WWII - Western Front. Odessa, New York. September 10, 11,12, 2010. For information, contact:

odessaevent@gmail.com

Civil War – September 10, McGrew House Living History, Kingwood, WV. For information:

http://www.mainstreetkingwood.org

WWII – September 10, 11, 12. Greenwood Lake Airshow (WWII Themed) 126 Airport Road, West Milford, New Jersey 07480. Large living history area. Allied and Axis groups welcome. Camps will incorporate some static period aircraft. Ice and cold water provided to reenactors. Call 973-728-1143 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              973-728-1143      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email:

greenwoodlakeairportairshow@gmail.com   Website: www.greenwoodlakeairshow.com

Old West – September 11 to October 10, located at 1449 Greenbush Cobb Rd, Williamsburg Ohio, 45176 between Mt. Orab and Williamsburg, Ohio just off St. Rt. 32, just 15 minutes from Cincinnati, off I-275. Authentic Dodge City Old West town. Come in your best period attire. For info, see:

http://www.oldwestfestival.com

WWII – Flights of Our Fathers Fly-In. September 18, 2010, Terrell Municipal Airport, Terrell, TX. The BFTS museum is hosting a Fly-In to honor the WWII British pilots who trained here and the American officers and civilian staff who assisted with that training.

For more information please contact Freda Freeman:

no1bftsmuseum@yahoo.com

WWII – WWII Weekend, Eisenhower Farm. September 18 – 19, Gettysburg, PA. For information:

http://www.nps.gov/eise/parknews/world-war-ii-weekend.htm

WWII – WWII Living History, Old Mill Village, New Milford, PA. All allied and Axis military impressions welcome. Military vehicles welcome, but tracked vehicles can be used for static display only. Contact Chris Kane for details: herc00798@yahoo.com website: http://www.oldmillvillage.org

Timeline Event – The American Soldier at War, September 25-26, Corrick’s Ford Battlefield, Parsons, WV. For information:

http://americansoldieratwar.webs.com

Arthurdale Heritage and the New Deal Festival planning committee would like to invite living history hobbyists and reenactors to dress up in their 1930s “Sunday best” and come out to the New Deal Festival in Arthurdale, WV on July 10, 2010.

We’re looking for any New Deal era impression you might be interested in portraying.  Arthurdale was the first New Deal Homestead community in the nation and home to farmers, craftspeople, builders, factory workers, miners and more.  As a federal project, there were also federal employees, teachers, and planners. It was also visited often by politicians and reporters because of its connection to the New Deal legislation.  Not to be forgotten are the families – mothers, fathers, children, grandparents and grandchildren.  This is a unique opportunity for a peacetime impression from a unique period of our history!

We hope that you can come to Arthurdale, July 10 and help us celebrate the New Deal.  If you are interested or have questions, please let us know!

You can find out more about the New Deal Festival and Arthurdale Heritage visit: http://arthurdaleheritage.org

I wanted to give everyone a quick preview of some great events coming up in North Central West Virginia over the next few months. First of all, is the 5th Annual WWII Living History Weekend in Rowlesburg, WV on the weekend of June 19, 2010. This is West Virginia’s premier WWII event. Located in the picturesque Cheat River Valley, enough cannot be said about the hospitality shown to the reenactors at this event. The numbers of unit displays has been growing since the inaugural  in 2006. This year should continue that trend. Put this one on your calendar. The website is below:

http://www.rowlesburg.info/world_war_2_weekend.php

On the weekend of July 9-10 , Arthurdale Heritage Inc. will be sponsoring its annual New Deal Festival commemorating the founding of the community in the 1930′s. This will provide a unique opportunity for living historians to develop a peace-time impression if they do not already have one. You can contact Arthurdale Heritage at:

http://www.arthurdaleheritage.org

On September 25-26, 2010, Parsons, WV will host the first American Soldier at War Historic Timeline. This will be held on the Corrick’s Ford Battlefield. (Historical note-the first general officer killed in the Civil War fell here.) The organizers are looking for authentic living historians to portray units ranging from the French and Indian War up through Vietnam.  This will be one of the first timeline events held in the state and will hopefully become an annual event. See the website for registration details:

http://www.americansoldieratwar.webs.com

Our correspondent, Nick Korolev, recently attended an interesting workshop in Winchester, Virginia, and files this report:

For those who wish to know more about it, living history impressionists belong to the branch of historical reenactment that goes beyond the recreation of famous battles or setting up a historically accurate camp. These living historians brings to life the famous personalities who made history and allow the public to talk to historical personalities as if they had just traveled back in time to meet them. One has to not only study the times and battles, but read biographies and other first hand accounts in order to create as accurate as possible first person impression of the chosen personality. A little acting ability is always handy. Many experienced reenactors often branch of in this direction for a different challenge and it is ideal for historians and history buffs who can not take the rigors of combat reenacting.

