Friday the 13th is shrouded by whispers of bad luck and bad omens. Though it is unclear where the superstition’s origins lie, it seems to hold at least a little sway over daily lives: The United States loses an estimated $800-900 million dollars in business on Friday the 13th. This likely results from the number […]
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A humorous take on the War of 1812: Robert Carter Burwell, the man who built Long Branch and Captain of the 51st Regiment of the Virginia Militia, fought and died in the War of 1812. Unlike the soldiers in College Humor’s video, Burwell knew why and against whom he was fighting, but if you are […]
Long Branch Plantation is nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the Shenandoah Valley (named for the Shenandoah River which flows through the valley). Long before the English came to settle Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding regions had been home to various Native American tribes for twelve thousand years. These tribes […]
Join us Monday afternoons from November 10 until December 15 as we participate in the “Knit Your Bit” Program to provide scarves to American veterans. This program is an initiative of the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it has collected and distributed nearly 30,000 scarves since its launch in 2006. Originally begun […]