t check a man’s soul, then check his wallet.” Such was my mindset transcribing the Alexandria accounts of the Glassford and … Continue reading
Summer Interns
For a professional archaeologist working at a historic site like Mount Vernon, summer means lots of student interns. Usually our students help us dig, but this summer, Mount Vernon’s archaeologists aren’t excavating outside – instead, we’re “digging” in our laboratory … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, Colchester, Facebook, GIS, Henderson, interns, tea, tobacco economy
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