We gather for a variety of reasons. Some times to celebrate a Feast or Wedding, sometimes just to work together, and other times to practice the military skills of the time period we portray.

All of these reasons are as valid today as they were in the distant past. Friends gathered to raise homes and other buildings, celebrate joyous occasions, mourn sad events, and answered the call to musters or military duty.

Fortunately, we don't have an enemy to defend against or a burned home to replace, but many of us portray men and women that were either in the military, the militia, or were directly associated with them. We come together and "Muster" as a militia company would, so we can have our "military" skills in readiness.

           

We hold workdays at Fort Yargo, one of the local historical sites, so that we as Living Historians can work to rebuild and preserve the heritage that we have been fortunate to have been left with. While we are holding these work- days, we are able to interact with the public, and portray for them what life would have been like in the times that the site was active.

Members of the public have been very supportive of these workdays, and as our numbers grow, we hope to be able to be able to have these Living History presentations on a very regular basis.

I've just added a Page that shows some of the work we've been doing at Fort Yargo. Please enjoy it, and as we gather more pictures, we'll be adding them, as well. You can follow this link to view the Rangers Repair Fort Yargo page.

Below, you will find a listing of Gatherings for Social and Workday presentations. These events are primarily for public interaction, and require that if you come in period attire, you must be correct to the period of the site and the event portrayed. 

Please have a look at the Musters and Treks pages to see where and when we plan to hold those events, so you can take part in them. There are new Treks posted as of 1/12/03.

Living History and Muster Dates, 2003

            Dates                       Location                                                                    Type of Event

January, 2003 No Planned Activity  
February 22, 23 Fort Yargo State Park Log Splitting and Fence Building Techniques
March 22, 23 Fort Yargo State Park Preparing the Garden for Planting, 18th century style!
April 26, 27 Fort Yargo State Park Planting Time! 18th Century Gardening, Plus Flax and Indigo for cloth and dying materials.
May 24 - 26 Fort Yargo State Park Tending the garden, Remembering our Heroes.
June 14, 15 Fort Yargo State Park Textiles and Clothing Styles of the 18th Century
July 3-6 Fort Yargo State Park 18th Century Trade Faire in Main Park!
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 Fort Yargo State Park In Honor of Labor Day, We will be Fishing, and Demonstrating Trapping and Hunting Techniques of the 18th Century.
October 18, 19 Fort Yargo State Park 18th Century Harvest and Food Preservation Techniques.
November 22, 23 Fort Yargo State Park 3rd Annual Thanksgiving Feast At The Fort
December 20, 21 Fort Yargo State Park 3rd Annual Christmas Feast At the Fort