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Strolling through the Fall Festival at Pricketts Fort
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Cordelia Spencer, Fall Festival, Greg Bray, Judy Wilson, Lee Miller, Okey Simmons, Shawnee, Tom Carson, Virginia frontier, applebutter, autumn, bear fat, blacksmithing, civilian militia, domestic life, frontier forts, frontier women, harvest, living history, powderhorn, re-enacting, wigwam on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
First color . . .
Posted in Greg Bray, autumn, blacksmithing, wigwam, tagged Add new tag on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The days have been decidedly cooler, with the result that we are all lingering a little longer beside the fires in the main cabins. There have been other signs of autumn as well: a large maple behind the Bray Blacksmith Shop took on a yellow hue almost overnight a couple of days [...]
a new season
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Greg Bray, Judy Wilson, Okey Simmons, Virginia frontier, blacksmithing, civilian militia, flintlock muskets, frontier farming, frontier forts, frontier women, kitten, sheep, tagged 18th-century frontier, blackpowder firearms, blacksmithing, carding, cats, flax, flint & steel, flintlock rifle, ironware, knives, loom, militia, shearing, sheep, sheepdog, tomahawks, weaving, wool on April 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We just opened here at the fort a couple of days ago. The weather has been about perfect, sunny but not too warm, and with great cumulus clouds sailing slowly overhead to temper the sun. Already busloads of children are arriving, and will keep arriving nearly every day until the end of the school year. In addition to the [...]
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Recent Posts
- Artisans of the Christmas Market: Debora Blind, Paper Filagree Artist, Calligrapher, Pen & Ink Illustrator
- Annual 18th-century Christmas Market one week-end only this year, from December 11th through the 13th
- Serene Queen
- Squire Miller killed in Shawnee attack; Mistress Rebecca taken captive
- Fall comes to the old frontier
- Preparations afoot for Fall Festival
- No Fall Rendezvous this year at Pricketts Fort
- Fall Festival & Antiques Fair to return to Pricketts Fort, October 10 & 11
- Season of mists …
- Aerial engagement over Pricketts Fort
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