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Philip Ludwell III’s two primary residences were a townhouse in Williamsburg now known as the Ludwell-Paradise House, and Green Spring Plantation, a few miles west of the colonial capital. We know how Green Spring came to be, but what do...

Who Was the Real Lucy Ludwell Paradise?

15 Oct 2018

ACPL

Family

Google the name “Lucy Ludwell” and chances are that one of the first search results you will get refers to “colonial ghosts.” Walk into a shop in Colonial Williamsburg and mention the name “Ludwell” and you’re likely to hear about...

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London’s Orthodox Church in 1727: Disputes, Damascenes and a Georgian-Era Zoo

17 Sep 2018

Nicholas Chapman

Research

During a visit to England in August I was able to spend a couple of days at the National Archives in Kew reviewing a stack of documents that I had seen a reference to in my ongoing research. The contents...

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It’s Pascha, So Lettuce Attend: When Jefferson Raided Philip Ludwell’s Garden

29 Apr 2018

Nicholas Chapman

Places, Research

What are the connections between a Levantine Orthodox paschal meal, Philip Ludwell’s gardening activities, Thomas Jefferson, and Virginia’s famous Randolph family? You sometimes find historical information in the most unlikely of places. Furthermore, what may at first seem to be...

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“Double Dating” for Eastern Christians Began 400 Years Ago With Diplomacy and Trade

21 Apr 2018

ACPL

Church, Research

Orthodox Christians around the world are used to double dating. You know – they celebrate “Greek Easter,” “Ukrainian/Russian Christmas,” and so forth, oftentimes observing two versions of these holidays. Nearly 400 years ago, the English Ambassador in Constantinople (Istanbul) Sir...

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South of the James: The Ludwells’ Chippokes and America’s Oldest Intact Brick Dwelling

12 Feb 2018

Nicholas Chapman

Family, Places

Following our recent research trip to Virginia I was able to spend a morning on the south side of the James River in Virginia’s Surry County to visit an old Ludwell family property named Chippokes and a 1600s-era house that...

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The Ludwell-Paradise House: The Cornerstone of Colonial Williamsburg

Who Was the Real Lucy Ludwell Paradise?

London’s Orthodox Church in 1727: Disputes, Damascenes and a Georgian-Era Zoo

It’s Pascha, So Lettuce Attend: When Jefferson Raided Philip Ludwell’s Garden

“Double Dating” for Eastern Christians Began 400 Years Ago With Diplomacy and Trade

South of the James: The Ludwells’ Chippokes and America’s Oldest Intact Brick Dwelling

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