Category Archives: American History

Banyans, A Gentleman’s Dressing Gown + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 17 June 2026

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

In 2011, the Brighton Pavillion had a display of Regency fashion as part of their annual Jane Austen celebration. It was magnificent. One of the items on display was a quilted chintz banyan, what a gentleman might wear in the … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: George Ross, Defender of States’ Rights and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

George Ross was a 46 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer and the father of three. He died three years later in 1779. “George Ross’s father was born at Balblair, Scotland, in 1679 … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: John Penn: A Man Who Aided in Cornwallis’s Defeat and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

John Penn was 36 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a lawyer by trade and the father of three children. He died early on in 1788 at the age of 48. Patriot, Continental Congress … Continue reading →

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“Bonus” Traitor Thursday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Benjamin Harrison, Congressional “Falstaff” and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Benjamin Harrison was 50 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was a plantation owner and father of seven children from Virginia. He died at age 65 in 1791. Born on 5 April 1726, Benjamin Harrison … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Lewis Morris, Lord of Morrisania Manor and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Lewis Morris was a 50 year old plantation owner from New York when he signed the Declaration of Independence. The father of 10 children, Morris died in 1798 at the age of 71. Lewis Morris III was born on April 8, 1726, … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday: Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas Jefferson, the Signer Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Thomas Jefferson was a plantation owner, but also a lawyer and a scientist. He was only 33 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He was the father of 6 and lived to age 83, not leaving … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Lyman Hall, Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founder of the University of Georgia

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

52 years old Lyman Hall was both a physician and a minister. Married twice, he fathered only one child. He was 66 years old when he passed in 1790. Lyman Hall was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 of the United States as a Separate Nation: Samuel Chase, The Only U. S. Supreme Court Judge to Face Impeachment Charges and Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Samuel Chase was a 35 years old lawyer when he signed the Declaration of Independence. He married twice and was the father of four children. He died in June 1811 at the age of 70. Samuel Chase was born in … Continue reading →

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In History, “False Teeth” Were Not So False

Posted on April 3, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

  What we refer to as “false” teeth are not false, for most dentures in history contained real teeth, either from another human or from an animal. Some of the oldest finding regarding false teeth come to us from Mexico. … Continue reading →

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Traitor Tuesday ~ Celebrating 250 Years of the United States as a Separate Nation: Thomas McKean, The “Last” Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Regina Jeffers

Thomas McKean was 42 years of age when he signed the Declaration of Independence. A lawyer by trade, McKean had married twice and had 11 children. He died in June of 1817, meaning he also saw the War of 1812, … Continue reading →

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