Category Archives: America

Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Knox Witherspoon, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Author of a Colonial Blockbuster

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

  John Witherspoon was a 53 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A minister, twice married and the father of 12, Witherspoon lived to age 71. John Knox Witherspoon was a Scottish-born clergyman, who signed the Declaration … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Abraham Clark, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and “The Poor Man’s Counselor”

Posted on February 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Clark was both a lawyer and surveyor by trade. He was 50 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Married twice, he was the father of 16 children in total. He lived to age 92, seeing America again … Continue reading →

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Philip Livingston, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and “Lord of the Manor”

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Philip Livingston was one of the older of the signer. A merchant, he represented New York. He was 60 years of age at the time he signed the document. He was dead by age 62. Born to a wealthy family … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Richard Henry Lee, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the “Cicero” Who Advocated for a Bill of Rights

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Richard Henry Lee was both a merchant and a plantation owner from Virginia. He was married twice and the father of six children. He was 44 when he signed the document. He died at the age of 62. Richard Henry … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: “Put Your John Hancock on the Line!” Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

With the flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock is a name easily remembered. But what do we know of Hancock’s life? Hancock was 40 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. Hancock was a … Continue reading →

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When You Discover One of Your Great Grandfather’s Has a Town Named After Him

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Welcome to Marlinton, West Virginia. What might you ask would have me writing about a small town in rural West Virginia? Well, the truth of it is I have once again been updating my Ancestry.com files. This town is named … Continue reading →

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Happy 249th Birthday America!!! Can You Answer the Questions All U.S. Citizens Should Know?

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

NEXT YEAR WILL BE 250 YEARS, BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT RATTLE YOUR BRAIN A BIT BEFORE THEN.  Below is a sample of the types of questions one must master in order to become a naturalized citizen of the United … Continue reading →

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America’s and Great Britain’s Impact on The Industrial Revolution

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

Who would think that at the beginning of the 18th Century that either America or Great Britain would take the lead in industrializing the world? Yet, during the 1700s and 1800s, it was those two nations which sprang forward to … Continue reading →

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What Did a Child of the Aristocracy and Gentry Eat During the Regency Era?

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Regina Jeffers

One thing I think ti is important to remember is English children of the aristocracy and gentry classes were traditionally fed their main meal, meaning, usually the meal with meat, in the middle of the day. Such is when most … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson: The Man. The Myth.

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Regina Jeffers

As this coming Tuesday is election day, I thought I might share something of the man who largely wrote our country’s “Declaration of Independence.” I found this most agreeable as Jefferson’s holds a place on my family tree. Moreover, this … Continue reading →

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