I haven’t visited any places specifically to learn about the War of Independence, but I have stumbled upon little reminders at a few places. Seeing little bits of the past brings history alive for me. I know I learned about…
The Bashful Adventurer discovers the Tarrytown Music Hall and the Oath Craft Beer Sanctuary in Tarrytown, N.Y.
Touring Graveyards for History and Understanding I suppose if you are bashful, a cemetery is a great place to visit given that no one is likely to talk to you much. I like cemeteries for the opportunities they provide to…
Nothing becomes October better than the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Even if you can’t make a performance of story teller Jonathan Kruk as he brings Washington Irving’s Legend of Sleepy Hollow alive, a walk through the graveyard…
The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in what was once known as North Tarrytown, N.Y. proves to be both literary and spiritual.
On a visit to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the Bashful Adventurer finds markers about the American Revolution.
The Bashful Adventurer is curious about the role of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. during the American Revolution.
The global tumult of the last week—the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and global unrest stemming, allegedly, from disgust with a video about Muslims made by a film maker in the United States—makes the celebration of the U.S.…