Up Close and Personal: A Son of the American Revolution

Lt. Col. Robert O' Neal, USA-Ret. 

of the Washington Society of the Sons of the American Revolution came to Seabury School 

and presented to us:

"Daily Life in Colonial America"

and

"The History of Old Glory."

It was a privilege and an honor to have such a passionate veteran come and make history come alive!

We loved his farmer's clothes/Patriot's army uniform

Map of a typical village

Sparks were flying as he struck the flint. 

Many things were made from the horn of a cow (plastic had not yet been discovered.)

A toothbrush was made from cow horn and horse hair. 

Have you heard of the Boston Tea Party? Of course we had, but we learned that the tea was shipped in "stamped cakes." Tea was made by scraping off the amount you needed.

The history of Old Glory. Just stripes?


There came a point when it was decided to not add a stripe for each new state.
We also learned about the 5-pointed star of Betsy Ross.

Mr. Bob had our rapt attention!

A tri-corn hat was made of a farmer's hat with the edges turned up. 

Thank you, Lt. Col. O'Neal for all you've done for our country and for sharing your passion with us!