Make This Fourth of July a Homespun Holiday

A homespun July 4th brings the focus back to family, gratitude, and the American spirit.

Homemade ice cream, popularized in America by Thomas Jefferson, remains a timeless way to bring generations together during summer celebrations. Biba Kayewich

We’ve all heard the story of the Boston Tea Party and the boycott of British tea by the colonists. What we may not know is that budding patriots of that day also turned against British cloth.

In a letter, John Adams declared, “Silks and velvets and lace must be dispensed with [as] Trifles in a Contest for Liberty.”