by Jessica James | Nov 29, 2022 | Old Houses
Unlike other Louisiana plantations clustered near the mighty Mississippi River, the history of Laura Plantation features generations of female entrepreneurs who took the reins and showed how skillful women could be at business. In addition to the women’s...
by Jessica James | Oct 28, 2022 | Old Houses
When I had the opportunity to visit a beautiful River Road antebellum mansion, I had no idea I was going to be touring a haunted Louisiana plantation house and its grounds. The historic Houmas House showcases what life was like on a sugarcane plantation in the 1800s...
by Jessica James | Jul 6, 2022 | Old Houses, Gettysburg
The Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg offers a rare window into the past as a witness to the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. Evidence of the horrors of that Civil War battle remain in the bloodstains on the floor, the engraved initials of wounded soldiers in a...
by Jessica James | Jun 23, 2022 | Old Houses
Did you know that a secret vault saved the Constitution and Declaration of Independence during the War of 1812? With the Fourth of July (Independence Day) approaching, I thought it would be a good time to write a post on how a brick vault in a private home in Virginia...
by Jessica James | Jun 7, 2022 | Old Houses
I spent one of the most memorable weekends of my life at the Welbourne Inn Bed and Breakfast in Middleburg, Va., a few years ago. Looking back on it now, I feel like I was in a time warp—or maybe I dreamed the whole thing. In any event, it seemed like all of the stars...
by Jessica James | May 5, 2022 | Old Houses
An Oak Alley Plantation Tour is truly a bucket list destination for those who want to experience an iconic Southern plantation in the Deep South. What makes this stately Greek Revival mansion so unique and photographable is the quarter-mile-long tunnel of live oak...
