Author Archives for Jim Riley

About Jim Riley

James Riley is the owner/operator of Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, California and a senior partner in Colony Bay Productions. The father of six children, Riley performs "Patrick Henry" and supervises a living history program visited by hundreds of thousands of school children. He holds a degree in history from Stanford University.

Gothic Ravages

November 3, 2023 6:37 pm Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

The View from Philadelphia March 4, 1777 Source Devastation Unknown to Civilized Nations:  Feb 25, 1777. New Jersey Governor William... View Article

Taking the Temperature of the Times..

November 2, 2023 8:22 am Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

Siring While Cowardly? My summary, yesterday, of Philadelphia’s Dunlap’s Advertiser for February 4, 1777, reaffirmed a few old lessons and... View Article

“My Unhappy People” February 4, 1777

November 1, 2023 11:07 am Published by Jim Riley Leave your thoughts

News From Philadelphia • February 4, 1777   General Washington’s Proclamation, January 25, 1777:  In view of some Americans, deluded... View Article

News From Philadelphia January 4, 1777

October 26, 2023 3:33 pm Published by Jim Riley Comments Off on News From Philadelphia January 4, 1777

Distilled Spirits Source:  Dunlap and Claypoole’s American Daily Advertiser Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Saturday, January 04, 1777 The View From Philadelphia… The... View Article

The Fear Factor

October 10, 2023 10:33 am Published by Jim Riley 12 Comments

What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been.. Our First Amendment battleship proceeds, these days, through choppy, gray water — polluted... View Article