1781 Battle of the Hook Reenactment near Gloucester Point
Lt. Col. Tarleton and his legion, who had been sent by Gen. Cornwallis to defend Gloucester Point, were shocked when the French arrived by sea.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: Historical Reenactments
William Strachey, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and Jamestowne
Strachey’s story had me on the edge of my seat, intensely caught up in his word choice that made the drama come alive…resulting in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Under the Redcoat 2013 with the Singing, Dancing Hessians
After heartily singing various tunes to the accompaniment of musicians, the Hessians gathered everyone for a Virginia Reel.
Benedict Arnold as Thomas Jefferson’s Guest at Poplar Forest
Whenever anyone in the audience gave Benedict Arnold credit for the victory in Saratoga, he agreed with them and thanked them most profusely.
Building Gabion Earthworks at Prelude to Victory
My son helped build gabion earthwork fortifications, the results of which can be seen today at Yorktown Battlefield from two wars.
Burning Jamestowne Reenactment of Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676
As a guard stood nearby, we were led to each scene in the dark with the aid of burning, crackling cressets and Mr. Matthew’s lone candle in the tin lantern.
My son reenacts first House of Burgesses 1619 Jamestowne
Three pages of laws debated by the 1619 burgesses for a week were distributed among us, while my son led discussion with one of the pages.
1862 Battle of Williamsburg weekend: Colonial Williamsburg
Last weekend Colonial Williamsburg broke with tradition to offer a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862.
Shooting Longbows while Imagining the Hundred Years War
Learning from a highly informative gent that ongbows were distinctly English and decidedly effective, he invited us to a longbow tournament in Williamsburg.
The day George Whitefield preached in Colonial Williamsburg
On George Whitefield’s twenty-fifth birthday, he preached to a packed Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, on December 16, 1739.
