Hollingsworth House photo gallery
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San Francisco Composer JJ Hollingsworth
with a minuteman re-enactor in front of the
Hollingsworth House.
with a minuteman re-enactor in front of the
Hollingsworth House.
The parlor.
A "minuteman" re-enactment,
complete with muskets and ragtag
militiamen, readying to face off the
redcoats.
complete with muskets and ragtag
militiamen, readying to face off the
redcoats.
Best seat in the house - a
rocking chair commode!
rocking chair commode!
A colonial era spinning wheel.
Home is where the hearth is --
The kitchen.
The kitchen.
Sam is a free man! The story of another letter found in
the Hollingsworth House. The letter below right reads "To Whom It May Concern
- The bearer Sam, a black man, formerly belonged to my father....." concludes that Sam is
free from slavery. He would have carried this document with him to prove it. It is signed by
a "James Wilson" and may have belonged to a household servant named Sam. JJ
Hollingsworth also set this letter to music and it was premiered in Norway in 2007 by the
Swedish choral group, Jarva Roster and Soprano Lorene Spain.
the Hollingsworth House. The letter below right reads "To Whom It May Concern
- The bearer Sam, a black man, formerly belonged to my father....." concludes that Sam is
free from slavery. He would have carried this document with him to prove it. It is signed by
a "James Wilson" and may have belonged to a household servant named Sam. JJ
Hollingsworth also set this letter to music and it was premiered in Norway in 2007 by the
Swedish choral group, Jarva Roster and Soprano Lorene Spain.
A feather quill like the one above would
have been used to write letters in
Jefferson's time.
have been used to write letters in
Jefferson's time.
The ruins at left is next to the Hollingsworth House and
dates from the early 1600s. It was once believed built by a
Swedish settlement that predates the Hollingsworth's
arrival to Elk Landing in 1696. Tree ring samples of the
timbers in this structure point to dates of reconstruction
and recycled timbers which were probably hewn by
Scandinavians.
It later served as a tavern. How fitting that a Swedish choir
would premiere the musical setting of To Whom It May
Concern. Skol!
dates from the early 1600s. It was once believed built by a
Swedish settlement that predates the Hollingsworth's
arrival to Elk Landing in 1696. Tree ring samples of the
timbers in this structure point to dates of reconstruction
and recycled timbers which were probably hewn by
Scandinavians.
It later served as a tavern. How fitting that a Swedish choir
would premiere the musical setting of To Whom It May
Concern. Skol!
Hollingsworth House and the
surrounding 40 acre estate,
"Elk Landing". A blacksmith
re-enactment is in the fore-
ground.
surrounding 40 acre estate,
"Elk Landing". A blacksmith
re-enactment is in the fore-
ground.
Up the stairs and to the attic, where
the Jefferson Letter was found.
Old photos ready
for cataloguing
in the attic.
the Jefferson Letter was found.
Old photos ready
for cataloguing
in the attic.