1.0Historic St. Mary's Cityhttps://ded3712.inmotionhosting.com/~hsmcdigshistorysiteownerhttps://ded3712.inmotionhosting.com/~hsmcdigshistory/author/siteowner/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HsYBsnT4Md"><a href="https://ded3712.inmotionhosting.com/~hsmcdigshistory/dig-deeper-strange-windows/">Strange Windows</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ded3712.inmotionhosting.com/~hsmcdigshistory/dig-deeper-strange-windows/embed/#?secret=HsYBsnT4Md" width="600" height="338" title="“Strange Windows” — Historic St. Mary's City" data-secret="HsYBsnT4Md" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://hsmcdigshistory.imgix.net/~hsmcdigshistory/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/strange-windows-a.jpg?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress1024654We take glass windows for granted but in 17th-century Maryland, only wealthier colonists could afford them. For many, window covers were cloth, oiled paper, or just shutters. And no one had screens to keep the mosquitoes out. Archaeology at St. … Read More »