A Woodsrunner's Diary: May 2017

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Monday, 29 May 2017

"Once Upon a Time": The Jumonville Skirmish

"Once Upon a Time": The Jumonville Skirmish: Jumonville Glen In 1753, 1,500 French soldiers entered the disputed Ohio Valley area and established seve...

Saturday, 27 May 2017

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Top 10 Aboriginal bush medicines

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Top 10 Aboriginal bush medicines: The 10 most common Aboriginal bush medicines 1. Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) Bundjalung Aboriginal people from the coast o...

Thursday, 25 May 2017

17th Century shoes discovered in attic

The flat metal ring below the shoe created a platform of several inche‎s.Photo: Hansons Auctioneers.

More Here: http://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-05-24/17th-century-shoes-discovered-in-attic/

Image edited by author.

New paintings from David Wright.

Edge of the Old Fields By David Wright.

A Well Deserved repose By David Wright.

http://www.lordnelsons.com/gallery/frontier/wright/wright2.htm

Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Some Of My Equipment. Crusoe's Plunder.

I called this image "Crusoe's Plunder". I have always loved the thought of being able to collect anything & everything I wanted from a wrecked ship.

Monday, 22 May 2017

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Firearm Owner’s Freedom at the Cross Roads.

Australian Survival and Preppers..: Firearm Owner’s Freedom at the Cross Roads.: Thoughts For The Week. Firearm Owner’s Freedom at the Cross Roads. The NEW ‘NFA’ will impose the worst restrictions on our rights si...

The Road Not Taken, By Robert Frost. For my young friend Swamp Fox who has just graduated.

The Road Not Taken

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I marked the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost

School of the Ranger

Friday, 19 May 2017

Early American Gardens & Cultural Landscapes: On Virginia's wild stoned fruits - Robert Beverley...

Early American Gardens & Cultural Landscapes: On Virginia's wild stoned fruits - Robert Beverley...: The History and Present State of Virginia , in Four Parts published originally in London in 1705. Beverley, Robert, ca. 1673-1722. OF THE...

Thursday, 18 May 2017

Making History - Making Charcoal

Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Naked Into The Wilderness - Intro Primitive Wilderness Skills Applied

Friday, 12 May 2017

Early American Gardens & Cultural Landscapes: 18C-early19C Seed Dealers & Nursery Owners from th...

Early American Gardens & Cultural Landscapes: 18C-early19C Seed Dealers & Nursery Owners from th...: Emerging Seed Dealers & Nursery Owners The method of selling seeds & plants changed dramatically in the Mid-Atlantic & Upper ...

Sunday, 7 May 2017

17th Century Clock.

More information Here: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/house-home/collectors-corner/414418/17th-century-clock-stands-test-time/

Friday, 5 May 2017

An 18th century Asian sword has been found on a Welsh riverbed!

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/%E2%80%9818th-century%E2%80%99-asian-sword-discovered-on-welsh-riverbed-by-local-boatman/ar-BBAMWG2?li=BBoPWjQ

The Kris sword has a distinct ornate bird on its handle, which may be made of bone (Photo: Carmarthenshire County Museum)

More information here: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mystery-surrounds-asian-sword-found-12981767;

Thursday, 4 May 2017

New TV Series Coming on the Jamestown Settlement.

Jamestown stars . . . above from left, Niamh Walsh, Naomi Battrick and Sophie Rundle.

The girls arrive to the Jamestown colony from Britain.

More Information Here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3472210/jamestown-sky1-cast-max-beesley/

Early Maps Of Australia.

A close-up of the rare map found in Italy of early Australia.

The map of Australia by Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu, dated 1659.

More Information Here: https://www.centraltelegraph.com.au/news/rare-17th-century-map-australia-found/3173974/

Remains of 18th Century Walled Garden Found in Scotland.

Remains of an 18th Century garden have been found at Culzean Castle during excavation works to install a new drainage system.

More here: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-39790523

Tuesday, 2 May 2017

The 18th Century Shot Pouch.

The Flintlock Fusil.

Knapping A Sharp Edge On A Flint To Make Fire.

PART TWO. The Cleaning & Maintainance Of A Muzzle-Loading Gun.

PART ONE. The Cleaning & Maintainance Of A Muzzle-Loading Gun.

Monday, 1 May 2017

The Modern Reenactor: Evidence Versus Preference

The Modern Reenactor: Evidence Versus Preference: When Historical Evidence Isn't Good Enough This has been on my mind recently--it's one of those things that also just keeps resu...

Talking about research, there is plenty of primary documentation on people not shaving in the early to mid 18th century. As far as not being the norm, & flooding reenactment events with over representation of Indian influenced woodsmen & the like, I think everyone has the right to be what ever they want to be. If there is documentation that a certain persona existed, then that is good enough. We only read about a small percentage of woodsmen & woods-women that existed, there must have been many more that simply did not survive or made it into the history books.
Regards, Keith.
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