They were the cutting edge-advertising of the 18th century, designed to lure customers for a few warm ales and a relatively clean bed. Those mostly anonymous painters who created tavern signs ...

Their designs are based on actual 18th and 19th century tavern and trade signs, many of which are now in museums or private collections. Mary Jo and Karl work as a team. She designs most of the ...

The tour includes 18th-century food and drink, a visit to Historic Annapolis's 10 Francis St. (formerly the Sign of the Indian King Tavern) and a lecture about 18th-century plates, mugs ...

Boswell’s Tavern is a Virginia Historical Landmark. It was the first Louisa County building placed on Virginia’s Landmark ...

The historic David Little Tavern could find a home on Main Steet ... upgrade pedestrian walkways, remove old signs and install benches, planters and bicycle racks of a uniform style.

No signs of a fire have been found in the rubble ... it in a thesis comparing it to materials found at two other 18th Century tavern sites found in the state. “The more we find, the fuller ...

Housed in a Revolutionary War-era former tavern beside the town’s only ... smocks and dresses inspired by 18th-century American work wear. “A lot of what I make is trying to prove this point ...

Historic Annapolis hosted its annual Colonial Yuletide event Saturday at William Paca House and Gardens and the Hogshead Tavern. Costumed interpreters explained 18th century holiday traditions to ...

On July 20 and 21, the estate will focus on the roles community taverns played during the 18th century. Watch historic interpreters whip up classic tavern fare, play the colonial-era games that filled ...

A Ballston Spa museum is taking guests on a journey through time in an 18th century tavern. The Brookside Museum is hosting a suite of living historians, or reenactors, musicians, and authors to ...