When Ludwell’s Friend Benjamin Waller Announced the Declaration of Independence
On Thursday, October 27, 1748, a 31-year-old member of the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg rose in response to the Governor’s command... Read More
Lucy Higginson: A “Matriarcha” of Colonial Virginia and Grandmother of Philip Ludwell III
Our regular readers will know that Philip Ludwell III was a relation to many prominent and influential colonial Americans of his time.... Read More
Lucy Burwell and a Governor’s Unwanted Public Advances
There’s always been scandal. Such as: what if the royal governor started pursuing your daughter in the most public way imaginable? In... Read More
The Ludwells: From Charlemagne’s Court to the Heavenly Kingdom
The life of Philip Ludwell III, as that of all of us, is not one that stands in isolation. It is part... Read More
The Leedstown Resolves and the Lees and Ludwells of Virginia
On this day in history, on February 27, 1766, four brothers of the Lee family of Virginia signed the Leedstown Resolves in... Read More
The Ludwell-Paradise House: The Cornerstone of Colonial Williamsburg
Philip Ludwell III’s two primary residences were a townhouse in Williamsburg now known as the Ludwell-Paradise House, and Green Spring Plantation, a... Read More
Who Was the Real Lucy Ludwell Paradise?
Google the name “Lucy Ludwell” and chances are that one of the first search results you will get refers to “colonial ghosts.”... Read More
South of the James: The Ludwells’ Chippokes and America’s Oldest Intact Brick Dwelling
Following our recent research trip to Virginia I was able to spend a morning on the south side of the James River... Read More
Ludwell Research Trip: Uncovering Orthodox and Ludwell History in Colonial Virginia
Our latest research trip features a number of topics: Pursuing archaeological evidence of colonial Eastern Orthodox worship Lafayette visits the Ludwell-Paradise House... Read More
A Handwritten Glimpse Into the Prayer Life of Philip Ludwell III
How did an Orthodox Christian in colonial Virginia pray? The prayer shown in this meme is taken from a handwritten book of... Read More