Last night I attended a beautiful performance of Handel's Messiah with a few of my friends. All of us dressed in 1700's attire, in tune with both the era of the work and the candlelight atmosphere of the evening. I have heard many parts of this work...

As recounted from We Make History’s Victorian Christmas Ball by Private Christopher Francis of the 1st Virginia Volunteer Infantry. Photos by Mr. Michael C. (Click any picture for a larger view.) I have barely greeted a family with a card of...

Are you sufficiently stoked yet for the Victorian Christmas Ball? You will recall in A Christmas Carol the mention of a dance named Sir Roger de Coverley. Of course, us Yanks (and Confederates) know it as the Virginia Reel. But it's not quite the...

Practice time is over. As we await the Victorian Christmas Ball, let's hit the floor with the Social Daunce Irregulars: (Facebook viewers, you know the moves: Click "View Original Post" to see the videos!)

My Dearest Readers, this is adapted from a presentation I recently gave to the Casas Adobes Optimist Club in Puritan attire. As we sit down to the table of gratitude once more, I feel compelled to clear the air surrounding a much-maligned group...