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Wednesday, 28 September 2016
"Another Pair Not Fellows"; Adventures in Research and Reinterpreting the American Revolution: What's In My (Conjectural) 18th Century Sailor's D...
"Another Pair Not Fellows"; Adventures in Research and Reinterpreting the American Revolution: What's In My (Conjectural) 18th Century Sailor's D...: 1774 watercolor by 2nd Lt. Gabriel Bray of the 44-gun "Pallas" , Captain the Hon. William Cornwallis commanding The hand to...
English Historical Fiction Authors: Boy Sailors During the Age of Nelson and Napoleon
English Historical Fiction Authors: Boy Sailors During the Age of Nelson and Napoleon: by M.M. Bennetts Anyone who has thrilled to the dramas of naval derring-do such as Horatio Hornblower or Master and Commander will...
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Pirates Event.
An original 18th century pirate flag.
That aside, over the weekend of Feb 3rd through Feb 5th 2017, in
Ashland, Ohio (north/central Ohio, USA) in support of the annual Put-in-Bay
pirate festival, a group of the reenactors and pirate enthusiasts gather for a
weekend of making (and repairing) our gear and clothing,
The main purpose of this weekend, is for those of us with more
historical knowledge and skills, to teach and assist others in getting their
gear to be more authentic. That said, this Make/Mend weekend is basically an
advertisement for a festival that has very relaxed standards of authenticity,
and an air of acceptance, with a passive encouragement to improve the level of
authenticity in the participants.
The weekend starts Friday evening, and goes throughout all day
Saturday, and into later Sunday afternoon. Cost is TDB, but is based off the
rental of the space, divided by the number of attendees that actually show up
(it has averaged $10-$15 per person for the last few years we have been doing
this). Cost is flat, whether you can attend only a single day, or come for the
entire duration.
Most who attend this event either day trip, or stay at a local hotel
(participants try to all choose the same hotel, to give Saturday night a more
celebratory air), as no "official" accommodations are available. We
have contrived cheap/free very modest accommodations in the past, but we can
not guarantee this... So if your attendance is contingent of cheap/free
accommodations, please reach out to me privately, and we can talk.
Obviously, this event has been focused for the Put-in-Bay pirate
festival participants, and acts as a further attempt to rope folks into that,
but I thought I would open this up to a broader audience in case anyone within
reasonable commuting distance was interested. Attending the Put-in-Bay pirate
festival, or any other reenactment, I myself, or any of the other organizers
support is not required for this.
Let me know if you are interested!
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