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Kay
Colonial Settler
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 Posted - January 15 2009 : 4:23:48 PM
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As I've perused this forum I've seen a lot of members mentioning Old Bedford Village. My Dad worked at Old Bedford Village when we lived in Bedford in 1994 and 1995. He was on the office end of things being a computer programmer. Since he was an employee my Mom and sister and I got into the site free. Bea and I spent a lot of time running around the village and talking with the interpreters there. I remember a few of their names yet- they were always so nice. We have pics of us with our heads in the stocks! OBV is where we saw our very first Civil War reenactment-it was so small in comparison to what I've since attended but as kids we thought it was out of this world! It may have been one of the first events the site even held, I don't know. So you might say that the village is what hooked us into eventually getting into living history. I haven't been there since we left Bedford but by the sounds of their reenacment/living history schedule they have definitely expanded on their events and time periods to interpret! I hope to visit again some day. Do any of you still attend events there?
Kay
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Fitzhugh Williams
Mohicanland Statesman
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 Posted - January 15 2009 : 4:44:23 PM
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| OBV did Braddock's Defeat in 2005. It was a great event and I hope the will have more like it. I think it was the biggest there for the F&I period. |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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SgtMunro
Soldier of the King
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Posted - January 18 2009 : 11:17:46 AM
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Old Bedford Village is one of my favorite sites to visit, and it is among the regular stops of my F&IW and WW1 Black Watch units, for both events as well as training weekends. As a matter of fact, the site director is also the corporal in my WW1 Black Watch unit.
YMH&OS,
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Serjeant-Major Duncan Munro
Capt. Thos. Graham's Coy.
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foote
(The Black Sheep of the Black Watch)
"Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"
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Seamus
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Posted - January 18 2009 : 10:50:09 PM
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| So why did you try to burn it down, Duncan?? ( I am really glad no one was hurt.....) |
Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
~~Mavis Leyrer, Seattle
Seamus
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SgtMunro
Soldier of the King
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Posted - January 19 2009 : 09:20:55 AM
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Seamus asked: So why did you try to burn it down, Duncan??
It must have been the vapors from the salt pork... That's the Commisariat Service for you; they've given up on poisoning the King's Men and opt for arson instead!!!
YMH&OS,
The Sarge
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Serjeant-Major Duncan Munro
Capt. Thos. Graham's Coy.
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foote
(The Black Sheep of the Black Watch)
"Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"
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"Recruit locally, fight globally." |
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Seamus
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Posted - January 19 2009 : 11:32:17 AM
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Hahahahaha!! Salt pork will give one the vapors, for sure, particularly if one does not understand its properties.
Actually, I have been using it in some of my receipts (That'd be 'recipes' for you non-18th century folks out there!) of late. It works wonders in certain campfire or hearth-cooked dishes. |
Life's journey is not to
arrive at the grave safely
in a well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways,
totally worn out, shouting
'...holy sh*t ...what a ride!'
~~Mavis Leyrer, Seattle
Seamus
~~Aim small, hit the b*****d right between the eyes!~~ |
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