With the coming 150th anniversary of the Civil War about to begin next year, my friend Richard Byrd and I, spent Fri evening and all of Sat with members of the Federal Generals Corps for the Eagles Living History Workshop honing our skills. The workshop was for members of both the Federal Generals Corps and Lee’s Lieutenants, two of the top Civil War living history groups that make events through the four state region. Both units have generals who commanded on both sides, the presidents, doctors who present surgical demonstrations of battlefield medicine and other famous personalities like, Belle Boyd, the Confederate spy; Clara Barton, founder of the Red Cross and Matthew Brady, photographer. Besides Civil War events many of the members also take part in school and civic programs centered around Civil War history education. I must state at this point at no time do our people take command at reenactments, though they sometimes appear mounted on the field to add a touch of realism at the invitation of the commanders of the reenactments.

Guest speakers at the workshop event included Russ Richards of Historical Entertainment, a production company that provides historical impressionists from all eras for movie companies filming both documentaries and feature films; Judi Flowers, a professional wardrobe director who presented a program on “Dressing the Part”; film and television director Caryn Nowland who talked on the actors role behind and in front of the camera; and actor Patrick Gorman, who portrayed Confederate General John B. Hood in the films GETTYSBURG and GODS AND GENERALS who provided acting coaching and a discussion on character development. We had a great time getting together with friends who braved the storm that really hit points north hard. All the presenters were wonderful to work with being down to earth people easy to talk to. Some filming of short scenarios was done and critiqued. With about fifty in attendance in uniform not to mention at least ten ladies in period dress, they ran out of time, so Rick and I did not do anything though we came up with a short scenario that would have worked. What we learned can be applied to other eras for those who do or wish to do first person impressions. I certainly will be applying it to another era once my house sells and I get settled in my new location.

There are plans in the works to hold another living history workshop February of 2011 , stretch it to a full weekend and open it to non-members for a small fee and many of our presenters plan on returning.

Nick Korolev

We received this notice from Lt. William King, USN concerning an interesting event upcoming in
May. It sounds like a fascinating endeavor and should be of particular interest
to those of the maritime pursuasion. Good luck and Godspeed to all involved:


On May 15-16 2010 a crew of 10 will attempt to row and sail a 26-foot monomoy surf boat
across the entrance to Chesapeake Bay.  The transit, covering 14 miles of open water
skirting the Atlantic Ocean from Cape Henry to Cape Charles, will terminate at Kiptopeke
State Park on Virginia's Eastern Shore.  The park is noted for its sunset vistas and a
line of 9 sunken WWII era ships that form its breakwater.  The crew will land at the
park, camp overnight and then return to Virginia Beach the following day.

This test of traditional seamanship skills is being held in conjunction with local
environmental interests to raise awareness about pollution in the Chesapeake Bay
watershed.  It does not commemorate any particular event, but celebrates the historical
use of small boats throughout the Chesapeake and the age-old seamanship and navigation
skills required for long transits over open water.

No modern navigation equipment will be carried, with the exception of hand-held VHF
radios and an emergency locator beacon.  Rather, the boat's coxswain will navigate by
magnetic compass, leadline (a primitive depth finding tool, literally a weight on the end
of a small rope) and a chip log (another primitive device used to estimate speed).

Both the US Coast Guard and Virginia Pilot Association have been consulted and have
agreed to help prepare the crew and monitor its crossing.  Both have said they await the
event with great anticipation and interest.

The boat being used in the crossing was carried aboard US Navy and US Coast Guard vessels
from 1963 to 1974.  It has no mechanical propulsion system, relying on the power of eight
oarsmen or a single large sail to move it.  Boats of nearly identical design have been
used on the east coast of the US for more than 250 years.

For more information, contact LT William King, USN at william.r.king2@navy.mil.

