Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Christmas Market, Greg Bray, Judy Wilson, Mary Rose Mustachio, Michael Ray, Tom Carson, Wild Willy Frankfort, cat, flintlock rifles, powderhorn, wool on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Faithful friend of the Fort, Tom Carson, maintained a keen-eyed vigil through much of the Market, conversing with visitors and directing them from one building to another.
He was assisted at times by his compadre Queen Aliquippa, the ever-present cat-of-the-fort.
Inside the fort, the two main buildings, the Trading Post and the Meeting House, were given over [...]
Posted in Michael Ray, Okey Simmons, civilian militia, flintlock muskets, flintlock rifles, musket balls on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With heavy rain and wind much of the day keeping us mostly inside, Michael and Okey make good use of their situation by molding a mess of musket balls. The method and tools used are identical to what a longhunter or farmer would have employed on the frontier. Michael sets up a tripod over a hot [...]
Posted in Lord Dunmore's War, Okey Simmons, Shawnee, Virginia frontier, civilian militia, flintlock muskets, flintlock rifles, frontier forts, re-enacting on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In honor of Memorial Day here at Pricketts Fort, Okey Simmons gave a brief talk about the sacrifice made by the original militiamen and their families at Pricketts Fort during Lord Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. After the talk he hung a memorial wreath on the front of the fort, after which the current [...]
