by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Voices Echo
The Jamaican Duppy African in origin, the word duppy has two meanings in Jamaican spirit lore. The first refers to a soul, which may manifest in either human form or animal form. The second meaning evolves from the first and references a supernatural race of...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Slide, Voices Beckon
Sunday, September 17, 2023, is Constitution Day. It marks the two hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary of the final day of the U.S. Constitutional Convention—the day a miracle occurred on Philadelphia’s Chestnut Street. On this day a gathering of men set aside their...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century
I have two special-place images I use when visualizing a serene and secure place. One is a flower-filled meadow bounded by a stone wall in ruins, the other is an eerily dim path through a magical old-growth forest. Both are in Scotland. So that’s why, in the...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century
In recent days we’ve created a Winter Wonderland with solar lights, iron baskets, and plenty of suggestions from family and family-to-be. We’re still working out the bugs, but so far I’m thrilled with the results! If you’re interested in trying...
by Linda Lee Graham | Life in the 18th Century, Slide, Voices Echo
Soldier of the Black Watch c.1740, colorized {{PD-US}} When Malcolm McPherson joined the Black Watch in 1735, he and his fellow enlistees “thought themselves destined to serve exclusively . . . in the Highlands.”1 They had no expectation they’d do duty in...
