Mike Welch, Jr.
@welchy1776.bsky.social
History Educator guy, dad, husband, historical interpreter (James Warren, mostly) and wanna-be 18th century tailor. I don’t really DM, so don’t take it personally.
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“That the Laws must be obeyed in a Government of Laws, is an all important Lesson: for what can be more destructive of Liberty and property, than Government without Law, whether in one, few or many. Insurrection itself is Government assumed, and without Law…” —John Adams, 3 Apr 1799
February 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“That the Laws must be obeyed in a Government of Laws, is an all important Lesson: for what can be more destructive of Liberty and property, than Government without Law, whether in one, few or many. Insurrection itself is Government assumed, and without Law…” —John Adams, 3 Apr 1799
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Rev250 quote of the day — “An attempt to cram a form of government down the throats of a people, to impose a constitution upon a united and determined people by force, is not within the omnipotence of an English parliament.” —John Adams #OTD Feb 10, 1775 founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad... #c18
Founders Online: From John Adams to a Friend in London, 10 February 1775
From John Adams to a Friend in London, 10 February 1775
founders.archives.gov
February 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Rev250 quote of the day — “An attempt to cram a form of government down the throats of a people, to impose a constitution upon a united and determined people by force, is not within the omnipotence of an English parliament.” —John Adams #OTD Feb 10, 1775 founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad... #c18
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Peter Kolchin, a truly great historian and wonderful colleague, passed away on Monday.
He had transitioned to a well-earned and astonishingly productive retirement by the time I started at UD, but his legacy of erudite kindness will long mark this community.
May his memory be a blessing.
He had transitioned to a well-earned and astonishingly productive retirement by the time I started at UD, but his legacy of erudite kindness will long mark this community.
May his memory be a blessing.
Obituaries in Wilmington, DE | The News Journal
Peter Kolchin, a distinguished historian of American slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction, and comparative slavery and a University of Delaware...
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January 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Peter Kolchin, a truly great historian and wonderful colleague, passed away on Monday.
He had transitioned to a well-earned and astonishingly productive retirement by the time I started at UD, but his legacy of erudite kindness will long mark this community.
May his memory be a blessing.
He had transitioned to a well-earned and astonishingly productive retirement by the time I started at UD, but his legacy of erudite kindness will long mark this community.
May his memory be a blessing.
Mr James Warren, Esq. ambling through the woods at Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts, December 1774.
December 24, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Mr James Warren, Esq. ambling through the woods at Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts, December 1774.
Redcoat photo shoot. Private, Light Company HM 52nd Regt, late 1774
People often ask me “why portray a redcoat?”
My simple reply:” Somebody has to play the punching bag in our national narrative…”
It’s a bit more complicated than that. But, their story is an important part of ours as well.
People often ask me “why portray a redcoat?”
My simple reply:” Somebody has to play the punching bag in our national narrative…”
It’s a bit more complicated than that. But, their story is an important part of ours as well.
December 24, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Redcoat photo shoot. Private, Light Company HM 52nd Regt, late 1774
People often ask me “why portray a redcoat?”
My simple reply:” Somebody has to play the punching bag in our national narrative…”
It’s a bit more complicated than that. But, their story is an important part of ours as well.
People often ask me “why portray a redcoat?”
My simple reply:” Somebody has to play the punching bag in our national narrative…”
It’s a bit more complicated than that. But, their story is an important part of ours as well.
After a long stretch of sewing other things for other people, I finished my new coat for my impression of James Warren, Esq. Fully hand sewn except for four long interior seems that were also reinforced with machine stitching.
December 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
After a long stretch of sewing other things for other people, I finished my new coat for my impression of James Warren, Esq. Fully hand sewn except for four long interior seems that were also reinforced with machine stitching.
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Rev250 event of the day — #OTD Dec 5, 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress thanked the First Continental Congress for its support, endorsed the Continental Association boycott, and elected five men to represent the colony at the next Continental Congress: www.loc.gov/item/2020767... #18thc
In Provincial congress, Cambridge, December 5, 1774. Resolved. That the proceedings of the American continental congress, held at Philadelphia on the fifth of September last, and reported by the honou...
Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 37, Folder 42.
www.loc.gov
December 5, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Rev250 event of the day — #OTD Dec 5, 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress thanked the First Continental Congress for its support, endorsed the Continental Association boycott, and elected five men to represent the colony at the next Continental Congress: www.loc.gov/item/2020767... #18thc
When walking about the town, a gentleman must have his walking stick and if the occasion calls for it, a sword.
Pictured, a smaller ivory headed walking stick, another gentleman’s walking stick, and my trusty colichemarde (small sword) stowed in a corner during a visit to the tavern.
Pictured, a smaller ivory headed walking stick, another gentleman’s walking stick, and my trusty colichemarde (small sword) stowed in a corner during a visit to the tavern.
November 30, 2024 at 8:16 PM
When walking about the town, a gentleman must have his walking stick and if the occasion calls for it, a sword.
Pictured, a smaller ivory headed walking stick, another gentleman’s walking stick, and my trusty colichemarde (small sword) stowed in a corner during a visit to the tavern.
Pictured, a smaller ivory headed walking stick, another gentleman’s walking stick, and my trusty colichemarde (small sword) stowed in a corner during a visit to the tavern.