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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 »
miserable, wet & cold
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, Judy Wilson, Lee Miller, Michael Ray, Monongahela River, Shawnee, Tom Carson, domestic life, flintlock muskets, frontier farming, frontier forts, frontier kitchen, frontier women, kitten, living history, sheep on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A cold wet miserable Saturday morning — just the sort of morning I especially enjoy at the fort, particularly after a long hectic week of school tours and crowds of children. Saturday means no field trips and a cold miserable rain means few visitors to speak of, and a chance to catch up on essential tasks. The passage [...]
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: “Wild Willy” Frankfort: master horner, scrimshaw artist, cartographer, illustrator, calligrapher.
- 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 …
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