Pirates & Privateers Newsletter.

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Southern Cross Free Trappers Newsletter Vol. 61, March 2019

http://freetrappers.org.au/newsletters/vol-61-march-2019/

An Old Rule Of Mine.

An old rule of mine is never place yourself too close to the right side of a person shooting a flintlock. There are two escape roots for the pressure in the barrel when the gun is fired, one is the muzzle, the other is the vent. If you are too close to the vent on someone elses flintlock, then you are going to get hit by the hot gasses & flame escaping from the vent when this gun is fired.

Take a look at an example of this shown in the movie "The Mountain Men" (1980) with Charlton Heston & Brian Keith. Keith was obviously not aware of what would happen, & if you take note of number 13 in this clip you will see what I mean!

Keith.

Colonial Fair highlights 18th century history

More Information Here: https://www.newsmirror.net/arts_and_entertainment/colonial-faire-highlights-th-century-history/article_d964d938-8b71-11e8-83b9-2758e2baf34e.html

To the stocks! Hanna's Town plans annual frontier court

Step back in time and visit the Revolutionary War-era village of Hanna's Town which served as the first English Court west of the Allegheny Mountains at the frontier court re-enactment June 23-24. Experience the excitement of the people as they gathered, between 1773-1786, to witness the trials of those who were accused, convicted and punished.

http://triblive.com/lifestyles/history/13757328-74/to-the-stocks-hannas-town-plans-annual-frontier-court

Portraying 18th-Century Black Men in Colonial Williamsburg.

Jeremy Morris, 30, an actor-interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/business/portraying-18th-century-black-men-in-colonial-williamsburg.html

Hands-on Mom: Coming alive with history.

http://www.sentinelsource.com/hub/children/hands_on_mom/hands-on-mom-coming-alive-with-history/article_578db4cc-5739-52a9-abc1-3e4fa19089c3.html

National Museum of the American Indian. A Link.

 Joseph Brant, by Gore Romney

My thanks to my friend Swampfox for supplying this link. Thanks mate.
Keith.

http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/peoplescultures.aspx

Group Forum Moving to a New Site. Please sign up for membership.

As many of you may have realised by now our group forum was taken over by Tapatalk, since then I have had a lot of problems, & the HELP at tapatalk is non existent. SO, I checked with other members on this forum & we decided to move to another site.

There are years of information on this present site which we don't want to lose if we can help it, a lot of work has gone into this site by a lot of present members. If you are still interested in this group/forum, then please go to our new forum & sign up for membership http://neclhg.freeforums.net/ . Some of you have been made Moderators on this present forum, obviously you do not have to accept & if this is the case please let me know. I will need help transferring all the posts from this forum to the new forum, but I know this will not happen overnight, & some of you may simply not have the time to spare to help.

If individuals could copy & paste their own posts to the new forum, this would be very much appreciated. If you are unable to help. then the Moderators & myself will do the best we can. Please check out the new forum, it does not look the same as this one, but I hope that we will have less problems with it.
Regards, Keith.

Koh-Koh-Mah & Foster Living History Encampment Sept. 16 & 17, 2017

http://www.kohkohmah.com/

A Reenactment of a Wealthy Woman Getting Dressed in 18th-Century England

Market fair set at Johnson Hall

JOHNSTOWN — An 18th- century market fair will be held at Johnson Hall State Historic Site, 139 Hall Ave., on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. 

Throughout both days, colonial sutlers (vendors) will offer their wares for sale.

Demonstrations of 18th-century daily life will add to the event, including an encampment, period dram (tavern) demonstration, and colonial toys and games. In the slave quarters, culinary historian and hearth cooking specialist Lavada Nahon will demonstrate open-hearth cooking and interpret historic African and African-American food ways.

http://www.leaderherald.com/news/community-news/2017/07/market-fair-set-at-johnson-hall/

Life in Colonial America

Waterloo. Living History and Historical Reenactment. VIDEO.

http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-battle-of-waterloo

Colonial Charlestown Fest.

www.colonialcharlestownefest.webs.com

Colonial Charlestowne Fest.

www.colonialcharlestownefest.webs.com

Ligonier Township man relives history as re-enactor

Ligonier Township man relives history as re-enactor

Wade Stoner, a French and Indian War reenactor, poses for a portrait at Fort Ligonier on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.
PHOTO BY STEPH CHAMBERS | TRIBUNE-REVIEW.

Pirates Wanted.

If you are into the early 18th century & interested in pirating, then I suggest you contact this crew. You don't have to live locally & attend all their meetings, you can join & attend the events in various places that you are able to get to. To me this looks like a grand crew to be a member of. Please contact Mr Donald Ridenbaugh at the address at the bottom of this post.

Keith.

The Crew of the Scavenger is looking for new members to swell our ranks. Though we are based in Florida, membership is open to anyone willing and able to travel to festivals and events with us. Apart from attending events from time to time, we have a yearly road trip to open air living history locations, like Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, Saint Mary's City, and the like. We also will begin hosting our first living history pirate encampment this coming January, with the first one being located on an island in the Gulf of Mexico.

We are a living history pirate crew dedicated to as accurate a representation of the sea rovers of the golden age of piracy as possible. We use archaeological evidence, illustrations, paintings, and texts, created during the period to inform our impressions. Particular attention is paid to the 1710's, when possible. We even have authenticity guidelines and a list of vendors that sell accurate clothing for our time period, to make assembling your kit even easier.

If you love the age of sail, digging through 300 year old documents for evidence for an impression, if you like period camping, boating, overturning peoples misconceptions about history, educating, or just like drinking on a beach in authentic garb and talking about history, get in touch with us.

Also, if you'd rather talk in person, feel free to meet up with us at our encampment at the upcoming Saint Augustine Pirate Gathering, in November, where you can meet the whole crew, and talk pirate stuff over a drink or two.

CONTACT: https://www.facebook.com/crewofthescavenger/

KohKohMah and encampment offer visitors a look at life in the 18th century

KohKohMah & Foster Living History Encampment will be held Sept. 17-18, four miles southeast of Burlington or 10 miles west of Kokomo. French and Indian War reenactment and local history will be featured at the twoday event, along with music, traditional foods, traditional craft demonstrations, and more. An 18th century church service will be held Sunday at 9 a.m.

http://www.carrollcountycomet.com/news/2016-09-07/Local_News/KohKohMah_and_encampment_offer_visitors_a_look_at_.html

Learning The Craft Of Quills. A New England Workshop. Armidale NSW.

http://www.newc.org.au/