We apologize for any inconvenience that misinformation may have caused, but Pricketts Fort will NOT be hosting a Fall Rendezvous this year. We encourage people to come out and participate in Fall Festival weekend October 10-11 and the Annual 18th century Christmas Market December 11-13. Feel free to contact us for further information at www.prickettsfort.org.
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No Fall Rendezvous this year at Pricketts Fort
Posted in Fall Rendezvous on September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A lively end to the Rendezvous . . .
Posted in domestic life, Fall Rendezvous, Larry Spisak, Lee Miller, mountain music, Nancy Utt, Ronnie Utt on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As the frontier supper was drawing to a close, with dishes and plates being cleared away, the night descended across forest and fort. But inside the Meeting House all was good cheer, with lanterns and candles spreading an atmospheric glow. As the revelers cleared away the tables for dancing, the musicians were taking up their [...]
A meal to remember . . .
Posted in Cordelia Spencer, domestic life, Fall Rendezvous, Judy Wilson on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It was indeed a meal to remember, one of the most delicious and satisfying I have had ever, yet typical male that I am, I can’t actually remember the individual dishes very clearly, so I trust some of the ladies who were there will help me out. I got a list of the dishes afterwards [...]
18th-century camp scenes . . .
Posted in camp life, Fall Rendezvous, powderhorn on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some candid shots of life in camp, during the recent Fall Rendezvous. In addition to clothing, all camping gear and methods must be correct to the mid- to late-18th century (1700s). The original Pricketts Fort was built in 1774.
The legend of Stingy Jack . . .
Posted in Fall Rendezvous, Okey Simmons, pumpkins on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our present-day custom of carving pumpkins and lighting them with candles originated with the Irish folktale of “Stingy Jack” who, because of his mean-spiritedness and general knavery, was banished from Heaven and, because he had tricked the Devil, was not even permitted to make his home in Hell, but was doomed to wander the benighted regions [...]
18th-Century Fall Rendezvous comes to Pricketts Fort, October 24 -26
Posted in Fall Rendezvous on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over this coming weekend, October 24 to 26, an 18th century encampment, known as the Fall Rendezvous, will take around and within Pricketts Fort. This is one of the two or three optimum times for truly stepping back into the past at Pricketts Fort, for not only will you find the usual living-history activities taking [...]
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- Fairmont State students write original production about Prickett Cemetery
- 2012 School of the Longhunter comes to Pricketts Fort, April 12-15
- Settling the Western Virginia Backcountry, Part Two
- Scenes from the 18th-century Muzzleloading & Accoutrements Trade Show
- Settling the western Virginia backcountry: part 1
- 18th century Muzzleloading & Accoutrements Trade Show coming to Pricketts Fort, Feb 24-26
- Annual 18th century Christmas Market to run from Fri, Dec 9 to Sun, Dec 11
- Fall Festival & Antiques Fair this weekend at Pricketts Fort, Oct 8 & 9
- A paragon of the old frontier work ethic
- A tale of two cats
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