Post by rangersmith1867 on Jun 29, 2012 14:41:54 GMT -6
After giving it some thought, and knowing that I will be spending at least the next few summers (possibly Winters) in this area, I was wondering at the thoughts of starting a Living History unit dedicated to the Indian Wars.
Given the limited vendors, it would be quite possible to Focus on the earlier part of the Indian wars, primarily the 1866-1868 time period. We could focus on living history displays but also go out in the field and take part in marches, bivouacking, and maybe some live fire training as well. I find when talking to the public it is better to explain to them what its like when you have, "walked a mile in their shoes".
The standards for what I have in mind would be pretty high, and authenticity is the key.
Just going to see if anyone else out there shared this idea. I suppose we would draw on people from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, North and South Dakota, and Colorado...unless people are willing to drive over 10 hours for events out west...I am a new comer from North Carolina and I am struck at the fact there are not many units.
If there is already something like this in place, I would MUCH rather join it than try and create my own, and even if I did I would step down as the leader soon, considering my job requires me to be flexible in my location.
I hope this does not step on any toes, and people are interested!
Given the limited vendors, it would be quite possible to Focus on the earlier part of the Indian wars, primarily the 1866-1868 time period. We could focus on living history displays but also go out in the field and take part in marches, bivouacking, and maybe some live fire training as well. I find when talking to the public it is better to explain to them what its like when you have, "walked a mile in their shoes".
The standards for what I have in mind would be pretty high, and authenticity is the key.
Just going to see if anyone else out there shared this idea. I suppose we would draw on people from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, North and South Dakota, and Colorado...unless people are willing to drive over 10 hours for events out west...I am a new comer from North Carolina and I am struck at the fact there are not many units.
If there is already something like this in place, I would MUCH rather join it than try and create my own, and even if I did I would step down as the leader soon, considering my job requires me to be flexible in my location.
I hope this does not step on any toes, and people are interested!