Tavern Tales: An Election Entertainment
This week’s #TavernTales post uses William Hogarth’s print, An Election Entertainment, to explore the connection between taverns and...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Jun 18, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: Village Tavern
Last week’s post focused on taverns as centers as news. This week’s post continues the theme of communication by talking about taverns as...
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London Town
Jun 11, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: War News from Home
The next few Tavern Tales will use paintings to explore the various aspects of colonial taverns. The painting for this week is Richard...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
May 21, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: The Final Installment on the "Other" Alexander Hamilton
A Map of the West-Indies & c. Mexico or New Spain, Herman Moll, c.1732 This week’s #TavernTales takes place in Newport, Rhode Island, on...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
May 14, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: More About the "Other" Alexander Hamilton
Did you know that colonial taverns would compete for customers by offering unusual entertainment, such as baboons? Learn more!
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
May 7, 20201 min read
Tavern Tales: The Other Alexander Hamiliton
The first in a tavern tale series on the "Other" Alexander Hamilton, a colonial doctor from Annapolis
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Apr 30, 20201 min read
Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight Continued
Painting is by Cornelius Bega The Inn, https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.4114.html This week’s #Tavern Tales post continues...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: Sarah Kemble Knight
Painting is by Adriaen Ostade Feasting Peasants in a Tavern, 1673 The #TavernTales posts for the next couple of weeks will focus on the...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: Paying Your Debts
Last week’s #TavernTales post focused on tavern pricing. This post shows a portion of John Wyer’s tavern expenses to Annapolis tavern...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Apr 9, 20202 min read
Tavern Tales: Tavern Pricing
This week’s #TavernTales post focuses on their pricing structure. Did you know that the prices were set by the government throughout, and...
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Rod Cofield, Executive Director
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Tavern Tales: 1708 Letter
Village Ale House; Engraver, Joseph Grozer; After work by Henry Bunbury; Publisher, William Dickinson; 7 April 1787 Image source For the...
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