tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post1831871504844966859..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Wedding in Colonial AmericaCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-74957371626262769712019-02-02T05:15:31.246-05:002019-02-02T05:15:31.246-05:00Hand fasting was very common in Scotland, and part...Hand fasting was very common in Scotland, and particularly in the Highlands long before the colonial period. Great info!thanks for sharing.<br /><a href="https://lakeviewgarden.in/blog/christian-marriage/" rel="nofollow">christian-marriage</a><br />varsha chelanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02023124126437681709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14202516636547988292015-11-09T21:32:48.025-05:002015-11-09T21:32:48.025-05:00Thank you so much for this important information.....Thank you so much for this important information.. This is going to help me get an A+ on my report for class!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-14154414231371769692011-05-20T10:28:30.583-04:002011-05-20T10:28:30.583-04:00Great post, Joan!Great post, Joan!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-32826450722936532652011-05-20T00:12:05.780-04:002011-05-20T00:12:05.780-04:00Hadn't heard about "handfasting." In...Hadn't heard about "handfasting." Interesting tradition. <br />And the gowns are beautiful. Well-researched blog post!Beth K. Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032849469366266791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29624192081736766842011-05-19T15:53:24.920-04:002011-05-19T15:53:24.920-04:00I've read about the common law marriages. Than...I've read about the common law marriages. Thanks for shedding more light on it!<br /><br />My nephew recently married a girl whose family are Ukranian Catholics. A part of their ceremony was tying the hands together. They said this has been a tradition for centuries. A very beautiful image of marriage.Lynn Squirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493660128797850584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-50946133879297591442011-05-19T11:19:07.892-04:002011-05-19T11:19:07.892-04:00I'm looking forward to the cake, too!I'm looking forward to the cake, too!Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79086607732125710192011-05-19T10:15:33.859-04:002011-05-19T10:15:33.859-04:00Loved this post and very informative. Handfasting ...Loved this post and very informative. Handfasting was very common in Scotland, and particularly in the Highlands long before the colonial period. Great info!Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29612598564719807662011-05-19T07:28:14.555-04:002011-05-19T07:28:14.555-04:00I'll be here Saturday for a slice of the cake....I'll be here Saturday for a slice of the cake. :)Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-87975456449632912152011-05-18T23:21:59.455-04:002011-05-18T23:21:59.455-04:00Carla--
Yes-- and did you know they did a huge a...Carla--<br /> Yes-- and did you know they did a huge article when the movie came out in Newsweek magazine on all the detailed & "accurate" research done through the Smithsonian on the story? Mel Gibson is supposed to be a stickler for detail on his productions....hm-m-m. To bad he didn't have the Quills to help out!Pat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-49515408201945290302011-05-18T19:47:30.445-04:002011-05-18T19:47:30.445-04:00Joan this is such fascinating stuff. I am loving e...Joan this is such fascinating stuff. I am loving every word. You are a gem! I've learned in my own research that in Massachusetts/Maine it was illegal in the 17th century early colonial days to be married by clergy and a magistrate had to officiate.<br /><br />Pat, isn't it interesting though that the Patriot bundling scene took place in the south and it was a New England tradition. Carla Gadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793809172905144101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-78762697372663573482011-05-18T19:13:46.902-04:002011-05-18T19:13:46.902-04:00Hi Joan--
Thanks so much for explaining banns......Hi Joan--<br /> Thanks so much for explaining banns...always heard of "posting banns", but really never knew the details or how they were carried out. The discussion about handfasting and unmarried couples made me chuckle as it reminded me of the "bundling" tradition-- like the scene in the movie, "The Patriot". (Mom assured the father she was a very good seamstressPat Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983141590663751303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-66452628243678230872011-05-18T19:02:28.723-04:002011-05-18T19:02:28.723-04:00Fascinating, Joan. Thanks so much! I posted this...Fascinating, Joan. Thanks so much! I posted this to FB and Twiiter.Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-63890966465195993012011-05-18T17:55:43.111-04:002011-05-18T17:55:43.111-04:00Hey, Roseanna, aren't we alll such girls. lol!...Hey, Roseanna, aren't we alll such girls. lol!<br /><br />Thanks, Faye! Lori, I guess when you think about it, there were as many variations in how couples got together back then as there are today...except now nobody gets fined!J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-56512520031616722612011-05-18T15:59:13.663-04:002011-05-18T15:59:13.663-04:00This is great information Joan. I've been rese...This is great information Joan. I've been researching the topic too, and all the ways that couples and even ministers and justices of the peace ignored the various strict marriage laws, despite the risk of fines.Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-82076659828885205512011-05-18T14:37:35.191-04:002011-05-18T14:37:35.191-04:00I learned so much! Great post!I learned so much! Great post!Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150290024386704712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29136035847966979902011-05-18T14:07:29.804-04:002011-05-18T14:07:29.804-04:00Love this sort of post. I'm such a girl, LOL. ...Love this sort of post. I'm such a girl, LOL. ;-) Thanks for sharing, Joan!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-86053502741934907552011-05-18T12:13:31.688-04:002011-05-18T12:13:31.688-04:00You're so welcome, Laura! It was sure fun rese...You're so welcome, Laura! It was sure fun researching this. Love the gowns, and especially the brocade too. The workmanship is lovely indeed. <br /><br />There was lots of info about marriage in colonial times that I wasn't familiar with, especially some of the variations that were generally accepted, though I'd read about handfasting.J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-47053829436135525652011-05-18T11:15:23.074-04:002011-05-18T11:15:23.074-04:00Joan, Wow! What a feast of information you give us...Joan, Wow! What a feast of information you give us! So appreciate the pictures, too. Both gowns are lovely, especially the brocade. I find is especially fascinating that the anvil signified long-lasting unions as I'm writing about a blacksmith. I'm familiar with handfasting and think it was popular in Scotland. Thanks so much for a wonderful post.Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.com