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My Favorite American Revolution Reenactment Cannon Blasts 6-10
May 01, 2023 - When I started attending American Revolution reenactment events over a decade ago, one of the day's highlights was captu...
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5 Favorite Portrait B&W American Revolution Photos
March 31, 2023 - I first learned photography using film. My first SLR (single-lens reflex) camera was a Nikon 20-20. Those small film can...
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5 Reasons to Attend an American Revolution Reenactment
February 28, 2023 - February is the month I start preparing for the new American Revolution reenactment year. To start, I'll review two site...
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Attending a new American Revolution Reenactment-The Battle of Princeton 2023
January 31, 2023 - Attending a new American Revolution Reenactment is always fun. You don't know what to expect. This time it was the Battl...
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American Revolution Photos-2022 Recap
December 31, 2022 - This blog is to recap the reenactment events I attended in 2022. I was at five regular and one national. Regrettably, be...
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245th Anniversary of the Battle of Brandywine-2022 National Event
November 30, 2022 - On a beautiful Sunday morning in late September, I drove the short distance, ten miles, to the 245th anniversary of the...
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Rediscovering Old City Philadelphia Cultural District
November 01, 2022 - As mentioned before, I live in the Philadelphia, PA, suburbs. Because of the pandemic, it has been years since I had the...
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Mount Harmon National Revolutionary War Reenactment & Colonial Festival 2022
September 30, 2022 - Have you heard the expression how time flies where time seems to move very or more quickly? That is how I felt a few mon...
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Celebrating my 50th AmericanRevolutionPhotos.com blog, which is my 51st
August 31, 2022 - Why am I celebrating my 50th blog with my 51st? Because I had posted part 2 of my fantastic interview with Noah "Ned Hes...
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Interview with Noah “Ned Hector” Lewis-Black Revolutionary War Hero Part 2 Cont
July 31, 2022 - In last month's blog, I shared that my 2nd interview, questions 6-10, would be included in this posting. Noah “Ned Hecto...
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Interview with Noah “Ned Hector” Lewis-Black Revolutionary War Hero Part 2
June 30, 2022 - There were so many more questions I wanted to ask Noah “Ned Hector” Lewis after posting blog # 46. Soon afterward, I ask...
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10 American Revolution Reenactment Motion Blur Photos-1-5
May 31, 2022 - In last month's blog, 10 American Revolution Reenactment Motion Blur Photos-6-10, I reviewed five photos using panning o...
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10 American Revolution Reenactment Motion Blur Photos-6-10
April 30, 2022 - To write my monthly blogs, I've had the opportunity to review many photo galleries. It's been fun reminiscing on when an...
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Interview with Noah “Ned Hector” Lewis-Black Revolutionary War Hero
March 31, 2022 - One of the joys of photographing American Revolution reenactments is meeting spectators, event staff, photographers, ven...
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Top 10 Photos You Wouldn't Expect Were From A Reenactment-Numbers 1-5
February 28, 2022 - In last month's blog, I reviewed 5 photos you wouldn't know were taken at an American Revolution reenactment. And this m...
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Top 10 Photos You Wouldn't Expect Were From A Reenactment-6-10
January 31, 2022 - Photographing American Revolution Reenactments is fun. There are so many photography opportunities to explore at every e...
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American Revolution Photos-2021 Recap
December 31, 2021 - I n blog # 19 (January 2020), I started a new, hopefully, recurring ritual. I recapped my American Revolution reenactmen...
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Interview with Jocelyn Rouse- Marketing & Business Operations Coordinator at Cliveden
December 01, 2021 - Living in the Philadelphia, PA suburbs, has many benefits. I'm close to many of the American Revolution reenactments hel...
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Battle at Chadds Ford 2021
October 31, 2021 - The Battle of Brandywine, held on September 11, 1777, was the largest land battle of the American Revolution. Almost 30,...
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My Camera Gear and Accessories Part 2 of 2
September 30, 2021 - In last month's blog, I described my photography gear. For this month's blog, I'll review my cameras and accessories. Fi...
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My Camera Gear and Accessories Part 1 of 2
August 31, 2021 - At the end of last month's blog, I mentioned having cataract surgery in both eyes. My surgeries went perfectly! The clar...
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Attending a New Event-Jacobsburg Historical Society-Revolutionary War Weekend
July 31, 2021 - It's always fun attending a Revolutionary War event for the first time. This one, this past May, was the Revolutionary W...
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Attending Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend Part 2 of 2
June 30, 2021 - I n last month's blog, I reviewed Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War weekend reenactment and camp life. Always a fun event! I...
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Attending Mt Vernon's Revolutionary War Weekend Part 1 of 2
June 01, 2021 - For the first time in over a year, I attended an American Revolution reenactment. It was the Revolutionary War weekend a...
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My Favorite Destination Colonial Williamsburg-Top 10 Photos-#'s 6-10
March 31, 2021 - Thankfully the COVID crisis is improving. We now have a President taking this pandemic seriously. Plus, the vaccines are...
