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    Only 2 Colonial Cocktails Events Remain!
    Historic London Town
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Only 2 Colonial Cocktails Events Remain!

    Only 2 Colonial Cocktails events remain – with limited seats at both! Which drinks will reign supreme? Mint Julep and Fish House Punch (T...
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    Tavern Tales: An Election Entertainment
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: An Election Entertainment

    This week’s #TavernTales post uses William Hogarth’s print, An Election Entertainment, to explore the connection between taverns and elec...
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    Tavern Tales: Village Tavern
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: Village Tavern

    Last week’s post focused on taverns as centers as news. This week’s post continues the theme of communication by talking about taverns as...
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    New July 2020 Programs!
    Historic London Town
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    New July 2020 Programs!

    Join London Town for in-person, outside programs this summer! These programs will have limited numbers to allow for social distancing, en...
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    Tavern Tales: War News from Home
    Historic London Town
    • Jun 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: War News from Home

    The next few Tavern Tales will use paintings to explore the various aspects of colonial taverns. The painting for this week is Richard Wo...
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    Tavern Tales: The Final Installment on the "Other" Alexander Hamilton
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • May 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: The Final Installment on the "Other" Alexander Hamilton

    A Map of the West-Indies & c. Mexico or New Spain, Herman Moll, c.1732 This week’s #TavernTales takes place in Newport, Rhode Island, on ...
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    Tavern Tales: More About the "Other" Alexander Hamilton
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • May 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: More About the "Other" Alexander Hamilton

    Did you know that colonial taverns would compete for customers by offering unusual entertainment, such as baboons? Learn more!
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    Tavern Tales: The Other Alexander Hamiliton
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • May 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tavern Tales: The Other Alexander Hamiliton

    The first in a tavern tale series on the "Other" Alexander Hamilton, a colonial doctor from Annapolis
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    Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight Continued
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Apr 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight Continued

    Painting is by Cornelius Bega The Inn, https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.4114.html This week’s #Tavern Tales post continues w...
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    Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Apr 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight

    Painting is by Adriaen Ostade Feasting Peasants in a Tavern, 1673 The #TavernTales posts for the next couple of weeks will focus on the t...
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    Tavern Tales: Paying Your Debts
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Apr 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: Paying Your Debts

    Last week’s #TavernTales post focused on tavern pricing. This post shows a portion of John Wyer’s tavern expenses to Annapolis tavern kee...
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    Tavern Tales: Tavern Pricing
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Apr 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tavern Tales: Tavern Pricing

    This week’s #TavernTales post focuses on their pricing structure. Did you know that the prices were set by the government throughout, and...
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    Tavern Tales: 1708 Letter
    Rod Cofield, Executive Director
    • Apr 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Tavern Tales: 1708 Letter

    Village Ale House; Engraver, Joseph Grozer; After work by Henry Bunbury; Publisher, William Dickinson; 7 April 1787 Image source For the ...
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