This Page
This page will chronicle my work for the course HIST 697: Creating History in New Media at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. The aim of the course is to have students produce a professional digital history website by the end of the semester.
"My manner of living is plain…a glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready—such as will be content to partake of it are welcome—those who expect more will be disappointed…"
—George Washington, 1786
Future Project
My final project will exhibit my research on foodways on colonial Virginia plantations, including:
- Food & Plantation Culture
- The Planter's Table
- Ham
- Vegetables
- Tea
- Alcohol
- Chocolate
- and more!
- African-American foodways
- Food Preservation and Preparation
- Eat Local, Buy American: Then and Now