This is a continuation of the chapter,“Settling the Western Virginia Backcountry” from the Ph.D dissertation of John M. Boback: Indian Warfare, Household Competency, and the Settlement of the Western Virginia Frontier, 1749 to 1794. The first portion of that chapter can be read here. ~~~~~ All white settlers driven out of western Virginia by early 1758 [...]
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Settling the Western Virginia Backcountry, Part Two
Posted in Albany Treaty, Big Bone Lick, Chief Opechancanough, Colonel Henry Bouquet, Fort Duquesne, Fort Pitt, Frederick Christian Post, French & Indian War, General John Forbes, General Robert Monckton, Greenbrier Company, Iroquois, Iroquois Confederacy, John Boback, Keekyuscung, land speculators, Lenape (Delaware), Ohio Company, Ottawas, Pisquetomen, Scotch-Irish, Seven Years War, Shawnee, Shenandoah Valley, trans-Allegheney frontier, Treaty of Easton, William Gooch, Wyandot on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Celtic Heritage Day this Saturday at Pricketts Fort
Posted in Celtic Heritage Day, Scotch-Irish on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Celtic Heritage Day The public is invited to Pricketts Fort this Saturday, July 23, from 10 to 4:30, for Celtic Heritage Day, a special event day that focuses on the 18th century traditions of Brittany, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales that were brought to the frontier. Regular fort admission is required, but there will be free [...]
Celtic Heritage Day at Pricketts Fort this Saturday, July 10
Posted in Celtic Heritage Day, Scotch-Irish on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The public is invited to Pricketts Fort this Saturday, July 10, from 10 to 4:30, for Celtic Heritage Day, a special event day that focuses on the 18th century traditions of Brittany, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales that were brought to the frontier. Regular fort admission is required, but there will be free admission for anyone [...]
Celts on the trans-Appalachian frontier
Posted in Celtic Heritage Day, Scotch-Irish on July 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saturday, July 11 was Celtic Heritage Day at Pricketts Fort, featuring 18th century traditions of Brittany, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, with activities that included kilt-wrapping demonstration, bagpiping, an appearance by the West Virginia Highland Dancers, a “Bonnie Knees Contest”, sword & fencing demonstrations, tug of war, spinning, weaving & bobbin lace demonstrations, and storytelling. [...]
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Recent Posts
- 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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- Rick Greathouse on Recruiter for General Hand to be at Pricketts Fort, July 4
- Bob Metell on School of the Longhunter: scenes from the encampment
- Doug Wood on The Shawnee: their septs, their chiefs & their women
- Longknife (Mel Stafford) on At recent School of the Longhunter, local farmers answer to beat of recruiter’s drum
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