by Karen Nyenhuis | May 10, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
The Drawing Room The girl doll is by Beverly Dahl, made in March 1995, 1 in a series, named Jodie and set in 1810. The boy is unmarked, but my mother lists him as “Jamie,” also by Beverly Dahl. The needlepoint settee and chair were made by Nicole Walton...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 10, 2025 | A Miniature French Chateau in 1810
Regency Hair and Bonnets The doll on the left in the light blue skirt is “Josephine,” by Beverly Dahl. The doll in the dotted skirt is from an antique guild sale and the maker is unknown. Since these bonnets are very similar to the bonnet the Beverly Dahl...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Feb 13, 2025 | Great Northern War
Original rendering of a snow brig by @kris_tinsart. Peter Wessel Tordenskjold Peter Wessel Tordenskjold was a Danish larger-than-life figure in the Great Northern War. I was happy to find a book in English by Col. Hans Christian Adamson that recounts some of the...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Feb 12, 2025 | Great Northern War
Original rendering of a snow brig by @kris_tinsart. A Sneak Attack on the Swedes Finding sources for the Great Northern War written in English has been a challenge. I stumbled on a volume written by Danish-born U.S. Air Force Colonel Hans Christian Adamson which has...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Dec 18, 2024 | Great Northern War
Original rendering of a snow brig by @kris_tinsart. King Karl XII – The Decline Battle of Poltava Swedish King Karl XII, his name often Anglicized as Charles XII, was injured during the Battle of Poltava. Karl had been injured in the foot by misplaced cannon...