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Reenactment Religious Observances
February 28, 2021 - At any 2-day weekend reenactment encampment, there has always been an early Sunday morning religious service. It's state...
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The Enduring Valley Forge National Historical Park
February 02, 2021 - Last month, I reviewed two more core reenactment events I've been regularly attending, Washington's Crossing Historic Pa...
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5 Core Reenactment Events Missed-Part 2
January 01, 2021 - Happy New Year! In last month's blog, I reviewed my two out of five core attended reenactment events. This month, I'll r...
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5 Core Reenactment Events Missed-Part 1
December 02, 2020 - Happy Holidays! Wow-what a year! Writing this month's blog has been more difficult than I thought it would be. In 2020,...
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Revolutionary Germantown Festival 2020
November 01, 2020 - The 2020 Revolutionary Germantown Festival was a different event this year because of COVID-19. No surprise! There weren...
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Interview with Harry Schenawolf-Revolutionary War Journal
September 30, 2020 - One of the many joys of interacting among the American Revolution reenactment community is meeting so many wonderful ree...
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My Top 25 American Revolution Photos-Last 5
August 31, 2020 - Here is my last blog of favorite photos! I've selected 5 more American Revolution reenactment photos to discuss. In 5 bl...
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My Top 25 American Revolution Photos-5 More
July 31, 2020 - Because of Covid-19 and no American Revolution reenactment s in the foreseeable future, I'll continue reviewing 5 more o...
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My Top 25 American Revolution Reenactment Photos
July 02, 2020 - I reviewed my top 10 American Revolution reenactment photos in my latest May & June blogs. It was both difficult & fun s...
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My Top 10 American Revolution Reenactment Photos-Numbers 1-5
May 31, 2020 - About two months ago one of my reenactor friends suggested I select my top 10 photos for a blog post. The COVID 19 virus...
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My Top 10 American Revolution Reenactment Photos-Numbers 6-10
April 30, 2020 - Every April, I look forward to enjoying Major League baseball & photographing American Revolution reenactments. Unfortun...
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Jockey Hollow-Morristown National Historical Park
March 31, 2020 - Most everyone has heard of George Washington's winter encampment of his army in 1777-78 at Valley Forge PA. Because of P...
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Founding Father-James Wilson
March 05, 2020 - Recently, I've been fascinated with learning more about the creation of the US Constitution. Besides visiting the outsta...
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Photography Friends
February 04, 2020 - A first for this blog, none of the photos were taken by me at a reenactment. Instead, they are recent photos of me from...
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American Revolution Photos-2019 Recap
January 08, 2020 - For this blog, I'm going to review and comment on the 9 American Revolution reenactments I've photographed in 2019, visi...
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The Battle of Germantown Reenactment
November 11, 2019 - Ever heard of The Cliveden House in Germantown, PA? It was built between 1763 to 1767 as the summer home for Benjamin Ch...
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Attending the Battle of Newtown Reenactment again
October 03, 2019 - I haven't attended the Battle of Newtown reenactment in Elmira, NY since 2010. Hard to believe it's been that long! One...
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Locust Grove Encampment & Wedding/Reception
July 08, 2019 - In last month's Reenactment Wedding blog post I shared my excitement in photographing a reenactment wedding in KY. For t...
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Reenactment Wedding
June 07, 2019 - Photographers want to tell a story with pictures. When sharing my photos with the public, I'm hoping to instill an appre...
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Founding Father from Williamsburg, VA
April 03, 2019 - Which founding father was the mentor/teacher to Thomas Jefferson & was probably murdered by his 18-year-old grand-nephew...
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United States Capitals
March 16, 2019 - Washington D.C. became the U.S. Capital on July 16, 1790. How many other capitals has the U.S. had? Difficult question,...
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Dr. Benjamin Rush from Philadelphia, PA
February 18, 2019 - Before reading Harlow Giles Unger’s wonderful book, Dr. Benjamin Rush - The Founding Father Who Healed A Wounded Nation,...
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Interview with Continental Soldier Olga Leake
January 18, 2019 - During the American Revolution, there are a few examples of women soldiers in the revolutionary army fighting against th...
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Always Appreciate Their Sacrifice
December 13, 2018 - Whenever it snows my first thought is to visit Valley Forge National Historic Park and photograph the area surrounding t...
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Interview with Major Paul Loane of the 2nd PA and 43rd Regiment of Foot
November 16, 2018 - The Revolutionary Germantown Festival held in early October to commemorate the reena ctment of the Battle of Germantown...
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Visiting the Museum of the American Revolution (MAR) in Philadelphia
October 22, 2018 - The Philadelphia region has access to many museums and historical sites, especially in Center City. The Museum of the Am...
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Photographing American Revolution Reenactments-Blog # 2
August 07, 2018 - It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been photographing American Revolution reenactments now for over 10 years. On my p...
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Interview with Captain David Hospador
July 05, 2018 - June 16, 2018
I was excited to drive the 1 ½ hours for the Battle of Monmouth 240th anniversary reenactment in Manalapa...
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