Sunday, September 23, 2007
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A Fantastic Festival: Johnny Appleseed| We went to the JAF (Johnny Appleseed Festival) this year, and since he lived in a town very close to us, they have a big celebration. They've had it for many many years but we've never gone. Not too many people actually go to historical events to learn about the history. I noticed a lot of teenagers who just there hanging out and messing around. No one really stopped to look when the "Continental Army" band walking through the crowds playing the Revelation theme song. Our whole family rushed up to see them as they past by, but everyone else just went on doing their own thing. My 10-year-old brother said, "doesn’t anyone have an appreciation for history anymore?". Now granted, these are the REAL band members but they represented the brave men who played the tune of a new nation, disregarding whom could hear them, even if it were the Red Coats.  The Festival had reenactors from many different eras in history. They had The Revolutionaries, Pioneers, the Civil Army, and the War of 1812.   We stopped and listened to a Revolutionary soldier as he told us about his "pack", and all the things he had to carry. Basically the R-soldiers were snails. They carried their houses/life on their back. Everything they owned was in it. He also showed us how to load a 10 pound rival. He had
 Some of the soldiers were shooting off cannons and rivals (not real ammo), and you could hear the big bangs as they went off. My brother and sister got a picture with one of the Red Coats that were standing  Anyway, there were also some Scottish bagpipe players there, marching through the grounds, playing. Very cool. We stopped a few times to watch them and all the littles were just thrilled. I loved seeing all the costumes the women were wearing. Very simple, but very feminine and easy to move in. Not to mention they were modest back then. They had ton of shops to look at with all kinds of different crafts. We saw metal-pounders, wood-carvers, pottery, and a lot of the reenactors were all at their 'stations" making things as they would have done in that time. All in all, we had a fantastic time at the festival. A great way to learn history. An actually reenactment, instead of a festival, I think, would be more beneficial ... so maybe we can find one to go soon. Rose posted about the reenactment she and her cousin went to last week. They both made their own dresses, and I really think you should check them out. They were just beautiful. |
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• Saturday, September 29, 2007 at 12:56 - Note from Brielle
Oh...this sounded like fun....
I enjoy going to things like this..
I agree...the ladies did dress more modestly back then...I would love to make a pioneer dress in green..maybe we should make matching ones....:)
I'm glad you little sis liked her bonnet...:)
At least I think she was wearing it in that picture.
Talk to you later,
Love,
Brielle