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January
February
March
Sonora Celtic Faire Small living history camp, drill demos/tactical, and work with public for recruiting purposes. Members must arrive after 4 PM Friday or before 9:30 AM Sat.-Sun. Faire hours are Sat. 10 AM to 10 PM and Sun. 10 AM to 5 PM. [ECWSA is not attending the Celtic History Day on Friday.] Website: http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com
April
School of the Renaissance
Soldier Large living history camp, drill demos, archery and musketry competition, cavalry training, tactical-style battle. All period military and living history units are invited to attend. This may be the premier historical military re-enactment event on the West Coast for 2008 - be there! Website: http://www.RenaissanceSoldier.com FAC & ARM Primitive
Encampment Woodland Scottish Games
May
June The Annual Fair Oaks
Renaissance Tudor Fayre ECWSA sanctioned event. Join Montrose's Free Artillerie Company (ECWSA) and the Earl of Stamford's Regt. of Foot (ECWSA). Processions, camp life, daily battle and drill demos using musket and pike with the other Military Guilds. Open for set-up Friday until Midnight. Public hours Sat. & Sun. 10 AM to 6 PM. Website: http//renaissance-rose.org July Old
Fort MacArthur Days Military timeline event - Ancients to modern day - on large, nice site (historical Coast Defense fort on high bluff overlooking the Pacific.) Seventeenth century presence will be Col. John Hampden's Regt. of Foot (ECWSA) and Montrose's Free Artillerie Company (ECWSA). Overnight camping permitted, cooking permitted; Setup allowed Friday all day; camping both nights and cooking permitted on site; secured area, no charge for camping, but small participant fee ($5) charged by the site. Website: www.ftmac.org/OFMD2008.htm [Registration online using PayPal, drop-down menu of organizations/units.] August
September
Fresno Scottish Games
This premier event of the Fresno Scottish Chapter (FAC) will also have the Gordon Highlanders and other re-enactment groups presenting Scottish military history on an exhibition field twice daily. Setup Friday. Dixon Scottish Festival
October
Loch Lomond Highland Games
1-day Saturday event with setup Friday night. More information will be posted as it becomes available, or contact the ECWSA POC Dragonwood Faire Living history camp, cooking demo (shared field kitchen) and working with the public. Artillery and matchlock demos with Morgan's Company (possible nautical action if Morgan's is on the pond again!) Open for set-up Friday until midnight. Public hours 10 AM to 6 PM Sat. & Sun. Website: http://www.shastafaire.com "Cultures at Contact" - A
17th Century Re-enactment of Native American's Village Life and Interaction
with Colonial Europeans Native, Dutch English and French re-enactors (c.1650-90 kit allowed) are invited to this event that focuses on the interaction between Europeans and Natives c.1680. Activities included a trade scenario, matchlock firing demos, 17th century clothing discussions and an afternoon battle (Natives/French vs. English/Dutch). Site offers the use of the reconstructed prehistoric houses for Native and French re-enactors, as space allows. Dutch/English are encamped close to the village in a lightly wooded area. While some native re-enactors are already registered, the site is still looking to attract more; please contact them with anyone appropriate. Possible stipend, free powder, or gas this year; depends on size of final funding (grant). Website: http://www.sunwatch.org/CulturesinContact.html Folsom Renaissance Faire
November Early Maryland History - Pirates by
the Bay Pirate encampment (modern bathrooms, no site fee, etc.), with daily activities based on 1670-90s period, to include drill, tactical engagement as pirates attack the "town", witness the hangings and other living history activities. More details to follow, but muster is also open to ECWSA members with latter period coats (First Foot Guard/Jeffrey's Regt.) to portray the Crown Forces (tentative). Website: http://www.lockhousemuseum.org December |
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