Discover Ontario ~ Catching the Action! Ontario in Motion ~ Action Thirteen Re-enactment! Ontario Visited is dedicated to “explore and experience” Ontario communities, their events and their activities.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Lang Pioneer Village Museum Lang Pioneer Village Museum (Keene, Ontario) Judi and I have been visiting, enjoying and volunteering at this wonderful “Living Village Museum” since 2007. It is a great Ontario attraction for the whole family to visit.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Re-enactor Gear GRANDAD’S HISTORY OF CANADIAN RE-ENACTING NOTE: This is an excerpt from a wonderful article written by Gavin K. Watt. The whole article can be found at http://royalyorkers.ca/history_of_reenacting.php. If you are interested in re-enacting, this is a great article to read.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Life as a Pioneer Pioneer life revolved around providing the basic necessities of existence in a northern wilderness — food, shelter, fuel and clothing. Pioneering life was integral to family life and provided social stability for the settlement of a larger population across the
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Living History LIVING HISTORY SITES Explore the past at a pioneer village or step across the threshold of one of the many military forts across Ontario and see history come alive.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Youth… Staying in the Game! Judi ‘Scoops” McWilliams conversation with high school teacher/re-enactor, Chris Robins Staying Engaged… Many young people are interested in history and in “living history” through re-enacting. Some students are able to participate through their local high school programs. Mr. Robins said that many
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ The Ten-Foot Rule Do You Pass the Ten Foot Rule? by Judi ‘Scoop’ McWilliams Beyond the actual re-enacting, I became aware of just how important being true to the Period Clothing was. Period Clothing now means, to us modern folk, that something is “old
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Life as a Re-enactor Several years ago, Judi and I became interested in the War of 1812. The bicentennial was coming up and Judi and wanted to become involved in promoting it. As a result, we visited a number of re-enactments and talked to
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