tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon 10 years ago, 12 hours in the life of a reenactor. We really are all quite mad! A thread. Dec. 18th, 8:00 p.m. on a plane in Atlanta, hoping for an ontime departure for Toronto! I would have to land, clear customs, retrieve my vehicle and still drive an hour plus to Niagara On The Lake! 1/ @warof1812 @histodon @histodons
10 years ago, 12 hours in the life of a reenactor. We really are all quite mad!
A thread.
Dec. 18th, 8:00 p.m. on a plane in Atlanta, hoping for an ontime departure for Toronto!
I would have to land, clear customs, retrieve my vehicle and still drive an hour plus to Niagara On The Lake!
1/
@warof1812 @histodon @histodons
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons Fort George had offered barracks space for the reenactors but wake up would be sometime around 2:00 a.m. and I knew it would be rude showing up around midnight stumbling around in the dark looking for a bunk! 2/
Fort George had offered barracks space for the reenactors but wake up would be sometime around 2:00 a.m. and I knew it would be rude showing up around midnight stumbling around in the dark looking for a bunk!
2/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons My solution? An off season rate at a neighbouring hotel. I was going to rough it! I arrived around midnight and asked for a 1:30 a.m. wake up call 3/
My solution? An off season rate at a neighbouring hotel. I was going to rough it! I arrived around midnight and asked for a 1:30 a.m. wake up call
3/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons Not sure, I ever slept, met the lads in the parking lot a little after 2:00 a.m. 4/
Not sure, I ever slept, met the lads in the parking lot a little after 2:00 a.m.
4/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons We boarded school buses 5/
We boarded school buses
5/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons We had a nice, brisk march of 6 km or so! 6/
We had a nice, brisk march of 6 km or so!
6/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons We captured a fort 7/
We captured a fort
7/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons We were treated to a breakfast 8/
We were treated to a breakfast
8/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons This was either: a) speeches b) we burned shit down c) we burned shit down because we had to listen to speeches 9/
This was either:
a) speeches b) we burned shit down c) we burned shit down because we had to listen to speeches
9/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons I was back in my hotel room by 8:00 a.m. Check out was noon, that bed did look inviting! And this was all within 12 hours! 10/
I was back in my hotel room by 8:00 a.m.
Check out was noon, that bed did look inviting!
And this was all within 12 hours!
10/
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/770735499627?aff=oddtdtcreator We just wrapped up 2023 and we are less than a month until our 2024 season kicks off! January 13th with have Nick Hall from the Royal Armouries talking to us about artillery! Registration in link. @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #napoleonichistory #napoleonicwars
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/770735499627?aff=oddtdtcreator
We just wrapped up 2023 and we are less than a month until our 2024 season kicks off!
January 13th with have Nick Hall from the Royal Armouries talking to us about artillery!
Registration in link.
@warof1812 @histodon @histodons #napoleonichistory #napoleonicwars
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting Memory: Not sure on year but I believe this is the event commemorating the Battle of Longwoods. (I pulled some images off of a PowerPoint deck I had built a longtime ago) @warof1812 @histodon @histodons
Re-enacting Memory: Not sure on year but I believe this is the event commemorating the Battle of Longwoods.
(I pulled some images off of a PowerPoint deck I had built a longtime ago)
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting memory: some battle, some year, somewhere. Not sure on this one! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons
Re-enacting memory: some battle, some year, somewhere.
Not sure on this one!
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting Memory: you riflemen, pop out there and try to slow down that thin red line ... @warof1812 @histodon @histodons
Re-enacting Memory: you riflemen, pop out there and try to slow down that thin red line ...
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting Memory: what doodle of an Officer gave the dressing order for linen trousers? @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812
Re-enacting Memory: what doodle of an Officer gave the dressing order for linen trousers?
@warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812
peterbrown, 6 months ago @tom4141tom @warof1812 @histodon @histodons camouflage? 😉
@tom4141tom @warof1812 @histodon @histodons camouflage? 😉
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Reenacting memory: last Saturday. The Christmas/Winter mess. Held at Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario. Great setting, fantastic food, amazing company! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812 The Food and kitchen team! 1/ image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg
Reenacting memory: last Saturday. The Christmas/Winter mess.
Held at Fort George National Historic Site, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario.
Great setting, fantastic food, amazing company!
The Food and kitchen team!
image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg
tom4141tom, 6 months ago @warof1812 @histodon @histodons The dinner and the fine company! 2/ image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg
The dinner and the fine company!
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Another re-enacting Memory: 2011? The exhilarating rush of an escalade assault on Fort Erie. Found this in some old files ... treasure! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812
Another re-enacting Memory: 2011?
The exhilarating rush of an escalade assault on Fort Erie.
Found this in some old files ... treasure!
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting Memory: 2010 off season drill. Soper Park, Cambridge, Ontario. @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812
Re-enacting Memory: 2010 off season drill.
Soper Park, Cambridge, Ontario.
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon https://youtube.com/shorts/5r6_48Gk44U?feature=share A new short on our channel. We take a look at this beautiful 49th Regiment Officer's Coat! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812
https://youtube.com/shorts/5r6_48Gk44U?feature=share
A new short on our channel.
We take a look at this beautiful 49th Regiment Officer's Coat!
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Our History Symposium website is being a little funky but we can start to get some information out there! Our January speaker is Nick Hall, Curator Emeritus for the Royal Armouries. Details are here: https://www.historysymposium.com/nicholas-hall/ Registration is here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nick-hall-artillery-in-the-napoleonic-era-tickets-770735499627?aff=oddtdtcreator #warof1812 #napoleonicwars @histodon @histodons @warof1812
Our History Symposium website is being a little funky but we can start to get some information out there!
Our January speaker is Nick Hall, Curator Emeritus for the Royal Armouries.
Details are here:
https://www.historysymposium.com/nicholas-hall/
Registration is here:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/nick-hall-artillery-in-the-napoleonic-era-tickets-770735499627?aff=oddtdtcreator
#warof1812 #napoleonicwars @histodon @histodons @warof1812
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon I feel like I am being watched. "You are sir. There is a servant right over there." No I mean like being REALLY watched! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812 image/png
I feel like I am being watched.
"You are sir. There is a servant right over there."
No I mean like being REALLY watched!
image/png
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Reenacting memory: Saturday night. Phenomenal dinner at the Officer's Quarters at Fort George. The table (with some of the servants). The copious amounts of food (all done with wood fire). And the kitchen staff! @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812 image/png image/png image/png
Reenacting memory: Saturday night.
Phenomenal dinner at the Officer's Quarters at Fort George.
The table (with some of the servants).
The copious amounts of food (all done with wood fire).
And the kitchen staff!
image/png image/png image/png
tom4141tom, 6 months ago to histodon Re-enacting Memory: on this date in 2008. A little cross unit collaboration, the Royal Scots lights working with a line company of the 41st Regiment on light infantry drill. Location: Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundurn_Castle @warof1812 @histodon @histodons #warof1812 image/png image/png image/png
Re-enacting Memory: on this date in 2008.
A little cross unit collaboration, the Royal Scots lights working with a line company of the 41st Regiment on light infantry drill.
Location: Dundurn Castle, Hamilton, Ontario
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundurn_Castle