Last year my sister and I had to make some difficult decisions and many of them impacted the way we spent our money, time and talent.  The first to receive the chopping block was reenacting.

We barely went to five events last year even with the new 18th Century gear.  Major reasons for this chopping block was that the hobby did not fit us or we did not fit the hobby.  I think one other reason was the group we decided to join did not have the same goals we had.  So we are going to take our time to find an organization that will fit the goals and what we want to get out of the hobby.

This coming season “2011″  marks the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War.  So we will spend most of our vacation and weekends at living history events associated with the War between the States.  Hopefully with new goals and less stress we can actually enjoy living history/reenacting this year.  We may even connect with old and new friends.

American Civil War Links:

* Civil War 150th: http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/
* Civil War Headquarters: http://www.reenactmenthq.com/eventlist.asp
* Civil War Traveler: http://www.civilwartraveler.com/
* Reenactor’s Classifieds: http://classifieds.wereenact.com/
* American Civil War Time Line: http://reenactorsnetwork.wordpress.com/research/timelines/
* Historical Anniversaries: http://classifieds.wereenact.com/2010/12/anniversaries/
* Reenactors Network: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reenactors-Network/64689998801