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Beck's Mill Civil War Days
On 14 August 2010, the Living Historians
went to celebrate the second annual Civil War Days at Beck's Mill, near Salem, Indiana. Attending the event were Norm
and Annette Taylor, Doug and Lori Roberts, Jim and Diana Gossert and Stephen Bowman. Many other members of our troup
wanted to attend but couldn't due to work or prior commitment. However, the few of us who did go, had a wonderful day
watching at Morgan's Raiders come foraging for food and supplies.
While the others were outside lounging under
a shade tree, Stephen was sent inside the mill building with the other crafters on hand to make lace. Stephen making
lace? Huh, shocking isn't it? However, being on the second floor gave him the best view to watch all the happenings
that went on during the day's events.
Lanier Days Civil War Weekend
in Madison, IN
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| Living Historians at Lanier Mansion |
On the second weekend of June 2009, the
Living Historians went Madison, IN to attend the Lanier Day's Civil War event held annually on the grounds of the Lanier
Mansion. Though the weather ended up being very foggy in the morning and then even more humid in the afternoon,
everyone had a wonderful time over the weekend.
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| Confederate soldiers advance on the field |
Norm and Matt were asked to participated in the battle as Confederate soldiers,
as there were more Union forces than Confederate that weekend. The two were more than happy to help
out to make the numbers of the opposing forces more even. However, the Union troops were forced to rethink that idea
when the rebel forces took the battle.
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| Stephen teaching lace making by the mansion |
Stephen also attended the weekend and once again displayed lace making, (does he do anything else?) on the upper tier
of the grounds just behind the mansion itself. However, be warned, he's not nice before 10am.
Gallery Walk in downtown Bedford,
IN
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| Living Historians in front of the Old Jail Art Center |
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| Kelly dancing with Matt |
Downtown Bedford came alive on Friday evening, June 5th,
2009. Historic cars ringed the courthouse and crowds formed to buy strawberry shortcake from the BRI Historic Preservation
Committee. The Dulcimer Society provided music, the Lawrence County Victorian Dancers demonstrated Civil War-era
dancing, and the visual displays were in abundance, thanks to the Dulcimer Society, Half Moon Limestone, the Lawrence
County Art Association and the Old Jail Art Center.
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Joe & Lara Zilafro, our resident World War II experts, have been very busy this year also. The couple, pictured
to the left, were camped at Fort Benjamin Harrison where they provided demonstrations of the lifestyle of a german soldier
and Joe later participated in the battle re-enactment.
Joe, seen here with another German soldier
re-enactor, fought in a battle at the Fort Knox Re-enactment. In September Joe and Lara travel to this event to
participate in this early to mid-twentieth century event.
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| Fort Knox Event in May |
Don't you think this is what Wonder Woman would have
looked like if she had went to Germany instead of the United States?
Ohio Renaissance Fair
Over the Labor Day Weekend, our members
and friends, Angie, Maggie and Dorothy Timan, Nina Peterson & Cherie Barnes went to the Ohio Renaissance Fair. Everyone
had a great time.
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Tri-Kappa's Candlelight Tour The 2009 Tri-Kappa's Annual Candlelight
Tour is held every year on the third weekend in September in the Pioneer Village in Spring Mill State Park as the kick off
to the Persimmon Festival in nearby Mitchell, IN.
This was no different from any other
and the Living Historians were on hand to help make the event a success. Norm and Annette Taylor, Matt Miller, Kelly
Huntzinger, Heather Couch and Elizabeth Wilbur were encamped near the Blacksmith's shop, while Angie Timan was portraying
school teacher and Hamer sister, Nancy Crofoot in the nursery with daughter Maggie.
Stephen Bowman was on hand with Dorothy Timan and Brooke Fredrick in
the dining room of the Thomas Hamer house demonstrating lace making. Dorothy and Brooke gave demonstrations and helped
Stephen out whenever he had an errand to do.
Memorial Day Weekend at Spring Mill
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| Please Grandpa, don't go to war! |
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| Our boys in blue, Norm and Matt. |
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Every year on Memorial Day weekend, the Living Historians like to attend the Civil War re-enactment at Spring
Mill State Park's Pioneer Village and attend the dedication ceremony at the Hamer Cemetary. In 2009 the event was called
"On the Homefront" and featured confederate soldiers, union soldiers and various other civilian re-enactors from
that time period.
Despite the heavy rain shower that we experienced that morning, Greg, Annette, Norm, Matt, Heather, Kelly and the kids
patriotically decided to walk up the Hamer Cemetary from the Pioneer Village. Stephen had been caught by a group of
tourists and was doing a lace making demo at the time, so he had been spared the down pour of rain that met the group after
the ceremony at the cemetary began.
Sleep Overs at Spring Mill
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| At the Tavern in the Pioneer Village |
The Living Historians took over the Tavern
building in the Pioneer Village at Spring Mill State Park. Norm, Annette, Kelly, Matt and the kids stayed overnight
in the Tavern building and apparently they had other visitors with them that day. First a racoon attempted to join them
for dinner and then later in the night a ghostly presence came in to oversee the evening. Greg, Sharon and Stephen was
not happy that they weren't able to join the others in the fun.
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| August 15th at the Hugh Hamer house |
On the 15th and 16th August 2009 the
Living Historians took over the Hugh Hamer house and the Mill office building in the Spring Mill Pioneer Village. Norm
and Matt began recruiting men for the regiment in the Mill office, while Annette, Greg, Heather and Stephen entertained tourists
on the front porch of the Hugh Hamer house. Kelly had to work that morning and missed out on getting her picture taken,
but Heather brought her son Braxton with her.
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Fourth of July Weekend at Spring
Mill 
This Independence Day weekend Spring
Mill State Park hosted a variety of re-enactors and demonstrators in the Pioneer Village. Among them were a group
of seamstresses who took over the tavern, a cook who took over the upper residence, the 5th Virginia Company D, who demonstrated
on the green by the mill and lastly, Stephen who took his lace making display to the lower residence. Dispite a downpour
of rain on the 4th of July, the village saw over 300 visitors to the park come through and learn about history.
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| Stephen & Shannon at Pioneer Heritage Days |
Junior Members Having FUN!
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| Aiden Pridemore |
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| Mia & Aiden |
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