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Jeanette Watts
Jeanette Watts
Location: Champaign, Illinois
Topics: 1) Dance like the Continental soldiers 2) The mysteries of women's clothing 3) Tea party – the ritual of drinking it, not throwing it overboard [2 and 3 can be combined into one event: during the tea party, I come out in costume and we discuss women's clothing – either they dress me, or I take off items and discuss them 4) Etiquette and manners 5) Training the trainer – dance basics for teaching 4th grade classes and museum visitors how to offer a dance lesson at your institution 6) Throwing a ball
Price Range: $300 – $1200
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Katie Hamilton-Smith
Katie Hamilton-Smith
Location: Greenwood, SC
Topics: Punch and Politics: How Colonial Drinks Stirred Revolution Booze and Ballots: Alcohol’s Role in Early American Elections Taverns as Community Hubs in 18th-Century America What Early Americans Ate and Drank (Besides Alcohol) The Gin Craze: Britain’s First Liquor Panic Switchel, Shrubs, and the Non-Alcoholic Side of Colonial Life How Taverns Spread News, Shaped Communities, and Fueled Change Drinking with the Founding Fathers: From Milk Punch to Revolution The Art of Treating: Buying Votes One Toast at a Time Public Houses, Private Deals: Politics in the Colonial Tavern From Rum to Reform: The Social Impact of Spirits in the 1700s Crisis in a Cup: Gin, Class, and Control in Georgian London
Price Range: $200–$800+, depending on location, audience size, and program length. Presentations may include full period attire upon request (and it's my favorite way to present!). Travel and lodging may apply for out-of-area events. I'm happy to discuss reduced rates for schools, nonprofits, or multiple bookings.
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Malinda Rutledge Carlisle
Location: West Columbia, South Carolina
Topics: The Rutledge Chronicles A Family of Servitude Blue Secrets on Yellow Parchment A Surgeons Commitment to His Country – Hugh Rose Rutledge, MD
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Patricia Brandon
Patricia Brandon
Location: Columbia SC
Topics: In addition to Rise of the Pale Moon, I wrote The Center of Gravity (award-winning) that begins in 1933 Europe and ends in 1975 Lowcountry SC
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Renée Marshall
Renée Marshall
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Topics: The role of the French Protestant (Huguenot) refugee descendants in the Revolutionary period. Contributions to government and military service, patriot women, daring young sons and more.
Price Range: $100 – $300
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Robert Ryals
Robert Ryals
Location: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Topics: Program Option #1: The Role of Religion in South Carolina During During the American Revolution. This lecture-oriented program option provides an overview about some of the most influential religious voices of their day and how they influenced their congregations to either support the Revolutionary movement or to remain loyal to the Mother Country. Program Option #2: The Sword of the Lord Sermon Program – This scripted dramatic presentation informs general audiences about some of the reasons why Ulster-Scot Presbyterians in the Camden District banded together to resist British forces in 1780. It is a scripted narrative that can be used as a teaching tool for critical thought and for students studying the American Revolution in South Carolina. Topics: civilian experiences, prisoner experiences, role of religion, personal narratives, dramatic sermons, biographies, 1780, Battle of Waxhaws, reasons for resistance, Ulster-Scot Presbyterians.
Price Range: $100-$250 (negotiable)
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Ruth Miller
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Tom Elmore
Tom Elmore
Location: Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States of America
Topics: The Swamp Fox- A Bibliographical History of Francis Marion (How Marion has been portrayed in books, movies and television.) "The Robin Hood of the American Revolution"- Walt Disney's "The Swamp Fox." (A behind the scenes look at Disney's late 1950s 8-part mini-series about Francis Marion.) South Carolina’s Irish Patriots of the American Revolution (How the Sons of Erin heled defeat the British in the Palmetto State and their participation in the Continental and Confederation Congress.)
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