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ABRAM’S DELIGHT
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NEW EVENT
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SEPTEMBER 21, 22 2019
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Calendar of Events organized by Tony Elar Jr, commander of the reenactor company in the French and Indian War with Cissy Shull, Executive Director of the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society.
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Captain George Mercer Company of Colonel George Washington’s Virginia Regiment marches at Abram’s Delight September 2018
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Abrams Delight is the Stone House built 1754.
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A log cabin (shown in picture) built around 1780 on Cork and Braddock Streets in Winchester VA was moved to the Abram’s Delight property in 1967.
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The French and Indian War soldiers would have seen Abram’s Delight stone house.
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This company led by Capt George Mercer, aide de camp to Colonel George Washington of the Virginia Regiment operated in this town, 1755 to 1757.
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From left to right Tony Elar Jr, drummer Quintin Culver, Ensign holding the flag Eric Bartock in the event held at Abram’s Delight September 2018. Click or Touch to Enlarge.
There were still soldiers in this town in 1758 but most were on the Forbes Expedition which ended in the French leaving their Fort Duquesne burned down and empty.
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Eric Bartock holding the flag in background and Tony Elar Jr in foreground will introduce the event.
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PAST EVENTS
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September 30, 2018
Sunday 12 noon to 3pm
Children’s event
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Winchester Frederick County Historical Society
invited the
Virginia Regiment George Mercer Company
to their Annual Meeting
22 September 2018,
which featured
The Brunswick Stew
and an open house
of both Abram’s Delight built in 1754
and the Cabin which is younger (maybe 1780)
and was moved
from Cork and Braddock in 1967
to the site of Abram’s Delight,
perhaps the oldest home
in the City of Winchester VA.
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See more on this.
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Scroll down to find info on cabin and Abram’s Delight stone building:
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http://frenchandindianwarfoundation.org/event/abrams-delight/
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Thank you to Vangie Robinson for supplying the photos for video by Jim Moyer
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Brunswick Stew
Winchester Frederick County Historical Society
Annual Meeting.
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Saturday September 22, 2018
1pm – 3pm
Abram’s Delight Museum
1340 S Pleasant Valley Rd,
Winchester, VA 22601, USA
This is an outdoor even.
Please Dress Accordingly.
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Captain George Mercer Company of the Virginia Regiment appearing at the Fort Edward Foundation in Capon Bridge WV, OCTOBER 28, 2017 …. CLICK OR TOUCH TO ENLARGE PHOTO
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In addition
to this Brunswick Stew,
the Captain
George Mercer
Company of the
Virginia Regiment
who helped build
Fort Loudoun in
Winchester VA
under the direction
and design
made by
Colonel George Washington
will demonstrate camp life
during the day
and overnight into Sunday !
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Brunswick Stew: A Virginia Tradition
By Joseph Haynes
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With roots in Native American, African and European cooking traditions, Brunswick stew developed in colonial and Federal era Virginia, when squirrel was a necessary ingredient. By the nineteenth century, the mouthwatering delicacy had become an important part of politicking, celebrating and family gatherings. At the same time, it spread beyond Virginia, following barbecue culture into the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, author, award-winning barbecue cook and Brunswick stew expert Joe Haynes entertains with barbecue stew history, legend and lore, complete with authentic recipes.
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Source:
https://winchesterhistory.org/event/brunswick-stew-a-virginia-tradition/
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The Skirmish held at that event at Abram’s Delight.
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Same Video again, different music.
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We used some Funk just for fun.
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We enjoy the history, the firing of the musket, the stories of the past, the meeting of others who also are interested.
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Re-enacting? It is a walking in another’s shoes. History is a Foreign Country.
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More Past Events
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Re-enactors of the French and Indian War
will be appearing
at Abram’s Delight
on Friday evening 2 December 2016
and Saturday 3 December 2016.
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About Abrams Delight
Emphasis is on the cabin. The cabin was not originally part of Abram’s Delight. It was moved to the property in 1967 from its original location at Braddock and Cork.
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ABRAM’S DELIGHT
Wikipedia link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram%27s_Delight
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Loghouse
Just in case you missed the lecture.
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See Winchester Star, Friday 4 November 2016
Log homes in Winchester VA
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Excerpts:
It might take an entire day just to prepare two of the 60 logs necessary to build a two-story, 400 square foot cabin with 7-foot ceilings…
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Abrams Delight Loghouse origins
Built in the 1700s, it was moved by the Winchester Historical Society in the 1960s to its current location and used as part of the Winchester-Frederick County Visitor Center.
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This is not a still life.
Navigate the Google Car with your Mouse or Touchscreen.
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“It came over from Cork Street,”
said George Schember, president of the
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society.
“It was on the corner of Cork and Braddock streets,
and it was being destroyed.”
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The historical society dismantled the building and rebuilt it at its current location,
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Drive the Google Car around this cabin,
built 1780 and moved here in 1967
https://goo.gl/maps/8zdzoVmcQVK2
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Other log buildings –
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Many original log homes here are obscured beneath updated siding.
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One of these is the Patsy Cline house museum on Kent Street, according to a museum volunteer
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Editors Note:
Stories of wood taken from Fort Loudoun to build a few homes.
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North-facing walls are especially susceptible to wood decay, fungal deterioration, dry rot and insect infestation,
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“You’ll see lichens and things growing,”
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“Very rarely do you find a cabin that is exposed to the weather that has the original daubing.”
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Scotch-Irish builders tended to use dovetail joints, while Germans used a style known as steeple, or V-notches, to secure the logs, he said.
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Lecture given by
Moss Rudley, superintendent at the Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick,
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Held Thursday [3 Nov 2016] at a Lunch and Learn lecture
at Oakcrest Properties’ headquarters on Kent Street.
The event was sponsored by Preservation of Historic Winchester
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Sources:
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Winchester Star article
Friday 4 November 2016
http://www.winchesterstar.com/lifestyles/features/log-structures-tell-history-in-the-wood/article_9f65dc59-7f74-52cf-a2ed-84c198667805.html
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Abrams Delight
The Stone House was built 1754.
A log cabin, built in 1780 and similar to the one built by Abraham, was moved to the property in 1967. Abram’s Delight was added to the VLR on November 9, 1972, and the NRHP on April 11, 1973.[2][4][5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram%27s_Delight
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National Park Service short article
https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/vamainstreet/abr.HTM
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Any houses older than Abrams Delight?
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There are older houses in the area.
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Excerpt of Article on Jeff Chamberlin’s history research in the Winchester Star:
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June 29, 2014 Winchester Star article:
He’s always on the lookout for photos of Winchester, especially of houses from its early era.
He has one of the Isaac Parkins Sr. house, believed to be the oldest stone house in Winchester, built in the 1730s.
“It predated Abrams Delight,” he said.
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LINKS
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For more about the Virginia Regiment George Mercer Company:
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http://frenchandindianwarfoundation.org/event/george-mercer/?instance_id=2586
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And more on this group:
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http://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/mercercompany1stva
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And about Fort Loudoun Winchester VA where they were one of the several companies building that fort:
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http://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/news-and-stories-blog
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And a World Wide Map of what Churchill called the First World War:
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http://jimmoyer1.wixsite.com/fortloudounva/forts-on-the-frontier
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