The Rag Linen iPhone App in 1770
I traveled to Boston this past weekend and witnessed the annual Boston Massacre reenactment commemorating the 240th anniversary of the first blood shed in the American Revolution. During my trip, I had the good fortune of meeting the historians behind TeachHistory, Boston 1775 and Lessons on Liberty.
I was honored to learn that Gary Gregory, founder of Lessons on Liberty and one of the participants in the 1770 reenactment, keeps the Rag Linen app on his iPhone. In fact, I was so flattered, I asked if I could snap a quick photo (at left, click to enlarge). Moments after snapping this pic of colonial iPhone usage, I found another colonial sipping a McDonald’s beverage. I love the juxtaposition.
UPDATE (3/10/10): Coincidentally, the same day this post was published, Colonial Williamsburg launched two free iPhone apps, including one called “Today in the 1770s“.
2 Comments
Kathy
March 8, 2010Love period clothing. Was at an Old Town Fair last weekend. Those interested in the American Revolution will find this magazine interesting.
http://www.patriotsar.com/
bostonhistory (Ben Edwards)
March 10, 2010RT @raglinen: iPhones and McDonalds in 18th century Boston? http://tinyurl.com/ygy9hwn