Yankee Doodle Went to Town Riding on a Pony Stuck a Feather in His Hat And Called it Macaroni! What the heck does that mean, anyway? It was originally sung by the British during the French and Indian War (the 1750s) as an insult to backward Americans. “Yankee Doodle” was a colonial simpleton. When he.. read more →
18th Century Women’s Novels – What Were the Ladies Reading? (Some Really Good Stuff!) New York Society Library records show that both Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr checked out books that were considered women’s novels! Why? Maybe they liked them, or maybe it was a good way to brush up on conversation for social functions… read more →