We just finished up another busy week in the field. We had some adverse weather conditions (heat, rain, humidity...) but our crew handled it like pros with few complaints.
We're also working on preparations for our Open House which will be held at the dig site in Niles, August 11-12, 10am-4pm. Here's a sneak peak at the schedule of events and all of the fantastic living history participants who will make this event something to remember. Mark your calenders, we hope you'll be joining us.
-Erica
Open House Schedule 2012
Saturday, August 11
10:00 AM
Opening Inspection
and March to Fort
Site
10:30 AM
Dr. Michael
Nassaney-Archaeology Update Location:
Stage/Stage Area
11:00
AM
Colonial
Dancers Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Voyager
Run Competition Location:
Encampment
11:30 AM
Kevin Gladysz-Guns of
New France , 1700-1759 Location: Stage/Stage Area
12:00 PM
Celtic
Trio-18th Century Music Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Artillery
Demo Location:
Encampment
12:30 PM
Dr. Michael
Nassaney-Archaeology Update Location:
Stage/Stage Area
1:00 PM
Women’s
Sewing Circle Location: Fort Site
Tomahawk
Competition Location:
Encampment
1:30 PM
Celtic
Trio-18th Century Music Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Women’s
Sewing Circle Location: Fort Site
2:00 PM
Kevin Gladysz-Trade
Knives and Axes of New France
Location: Stage/Stage Area
2:30 PM
Colonial Dancers Location: Stage/Stage Area
3:00 PM
Militia Recruitment Location: Fort Site
3:30 PM
March from Fort Site
Encampment Closed for the Day
4:00 PM
Event Ends for the
Day
Sunday, August 12
10:00 AM
Opening Inspection
and March to Fort
Site
10:30 AM
Dr. Michael
Nassaney-Archaeology Update Location:
Stage/Stage Area
11:00 AM
Colonial Dancers Location:
Stage/Stage Area
11:30 AM
Public
Scholar, Kevin Gladysz Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Team
Tomahawk Competition Location:
Encampment
12:00 PM
Celtic Trio-18th
Century Music Location:
Stage/Stage Area
12:30 PM
Artillery Demo Location: Encampment
1:00 PM
Dr.
Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Women’s
Sewing Circle Location:
Fort Site
1:30 PM
Celtic
Trio-18th Century Music Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Women’s
Sewing Circle Location:
Fort Site
2:30 PM
Colonial
Dancers Location:
Stage/Stage Area
3:00 PM
Militia Recruitment Location: Fort Site
3:30 PM
March
from Dig Site to Encampment Location:
Stage/Stage Area
Encampment Closed
4:00 PM
Event Closed
Ongoing Activities
Archeological Dig
Artifact Displays
Faunal Analysis
Children’s Interpretive Archaeology
Tea Tent
Militia Sign Up and Drill
Children’s
Area
18th Century Children’s Games:
Ball and Cup
Stilts
Graces
Wizzers
Lucet
Checkers
Boat
Launch
Canoe Rides by Sarett Nature
Center
$3.00 Per Person
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 – 3:30 PM
Encampment
Militia Encampment
Demonstrations: Cooking, Distilling,
Spinning
Merchants: Sheldon Pewter, Antiquity
Period Design Ltd., Wm. Booth, Draper
Children’s
Voyager Run
Saturday
10:30 – 11:00 AM
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Sunday
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 – 3:00 PM
The Northwest Territory Alliance
The
Northwest Territory Alliance (NWTA) is an American Revolutionary War
reenactment organization located in the Midwestern United States. It has over
five hundred members from states as far west
as Iowa , east to Ohio ,
north to the Canadian border and south to Tennessee . "We are non-profit educational
organization that studies and recreates the culture, lifestyle, and arts of the
time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. We strive to duplicate the
uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately
as possible."
Sheldon Pewter (NWTA Member Merchant) – www.sheldonpewter.com
Pewter jewelry, buttons
and reproduction coins
Antiquity Period Designs (NWTA Member Merchant) www.AntiquityPeriodDesigns.com
18th Century
American products and custom furniture
Wm. Booth, Draper, Paul & Laura
Dickfoss, www.wmboothdraper.com
Wool, linen
and silk fabrics, sewing patterns, knitting goods, notions, needlework kits,
and books
Local Niles
proprietor, Janine Frizzo-Horrigan, offers teas, tarts and light lunch fare
prepared authentically and served in an 18th century tea tent.
Celtic Trio
The Ann Arbor-based trio of Diana Ladio, Fiddle;
Allison Haraburda, cello; and Fritz McGirr, percussion, will be providing 18th
century folk and dance music for the Open House. In the 21st century the trio is
known as The Moxie Strings with Fritz McGirr – www.themoxiestrings.com - They perform their high-energy original sound
throughout the state. This weekend their recently released CD of contemporary
and traditional tunes is available at the Support
The Fort table. It is also available
on iTunes.
Colonial
Dancers
Stevensville resident, Noel Bash, mastered 18th century
dancing while working at Colonial Williamsburg. She has been teaching dance to
this group of Berrien
County
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