
Once again this year, from April 4 to 7, Pricketts Fort will offer the School of the Longhunter: a weekend encampment with seminars on longhunter skills for the 18th century interpreter, re-enactor or history enthusiast.

2013 School of the Longhunter Agenda
Thursday, April 4
12 – 5 pm ARRIVAL AND SET UP
*CHECK IN VISITOR CENTER

Friday, April 5
9 – 10:30 am, Willy Frankfort: FORT COX DIG
10:30 – 12 noon, Bill Graham and Ed Robey: Making Hominy
12 noon – 1 pm, LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1 – 2:30 pm, Andrew Gaerte: Buttons and Buckles
2:30 – 4 pm, Alan Gutchess: A Longrifle by Any Other Name
6 – 7:30 pm, FORT FEAST (Please bring a covered dish)
7:30 pm, 18th century musical entertainment by Morgan’s Glade

Saturday, April 6
9 – 10:30 am, Mark Sage: The Life of Daniel Boone: A Window into America’s Westward Expansion
10:30 – 12 noon, Doug Wood: Hokoleshkwa’s 1763 Blitzkrieg : The Most Successful Campaign of a War Lost
12 noon – 1 pm, LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1 – 2:30 pm, Bill Schneider & Kye Jaroz: GAMES
2:30 – 4pm, (to be announced)
4 – 5:30 pm, (to be announced)
5:30 – 7:30 pm, DINNER ON YOUR OWN
7:30 pm, BENEFIT AUCTION (Please bring a quality period item to be donated)

Sunday, April 7
8:30 – 9 am, Nathan Weaver: SUNDAY SERVICE
12 noon, DEPART FOR HOME
Schedule subject to change.

2013 School of the Longhunter Fees
Pre-Registration Fees:
PFMF Members $50.00
Non-members $60.00
(Fees at the door $65.00)
Cost includes camping and seminar sessions, entertainment, Fort Feast and Benefit Auction.
Sutler Fee $50.00 (must be pre-registered) This entitles the sutler to have one helper/camper stay with him/her. Sutler can have one store tent and one camping tent. Helper must stay in one of these tents. Price includes Fort Feast for the sutler and helper. Helper must be listed on the pre-registration form.
Sutler & Seminar Sutlers who want to attend the seminar must pay an additional $50.00 fee.
Camper Fee (not attending seminar) $20.00 includes Fort Feast.
Visitors $10.00 Visitors who want to stay after 5:00 p.m. must pay a fee of $10.00 to the Visitors center prior to closing. All visitors must leave the park by 11:00 p.m. This is good for all evenings of the seminar. Fort Feast tickets may be purchased for $10.00 if desired. All such paying visitors must be in 18th century period clothing.
Children under 15 accompanying campers or seminar attendees will not be charged for camping, but will be charged $5.00 each for the Fort Feast.
The School of the Longhunter is limited to the first 100 registrants.
For more information, call (304) 363-3030
To register online, click here.






