ARTIFACT IDENTIFICATION:
"Fur Trade Tomahawks" online resource for ID and education about everything tomahawks:
https://www.furtradetomahawks.com
Identification Guide for Colonial Ceramics:
http://www.jefpat.org/diagnostic/Historic_Ceramic_Web_Page/Historic_Main.htm
Identification and Dating Guide for Antique and Colonial Buttons:
https://www.daacs.org/wp-content/uploads/buttons.pdf
Here's a great three part article I found on axes found in New France:
Here's a great three part article I stumbled upon about French trade knives:
COOL BLOGS:
- 18th Century living history, historical trekking, and longterm survival.
- Information on 18th century American firearms, the Virginia back country and related material culture.
- Frequent great photos of contemporary replicas of antique items related to American longrifle type culture. Maintained by Art Riser.
- Great history blog by Jim Cornelius. "The adventurers, rangers, and scouts who fought the Battles for Empire."
INTERESTING ARTICLES:
Blades in NC: From Stones to Steel
http://ehcnc.org/decorative-arts/historic-trades/blades-in-va-and-nc/
History of Sweet Springs, West Virginia article:
http://lynnside.org/sweet%20springs%20story.html
Houmas House Plantation in NOLA history article: