My strong suggestion: stay away from people who “spin” your article off from another person’s article. Depending on how this is done, it is a practice that skirts on the line of legal-illegal. Not to mention search-engines and article websites penalize you if they deem your article a duplicate. And last but not least is the questionable ethics of doing this.

You want fresh, newly-written articles.

Thanks for your thoughtful comment,
Dot

People in period costumes mingled with the crowds as the Birthday Bash kicked off in St. Mary’s City on Saturday June 20, 2009.

There were activities for everyone; games from the mid-1600s for children of all ages to try, crafts, hoop rolling, walking on stilts, dressing up in costumes of that period, visiting aboard the tall ships Maryland’s Dove and Delaware’s Kalmar Nyckel, demonstrations of spinning and weaving, dancing to music of the period provided by the local Southern MD Open Band.

Everywhere there were typical 17th century exhibits for the attendees to watch, ask questions about and enjoy. The Militia invited people to fall in with the ranks for a drill as the costumed Militia men loaded and fired their muskets. Camp fires burned as people cooked foods of that time filling the air with the aromas as attendees walked the paths of the old city. On center stage under a large tent were performers entertaining the crowds as they ate.

From her perch over the water, an osprey kept one eye on her fledging while the other eye watched as attendees toured the tall ships and youngsters splashed at the edge of the river.

Dozens of local businesses sponsored this special day in the history of Maryland.

A passing mid-day thunder storm may have gotten many attendees wet but it certainly did not dampen the high spirits of this 375th Birthday celebration.