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Throwbacks

Occasional Blasts from the Past: Historian Annette Laing's older work, some never released before, and Annette's memories of historical travels past, including entertaining takes on various museums and historic sites.

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THROWBACK Looking Back on a Long Stay at Colonial Williamsburg Thirty Years Ago, and What I Learned. You May Be Surprised.

Annette Laing

Aug 16, 2022

THROWBACKS In 2014, Visiting the Thames Tunnel, 19th Century London's State-of-the-Art . . . Thingy . . . That Became More State-of-the-Art as It Got…

Annette Laing

Aug 6, 2022

THROWBACKS Annette (Brit in America) Takes Americans to London in 2007, In the Footsteps of Early Transatlantic Travelers

Annette Laing

Jun 8, 2022

THROWBACKS My 2015 Visit to Ickworth, A Massive English "Stately Home" Shown Differently

Annette Laing

Apr 16, 2022

THROWBACKS Visiting The Strangest "Library" Ever: A Luxurious Library for the Dead. Introducing the History of Death in America

Annette Laing

Mar 1, 2022

THROWBACK A Visit to Britain's Beamish Museum in 2008, photos from 2013, and News from Non-Boring House in 2022

Annette Laing

Feb 19, 2022

THROWBACKS Dover Castle and Kenilworth Castle, Britain, 2008: A Historian Homeschools, and Learns When To Let an 8 Year Old Take Charge

Annette Laing

Jan 15, 2022

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