Mark, I have been away for some time. Hope all goes well with you. On my last two trips over I was able to being Belle. QM2 has a great kennel. She...
Pamela How did the meeting go?? Is there a "Friends" organization to apply to run Hope Lodge? Maybe the state will allow such groups to take over...
Re: Braddock Weekend at Old Bedford Village Greetings All 21-22 August I will portray Gen Edward Braddock at Old Bedford Village, Bedford PA. I...
Huzzah! Here I am again. I have finished "a Few Acres of Snow" and was not impressed. He spends the first half or two thirds talking about the wars...
Gentlemen I am now back in touch with the Forum. Thought it went away. I will check up on the issues and get back with you. While Braddock is not one...
Susan Just now figured out that the Forum was back. HUZZAH!! Uncle Ben
Gentlemen Why is Stryker's book suspect? Is it because of age or are there historical reasons? YMH & OS, Uncle Ben
Greetings I will portray Gen John Forbes 15-16August at Old Bedford Village, near the town of Bedford PA. This was one of Forbes' forts which he...
Mark I have not finished this but do not agree with his treatment of MG Edward Braddock. Example; he says Braddock had no use for the Indians. Not...
Greetings All Today, 10 Nov 2008, is the 233rd Birthday of the United States Marine Corps! Semper-Fi, Uncle Ben
Mark Sent an email about trip but no answer. Sent an unrelated email today about the new Brit super sub. It came back undeliverable. Did you change...
Greetings All Belle and I visited the mother Country for a month. We sailed over and back on QM2 and spent 18 days in the west of England. Wonderful...
Steve & Eric et all We will hold a reenactment of Monmouth 21-22 Jun 08. A goodtime to visit and see all. UMH & OS, Uncle Ben
This year the battle of Monmouth will be 21-22 June. There is a good visitor center and the staff is both visitor and reenactor friendly....
Here are two events you might consider; 1. Boones Homestead, just east of Reading PA, 17-18 May. this is a British brigade, Continental Line...
Linda & Slug and anyone else interested, Very true re F&I events. Two annual ones are worth the travel. OBV(Old Bedford Village) I believe in Aug 08...
Greetings The last event of 07 will be a one day, Sat 8 Dec "Battle of Iron Works Hill" in Mount Holly NJ. You can find information by going to The...
Every August, there is a reenactment of the Newtown battle at The Newtown Battlefield State Park near Elmira NY on Rte 17. You can find out more by...
Mark, Mark, Rob T Huzzah!! All these comments are great. Morgan was a true "seat of the pants" leader. Of all the Doodle generals, he, Greene, and...
The standard weapon of the 17th,18th, and early 19th Centuries was the smoothbore musket. The British version was the famous "Brown Bess" which fired...
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