Can we learn from anything from the past, or would applying those lessons make everyone a tad nervous?
Expectations – Patriotic, Christian and Rogue
Posted on July 27, 2011 by James RileyOne follower of our project, writes: ..I was expecting a video which told me more about early America and our Founding Fathers, before, during and after the American Revolution, and not this type of story. I look forward to your other upcoming productions and hope that you will give us true historic stories of our […]
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Can we learn from anything from the past, or would applying those lessons make everyone a tad nervous?
Innocence: Improbable or Impossible?
Posted on July 26, 2011 by James RileyI always knew the character of Sarah Pine would be a bit of a risk. Our Producer Jonathan Wilson even wondered, on first read, whether she was “all there.” I explained that I saw her as a young woman obsessed with applied theology as a hobby, in a way we can’t quite imagine today this side of an Amish after glow […]
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Can we learn from anything from the past, or would applying those lessons make everyone a tad nervous?
The Accent Thing
Posted on July 22, 2011 by James RileyOf all the many semi-lucid critiques of Courage, New Hampshire, I find the commentary on accents the most amusing. According to Alex Pareenee of Salon.com: As proof of the producers’ commitment to historical accuracy, the British are all evil and speak with British accents, while the colonists are mostly good and speak with (wildly varying) […]
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Can we learn from anything from the past, or would applying those lessons make everyone a tad nervous?
Next Episode: Solidarity and Secrets
Posted on July 17, 2011 by James RileyRevolutions aren’t fought by hoping for the best in people. In that final stretch leading to the American Revolution, from 1770 to 1775, there were certain conversations that had to be conducted in secret. Certain friendships had to be sealed with something very much like a solemn oath. The largely peaceful pattern we have of […]
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History is alive and redemptive
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Randy GibsonIn 1968 my parents took my younger brother Dave and I on a six week adventure in a truck and camper. I was 11 years old and my brother was 9. We traversed the United States across it’s mid section and headed up the historic east coast and into French Canada visiting Montreal. We then […]
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Placemen and Pensioners
Posted on June 8, 2011 by James RileyA London Chronicle Mock Editorial re-printed in the New Hampshire Gazette, January 26, 1770. (Click to read larger version) The October 12, 1769 edition of the London Chronicle printed a “most humble petition to his M—– [Majesty],” mocking the concerns of “placemen and pensioners.” While most of us know what a “pensioner” might be, you […]
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Hearts and Minds and Souls
Posted on June 2, 2011 by James RileyThe Interior Space in a Period Piece If you’ve spent any time around historical reenactors, you know there can be hilarious attention to the material world of the past. Among snarky living historians, you are likely to hear things like: “Nice leggings, but not
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Teachable moments: the lessons of Courage
Posted on May 26, 2011 by Megan ErnstI love to teach. I love that moment when the words you say to a student make their eyes suddenly light up with recognition and understanding. In those moments you can actually see their world suddenly becoming a little bit bigger. Yet sometimes these moments are few and far between. Sometimes the day to day […]
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A New Mom’s Take on “The Travail of Sarah Pine”
Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mallory DrazinDad has touched briefly on the difficulty of working closely with family on a project like this, what he didn’t mention was the added difficulty of trying to explain every production decision to an overly-opinionated pregnant woman. We debated casting decisions, dialogue, storyboarding, but the story itself has resonated with me since the beginning.
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