Category Archives: Reenactors Journal

• Costume Guild

  Posted on July 16, 2011 by historyladies in Archives, Costume Corner, New Recruits, Reenactors Journal

  Part of living history and reenacting is developing a good persona, but without the right attire you will not experience the period in its entirety.  Most living history museums offer volunteers and employees the chance to borrow clothing.  How do living history interpreters & reenactors get the accurate clothing they need in order to take [...]

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• Reenacting Halt

  Posted on January 12, 2011 by historyladies in Archives, Reenactors Journal

  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 [...]

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• Fashion during the American Revolution

  Posted on December 21, 2010 by historyladies in Archives, Costume Corner, Reenactors Journal

  The hardest thing when deciding to portray the American Revolution is finding the patterns to sew the garments or finding the sutler to buy parts of the garment or equipment.  Once you decide to reenact a period that is before the American Civil War it becomes a challenge.  One thing that is good about the [...]

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• Gathering Kit

  Posted on October 26, 2010 by historyladies in Archives, Reenactors Journal

  It’s official we are now starting the journey of reenacting.  We got the book(s) and the patterns our group suggested we used as references in creating our kit.  Now comes the hard but fun part.  Ordering the cloth and finally sewing our clothing. I will post images of the clothing as it is being completed. [...]

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• 2010 Reenacting

  Posted on March 7, 2010 by historyladies in Archives, Reenactors Journal

  March 7,2010 Our first reenacting experience was today.  Today we went to the annual regiment meeting.  The meeting began with everyone reuniting and looking at what was setup which included raffle items and artifacts that were on display.  Then the four men that was at the head of the room call to order.  Each represented [...]

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