The first is: The Elbe Crossing

February 20, 2010, at Old Bedford Village. The scenario is the final days of the Reich. All Allied units are welcome. Axis units to include Fallschirmjagers, Kriegsmarine, Waffen SS, and Italians. Participants may arrive any time after 10:00am Friday, February 19. Directions can be found at oldbedfordvillage.com

Preregistration is $35. Walk-ons permitted for $45. Pre-registration ends on February 8, 2010. Register and pay on-line via Paypal at http://freewebs.com/elbe1945/ or make all checks payable to Roger Bombard, 10740 Brice Court, Fredericksburg, VA 22407. Contact: Roger Bombard at 703-431-6843 or via email at: elbetactical@yahoo.com

The second is:

Spring 1945 East Front tactical event.
Newville , PA GWA WW1 trench Site

East Front Tactical March 12-14 ,2010.
Hosted by the 193rd and GWA WW1 German group FR90. All GWA safety guidelines will be enforced they will be discussed at the safety inspection Friday. A dinner will be provided for Saturday after the battle so have your mess kits units will be responsible for feeding themselves other meals.
Be prepared for cold weather camping and fighting conditions. Registration must be post marked no later than Friday March 5th, 2010
NO WALK ONS.!!!! Event Fee 30.00 dollars. Make Checks payable to the 193rd Rifles.

All Soviet units are welcome as well as German,Romanian, Polish , Hungarian and Volkstrum units.

Axis forces with any questions may contact Joe Murray off list at ct1407@msn.com

Soviet units any Questions please email me Jason off list at jasonbrown193@yahoo.com
or 443-623-1731
.

Mail wavier and payment to:
193rd Rifles Inc. P.O. Box 7752 Essex, MD 21221

So, get out your long undies, (period of course) and padded jacket and come out to reenact the final battles of the war. Also, we have started a classifieds section for the blog. Check with the site administrator if you have anything you want to sell or want to find.

See you at the GAP!

Jim

A public buffet and a program by noted Civil War historian Dr. Bob Meadows will be held

on Friday, January 22 at WVU Jackson’s Mill to mark the birthday of Stonewall Jackson.

The buffet will run from 5-7pm at Mount Vernon Dining Hall, featuring a hearty roast beef

entre. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 4-12; no reservations are

needed.

The buffet will be followed by a talk on Stonewall Jackson’s Valley

Campaign of 1862 by Dr. Bob Meadows at 7pm in the Greenbrier Room. Dr. Meadows made

over 100 presentations to organizations, school groups, and university classes, and has

led 50 group tours of various Civil War battlefields. He has served as a re-enactor and

written many articles based upon his extensive research. There is no admission charge

for the program. For more info:

http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/jmill/calendar.htm

To contact the Mill:

WVU Jackson’s Mill State 4-H Camp
160 WVU Jackson Mill
Weston, WV 26452-8011
(304) 269-5100 or 1-800-287-8206
Fax (304) 269-3409
E-mail Jacksons.Mill@mail.wvu.edu

We hope to keep trying to keep improve this little journalistic endeavor as well and would like to include more time periods than just our usual WWII and Civil War coverage. If you know of an interesting event and would like to invite us to it, or write about it yourself, drop us a line. There’s no pay, but you do get your 15 seconds of fame!

May you all have a safe and happy New Year!

The Editors.

This is a brief message about the Lugoff, South Carolina, Eastern Front event to be held FEB. 19-21, 2010.
The hosting units for both sides are: IR134 (German) and the 13th Guards (Soviet).
Registration 1200 Friday – 0800 Saturday $15 per person, period vehicle owners…/ horse owners are admitted free. This will truly be a unique event you’ll never forget! All hardcore Red Army reenactors welcomed! Germans are by invite only. Strict authenticity WILL be enforced so FARBS stay home or prepare to remove what items are not permitted. Please, no modern or sunglasses, full beards, goatees or sideburns,  I won’t go into great detail on the subject as it’s YOUR duty as a Soviet WWII reenactor to know what’s right and what’s not for an early 45 event.  Any questions on these subjects may be directed to me, look for my email address and phone number below.  Please, no sleeping bags, modern tents, coolers etc..  If you have extra blankets for others to use, please bring them!  Strict?  You bet!  Standards are high and for good reason. We really want you to have a good “time-trip” and have a good time doing it.  Firewood, hay and water will
be provided, however, you will have to supply your own food rations for the weekend.  Vendors are welcomed to set up in the parking lot to sell your items. THERE IS NO PRE-REGISTRATION! You pay on site. BATF Address and actual address for the event is :
102 Gettys Rd Lugoff, S.C. 29078
Kershaw County. Follow the WW2 signs. For more info, contact Chris Ruff @ ruff8267@yahoo.com or call 252-414-4873.