Friends of Wilderness Battlefield was pleased to present a Living History Event at Ellwood on October 19 detailing what life was like for the …
In the summer of 1780 they heard the calling of their country. Four hundred strong heeded the call. They were mustered into the Virginia milit…
There is a town of legend in Virginia. Its name is Abingdon and it is saturated with American history and heritage. From the American Indians,…
This is a very labor intensive sewn reticule from Arthur's Home Magazine, from 1859. The instructions recommend velvet fabric, embroidered wit…
Macaroni and cheese is a new receipt that my Civil War reenacting group is considering trying this year. We try to find something decent that …
August 16 - 18, 2019 – Saltville, VA – 155th Anniversary Battles of Saltville Reenactment and Living History
Ever wonder what makes a great event and why it is so successful? I have attended a particular event 17 out of the 25 years of its existence. …
This was a hard challenge to do. I had a feeling everyone was going to pick a Gettysburg food or an Independence Day food so I wanted to do so…
(THE CONVERSATION) In the years following the bitter Civil War, a former Union general took a holiday originated by former Confederates and he…
I have been sewing most of my life. Growing up poor, it was a means of survival. My grandparents had lived through the great depression, and t…
This recipe was cooked for the Historical Food Fortnightly, a yearly challenge that encourages bloggers to cook a historical food every two we…
Parade Spectator Joshua Cassio enjoys a “meet and greet” withPresident Abraham Lincoln (Robert Costello)
Gettysburg Hospital Farina
They were known as Rousseau’s Raiders because of their destruction in Alabama. General Rousseau rode at the head of twenty-five hundred Union …
For the last several years, I have been working on adding new pieces to my various impressions, with the goal of a new piece every event or tw…
Jane DeBeaumont as Mary Todd Lincoln
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