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Post by Matthew S. Schweitzer on Sept 20, 2003 10:55:19 GMT -5
I know that there is an extensive listing of living history and reenactor events in the Smoke and Fire News paper, but I was wondering if anyone knew of an online resource with similar information regarding 18th and early 19th century reenacment events in the Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, West Virginia, Western Pennsylvania region. Or if anyone knows of upcoming events, please post them here.
The events I am currently aware of that might be of interest to memebers of this board are:
Fort Meigs Seige 1813 - Memorial Day weekend. Held at Fort Meigs Memorial Park in Perrysburg, OH.
Spirit of Vincennes - Memorial Day weekend. Held at George Rogers Clark National Historic Park in Vincennes, IN.
Muster on the Maumee - June 14-15, 2003 Fort Meigs Memorial Park in Perrysburg, OH
Seige 1759 - Aug 14-15, 2003. Fort Meigs Memorial Park in Perrysburg, OH
Fair at New Boston - Labor Day weekend. Held in George Rogers Clark Park in Springfield, OH
Fort Henry Days - Labor Day weekend. Held in Wheeling, WV in Oglebay Park.
Penn's Colony - Sept 19-21 & 27-28, 2003. held in Saxonburg, PA.
Simon Kenton Days - Sept 20-21, 2003. held in Maysville, KY
Feast of the Hunter's Moon - Usually in early Oct in West Layfayette, IN.
If anyone has any others to add please do!
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Post by Sgt. Duncan Munro on Sept 24, 2003 9:21:01 GMT -5
I think you covered the big ones Zohoe, but there are a couple of add-ons I would like to post:
Battle of Bushy Run - First Weekend of August
(Bushy Run Battlefield, Harrison City, Pennsylvania)
1758 Camp at Raystown - Second Weekend of August
(Old Bedford Village, Bedford, Pennsylvania)
1758 Siege of Ft. Ligonier - Second Weekend of October
(Ft. Ligonier, Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
The above are annual events, and are worth a visit to at least once. A quick note about Old Bedford Village, it is a site worth supporting, since it is managed by Roger Kirwin (A reencator, and therefore one of our own). Roger always hosts fun events at the village, both he and his staff can never do enough for you. They are good folks, and the boys of Graham's Company try to do whatever we can to recipricate such rare generosity and hospitality.
Every evening, Roger makes his rounds to all of the groups present and asks if there is anything wanting. This is the mark of an excellent site director, considering some place we have frequented in the past treat you more like a nussiance and act as if they are doing you a favor by letting you pitch a tent. So please visit Roger's site, if you want a truly wonderful reenacting weekend.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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Post by CPTMontour on Oct 13, 2003 20:00:11 GMT -5
Every evening, Roger makes his rounds to all of the groups present and asks if there is anything wanting. This is the mark of an excellent site director, considering some place we have frequented in the past treat you more like a nussiance and act as if they are doing you a favor by letting you pitch a tent. In many cases the sites are doing you a favor. I have seen both sides of this coin, Im a lifelong reenactor and also in between stints of getting shot at in 3d world "Tourist Areas" was a museum professional. If the site director is not giving you the time of day, then the event was probably forced on him. Its all about quality control, the paid employees are trained professionals, reenactors are hobbists. Imagine if NASA turned over the controls of the next shuttle launch to a bunch of folks that launch model rockets on weekends, the results might or might not be disastorous depending on the skill levels of the Hobbists. |
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Post by Sgt. Duncan Munro on Oct 13, 2003 23:21:53 GMT -5
Well, I to have some combat 'fruit salad' in my war chest at home (Panama and Gulf War I) also, that aside, most of these administrators are on the 'public dime' and like most good bueracrats they tend to forget for whom they ultimately work for.
That comes with the paycheck, sometimes you have to do things that are 'forced on you', that my friend is why it is called work and why you receive a compensation package for it.
NASA was founded by people whose interest in space travel started with model rocketry as a hobby. Their love and devotion was spawned by the 'hobbyist' instinct within them, and not some mercenary goal of fethering their professional nests.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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Post by Shelly on Jan 4, 2005 21:49:05 GMT -5
West Liberty, Ohio is proud to revive a one-time event of the past into a "new and improved" annual event held the last weekend in July starting 2005. Visit us at our website at [http://www.westliberty.com/call%20to%20liberty/call%20to%20liberty/index.htm. The new location is within a whoop and hollar of what was once "Pigeon Town" where Simon Kenton ran a a gauntlet. We'd love to share our beautiful valley with you.
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