elcome to Sarah's 18th Century Living History website. This site is to share my experience in Living History with people who might be interested in it, to provide information and links about my favorite period in history, and to share events and photos of those who participate with me.

This site is dedicated to the ever-growing list of people I have met since June '99 who have provided me with amazing experiences and friendship. I hope you all know who you are. A word about navigating: there are links all over the place because this is an organic, non-linear website. I hope you can find what you are looking for. Please feel free to email me with comments and suggestions, including typos you find that I missed and/or dead links.

If you visit often, make sure you refresh each page because I am finally updating things (really!!).

2007 Lake George Tactical Reports All Lake Reports
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Sincere thanks to those of you who tell me you check in regularly!!!
You are the main reason I do this.

What's Here

Things of Interest For Everyone

Historical Information and Maps, Links to Historical Sites

For People New To or Curious About Reenacting

My Blog!! (yes, I'm blogging; check back regularly; and YES you are encouraged to comment on any of the blog posts)

IN MEMORIUM: Gerry Cook

Things of Interest For Everyone

Well, I'm so far behind with really "new" content I want to share something old, something I did in 1999 before reenacting. You might be interested in it if you like the movie Last of the Mohicanans, otherwise you probably won't be interested in it (so it's probably not really for "everyone"). But here it is anyway (so I can say I've updated my website): http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo11100.html. Turn your volume up.

Who I am as Chauncey Goodrich (and why I'm frequently not me). !!UPDATED!!

Summary of Some Events from 2007

Ok, so why don't I have anything from 2007 and so little from 2006? The answer is that these 250th Anniversary events are big and I feel the need to document them correctly. I need to get past that and just put up SOMETHING. I'll do my best to do that now that all the holidays are over.

Summary of Some Events from 2006

• Ridgefield Revolutionary War Encampment during the March to Yorktown

Summary of Some Events from 2005 (a few more still to come)

• A French and Indian War Tactical (no public allowed) at Crown Point, NY

• Ceremony to unveil a stature of Robert Rogers at Rogers Island May 30th

• 250th Anniversary of Braddock's Defeat, at Old Bedford Village, PA, with the event pictures and story FINALLY DONE!!!! plus the letters and information from the people who were there

Summary of Some Events from 2004

• Revolutionary War encampment at Sutton, MA

• Demonstration encampment at the Denison Homestead Museum

• Lake George Tactical, as reported by several people

• Rogers' Return at Fort No. 4, as reported by me
  

Summary of Some of the Events from 2003

• Winter Encampment at the Fort at No. 4 (F&I)

• Newtown, CT (Rev War)

• Denison Homestead Museum

• Revolutionary War Encampment at Fort No. 4

• Marin's Ambush at Fort Anne, NY

• Lake George Tactical Report, by Lake Commander Wade Stoner and by Pvt. Ed Radowitch

• Rogers' Return at Fort No. 4, as reported by Pvt. Wallace McMillan

Summary of Events for 2002

Fun stuff:

• F&I, Rev War, and War of 1812 Computer games, created by an award-winning computer simulation development company.

• My Stuff (well, it's fun to me and since so much of my good stuff is made by other people, this is one way for me to celebrate their talents)

The Northern Campaign:

Beginning with Battle Road 2000, we entered the 225th anniversary of the Revolutionary War, which will be marked by several years' of commemorative events to recognize the battles, large and small, that took place during the war. Many of those were part of what was considered "The Northern Campaign". Click here to read more about The Northern Campaign.

The 2001 Season's summaries and photos and some historical information.

The 2000 Season's summaries and photos, including a bit of historical information about some of our events.

Meeting other reenactors:  Just a few of the friends I have made along the way

Lt. Col John Armstrong's Journals from the Sept. 2000 reenactment of the 1756 Kittanning Expedition

Battle Road 2000, the 225th Anniversary of the Shot Heard 'Round the World, and a really big reenactment event

Introduction to Trekking

A favorite external link:  a fabulous interactive map of most of the places we go to — have you ever wondered where all these places are in the US?  Here's a great way to find out, and to find out more about them.

Please check back regularly as I (TRY TO) continue to add stuff.

• Major Mike has been busy doing research and has come up with some interesting new links. I HOPE to finish my page of all my favorite links, but that's been a WIP (work in progress) for four years, so who knows! Meanwhile, enjoy reading these interesting journals.

  Historical Journals: American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 comprises 253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. You might want to start by browsing by author.
  

• 250th Anniversay of Braddock's Defeat (July 9, 1755) and the Death of Gen. Braddock (July 11, 1755). As part of documenting this for you, I've put together a selection of historical first-person accounts, plus a couple of other accounts, and maps. It is REALLY intersting reading!!!
  

• French and Indian War 250th Commemoration. This is the website to go to for information and events on the Commemoration events of the 250th Anniversary of the French and Indian War. It all began with Jumonville in 2004, and 2005 saw Braddock's Defeat and the Battle of Lake George, then we will be very busy for the next several years. It's a amazing thing to look forward to!!!

• A great site on the Independance Trail in New York; very well done for either F&I or Rev War interests. It is regularly updated, so check it often.
  

• Historic Maps

• Links to websites dedicated to historical places
  

• Jumonville and George Washington in 1754 (considered the launch of the French and Indian War); see also Fort Necessity, as I took part in a filming there on the 1754 raid at Jumonville Glen, and that should be released at the beginning of 2006 (keep your eye out for it)
  

• Stockbridge Indians fighting with the Rangers
  

• Death of Lord Howe in 1758
  

• The story of John Bush, a talented horn carver who was at Fort William Henry but disappeared during the "massacre" after the fort was was captured by the French in 1757. (Need the free Acrobat Reader to view the attachment?)
  

• The raid on St. Francis by Robert Rogers and the Rangers in 1759
  

• History of a British Soldier killed in East Haven 1779, honored by the Americans he fought against
  

• I just found this very interesting site: a timeline of the French and Indian War with a lot of links to supplemental information (including a link back to me—please check this out) http://ns1758.ca/remem/7yw-timeline-w.html

 

For People New To or Curious About Living History

• An introduction to 18th Century Living History (updated July 2003)

• How I got interested in reenacting

• A brief introduction to the French and Indian War and links to other web resources

• An introduction to Trekking

• Meet some of my friends and read their stories about reenacting

• Learn about the Lake George Tactical, a very unique reenacting experience

For additional pictures of Living Historians sharing my time and places of interest, please visit Living History in the Lake Champlain and Lake George Region. You'll see a lot of pictures of the Rangers, as well as the British Regulars and the French forces.

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In Memory of Gerry Cook

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