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On the 4th of July, a recruiting party at Pricketts Fort
Recruiting new militiamen for an expedition against the Shawnee in the Ohio Territory, on the Cuyahoga River, took place on July 4th and 5th at Pricketts Fort, with indifferent success reported. Altho… more →
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On the 4th of July, a recruiting party at Pricketts Fort
bj omanson wrote 4 months ago: Recruiting new militiamen for an expedition against the Shawnee in the Ohio Territory, on the Cuyaho … more →
Fort attacked by Shawnee war party
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: I participated in my first re-enactment this past weekend during the Fall Festival here at the fort. … more →
molding a mess of musket balls
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: With heavy rain and wind much of the day keeping us mostly inside, Michael and Okey make good use of … more →
Memorial Day observations
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: In honor of Memorial Day here at Pricketts Fort, Okey Simmons gave a brief talk about the sacrifice … more →
These past two days . . .
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bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: These past two days have really taken it out of me. Giving talks to several hundred children from f … more →
miserable, wet & cold
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: A cold wet miserable Saturday morning — just the sort of morning I especially enjoy at the for … more →
living history (within limits)
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: As the previous post made clear, there are practical limits to recreating the life of the past, what … more →
a mingling of eras
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: On this day, two hundred and thirty-one years ago, in 1777, when the original Pricketts Fort was onl … more →
busses roll in, kids roll out . . .
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: About sixty children today, from Jane Lew Elementary. Coward that I am, I mostly lay low in the lib … more →
a new season
bj omanson wrote 1 year ago: We just opened here at the fort a couple of days ago. The weather has been about perfect, sunny but … more →
