London’s Orthodox Church in 1727: Disputes, Damascenes and a Georgian-Era Zoo
During a visit to England in August I was able to spend a couple of days at the National Archives in Kew... Read More
It’s Pascha, So Lettuce Attend: When Jefferson Raided Philip Ludwell’s Garden
What are the connections between a Levantine Orthodox paschal meal, Philip Ludwell’s gardening activities, Thomas Jefferson, and Virginia’s famous Randolph family? You... Read More
“Double Dating” for Eastern Christians Began 400 Years Ago With Diplomacy and Trade
Orthodox Christians around the world are used to double dating. You know – they celebrate “Greek Easter,” “Ukrainian/Russian Christmas,” and so forth,... 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
Seeking Archaeological Evidence at Green Spring’s Structure S: A Colonial American Orthodox Chapel?
Documentary evidence suggests that Philip Ludwell III worshipped as an Orthodox Christian at his colonial Virginia home. But does any archaeological evidence... Read More
A Greek Archbishop in 1600s London and The Americas
Invited to 1600s England by the Berkeley-Ludwell family, this Greek archbishop’s London parish was supported by two English kings before he took... Read More
Getting to Know Colonial Virginia and the Ludwells: The Friends of Green Spring
Since founding the Associates of Colonel Philip Ludwell III in 2015, we have been heartened to hear from our readers regarding our... Read More
The Lees, Ludwells, and Slavery in Colonial Virginia
“Now, as freedom is unquestionably the birth-right of all mankind, Africans as well as Europeans, to keep the former in a state... Read More
Philip Ludwell III: Nearly George Washington’s Brother-in-Law?
Philip Ludwell – little-known today, a colonial American Orthodox Christian. George Washington – famous. And they could have become brothers-in-law. Like most... Read More
A Priest, Three Presidents, and a Pamphlet
March 30, 1786, is not a date that resonates in American history. But from the perspective of historians of early America and... Read More