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Accokeek Foundation

Apr 30, 20203 min read

Five 18th Century Recipes You Can Make During Quarantine to Give Yourself a Tiny Bit of Serotonin

For 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...

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Accokeek Foundation

Jul 26, 20194 min read

Switchel: America’s OG sport drink

Before Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamin Water, Switchel was the drink of choice for rehydration. by Kate McGowan, Museum Interpreter “I...

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Accokeek Foundation

Mar 14, 20197 min read

Winter Woes and Wonders

The National Colonial Farm imagines a fictional family—the Boltons—to reveal the realities of life for non-wealthy landowners and...

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Accokeek Foundation

Mar 29, 20183 min read

Love 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”...

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Accokeek Foundation

Mar 15, 20112 min read

Women’s History: Paying Tribute to Frances Bolton

Frances Payne Bolton was the founder and first President of the Accokeek Foundation. She purchased the 500-acre Bliss farm in Accokeek in...

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