Jerilee Wei

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, Jean Laffite and the Treaty of Ghent — Satirical Editorial of 1814 10 years, 1 month ago

Thanks for the delightful perspective that certainly shows there wasn’t just one perspective.

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, Was Your Ancestor A United States Sea Fencible? 10 years, 1 month ago

Yes. I would start with the wonderful Maryland Historical Society library in Baltimore and then move to the National Archives in DC.

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, The British Visit to Laffite: A Study of Events 200 Years Later 10 years, 2 months ago

Great article! I am also fascinated with Benjamin Latrobe who is said to have masterminded the waterworks of New Orleans in the early years. I’ve always wondered if he and Barthlemy Lafron interconnected in […]

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, Napoleon’s Son – Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte 10 years, 2 months ago

Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte – Great Expectations
With the birth of most children, there are all kinds of exciting possibilities and great expectations of what kind of person this new life will grow […]

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, Huron or Wyandot Mythology and Cosmogonic Myths 10 years, 3 months ago

Thanks Robyn! Between her husbands there were a lot of children and their offspring for generations. Many Cajun/Acadian families can trace their family histories back to her. On my great-grandmother Robichaux’s […]

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, Huron or Wyandot Mythology and Cosmogonic Myths 10 years, 3 months ago

Previously having written of the New Madrid earthquake of 1811, Tecumseh, and the Native American prophecies, it comes to mind that many people are not aware of the multitude of native peoples oral history when it […]

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, The Red Stick Creeks and the Great Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 10 years, 3 months ago

Thanks Pam! That’s fascinating. I’ve always found Tecumseh a fascinating historical figure. If the many quotes attributed to him I’d bet Rebecca Galloway had a wonderful student and was a good teacher.

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, The Red Stick Creeks and the Great Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812 10 years, 3 months ago

Without exception every historical event has a backstory and several other backstories within it. That’s certainly true with many of the Native American stories that often fail to get told from their […]

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, Impressment of American Seamen 10 years, 3 months ago

The entire War of 1812 is very much erased from the American textbooks as merely a chapter in our history to be glossed over especially at the hands of our school systems. Perhaps it is a way of hoping the world […]

Jerilee Wei commented on the post, Yellow Fever: Napoleon’s Most Formidable Opponent 10 years, 3 months ago

Timely article, since yellow fever is still a serious health threat in many parts of the world, especially South America and in Africa! It reminded me of a once well-known old time cartoon figure, who was […]

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, Malaria – The Mystery Plague of Colonial America 10 years, 4 months ago

Despite modern advances in medicine, there is a plague (one of many) that still haunts mankind around the globe and that is malaria. Malaria is a parasite spread by the female mosquito that affects your blood […]

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, U.S.S. Wasp – War of 1812 and the H.M.S. Reindeer 10 years, 4 months ago

It’s important for those interested in the U.S.S. Wasp and its battles, to understand that when it comes to the naming of ships, the U.S.S. Wasp was not first ship to carry that name. In fact, it was actually […]

Jerilee Wei wrote a new post, Impressment of American Seamen 10 years, 4 months ago

Most lovers of naval history will already know that the British were famous or rather infamous, for the impressment of British seamen during the late eighteenth century well into the early nineteenth century. […]

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