Tag: kevin joel berland

December 19, 2013

Kevin Joel Berland: William Byrd II, Archiving Colonial Virginia’s Natural History

As a member of the intellectual elite in the Virginia colony, how did William Byrd II understand weather, the seasons, and their effects on the land? Continue Reading Kevin Joel Berland: William Byrd II, Archiving Colonial Virginia’s Natural History

American History/History/Nature

November 6, 2013

William Byrd II of Westover’s Curious Words

What’s a “shoaller”? Or a “hough”? How about the “pride of the beaver”? Berland explores these ideas and more. Continue Reading William Byrd II of Westover’s Curious Words

American History/History/North Carolina