Ontario Re-Visited ~ War of 1812 – Blurred Vision (Excerpt from our Inside Scoop Blog, by Judi [Scoop] McWilliams) I have been reporting about the War of 1812 … writing articles, doing research, and posting article Blog’s with interesting interviews leaders/experts/historians/re-enactors.
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
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Sir Isaac Brock One of the most famous and important figures during the War of 1812 was Major General Sir Isaac Brock. Although he died early in the War of 1812, his legacy still continues to today.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ Fort George National Historic Site National Historic Sites During the War of 1812 several Forts were built along the Canadian – United States border. These were built to hold off attacks from the Americans.
Read more →Ontario Re-Visited ~ War of 1812… It Begins! Defining Canada ~ War of 1812 And, so it began… June 1812, the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom began and Canada started its journey to becoming a great nation!
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