Just wanted to share with you the article in the Mountain Courier this month 😊

George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis on January 6, 1759. You can read all about their courtship (it was a short one!) and their wedding (she wore purple shoes!) right here

The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863. This Executive Order gave freedom to more than 3 million slaves in the designated areas of the South. Read the full text here http://www.historynet.com/emancipation-proclamation-text

Betsy Ross was born on January 1, 1752 in Philadelphia and eventually become one of the most famous figures of the American Revolution. Did she make the very first US flag? There is still an ongoing debate as to whether she did (or didn’t) but we do know for a fact that she was a large part of Philadelphia society and had encountered many leaders of the American Revolution – especially General George Washington.

According to her grandson, Sometime in the Summer of 1776 or possibly 1777 Betsy Ross received a visit from General George Washington regarding the making of a flag for our new Nation.

Is Betsy Ross the one who finalized the design of our flag? Or was it another Philadelphia seamstress, perhaps Mary Pickersgill, who would sew the mammoth flag that was the inspiration for Francis Scott Key to write “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Some say it might have even have been a New Hampshire quilting bee that made the first flag.

Regardless, Betsy Ross was in the perfect time and setting in her life and it was a time in American History when we needed patriots and heroes. Who else better to be a patriot and hero but the quiet lady seamstress from Philadelphia who is credited with finalizing the design and sewing the first U.S. flag.

Happy New Year! Thank you all for your encouragement, support and friendship this past year. I’m looking forward continuing to share all things historical with you in the new year.

May 2018 be your best year EVER! 🇺🇸❤️

Xoxo
Coleen

We have made some favorite historical recipes in honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday. We have on display this week at the bakery Martha Washington’s Great Cake and also Mary Todd Lincoln’s White Almond Cake. These cakes were made by the Washington and Lincoln families during the Christmas holidays 🎄☃️❄️