Kate McGowanApr 30, 20203 minFive 18th Century Recipes You Can Make During Quarantine to Give Yourself a Tiny Bit of SerotoninFor those of you who are able to social distance, it might have been a couple of weeks since you last made a grocery run, and you might...
Accokeek FoundationJul 26, 20194 minSwitchel: America’s OG sport drinkBefore Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamin Water, Switchel was the drink of choice for rehydration. by Kate McGowan, Museum Interpreter “I...
Kaylin BeachMar 14, 20197 minWinter Woes and WondersThe National Colonial Farm imagines a fictional family—the Boltons—to reveal the realities of life for non-wealthy landowners and...
Kate McGowanMar 29, 20183 minLove Letters in the 18th Century“Now Letter-Writing is, to me, the most agreable Amusement and Writing to you the most entertaining and Agreable of all Letter-Writing”...
Accokeek FoundationMar 15, 20112 minWomen’s History: Paying Tribute to Frances BoltonFrances Payne Bolton was the founder and first President of the Accokeek Foundation. She purchased the 500-acre Bliss farm in Accokeek in...