Thursday, July 19, 2012

Open House Schedule is Now Available!

Hello Everyone,

We just finished up another busy week in the field. We had some adverse weather conditions (heat, rain, humidity...) but our crew handled it like pros with few complaints.

We're also working on preparations for our Open House which will be held at the dig site in Niles, August 11-12, 10am-4pm. Here's a sneak peak at the schedule of events and all of the fantastic living history participants who will make this event something to remember. Mark your calenders, we hope you'll be joining us.

-Erica


Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project
Open House Schedule 2012

Saturday, August 11

10:00 AM
Opening Inspection and March to Fort Site          Location: Encampment

10:30 AM
Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update         Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:00 AM
Colonial Dancers                               Location: Stage/Stage Area
Voyager Run Competition            Location: Encampment

11:30 AM
Kevin Gladysz-Guns of New France, 1700-1759                  Location: Stage/Stage Area

12:00 PM
Celtic Trio-18th Century Music     Location: Stage/Stage Area
Artillery Demo                                   Location: Encampment

12:30 PM
Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update         Location: Stage/Stage Area

1:00 PM
Women’s Sewing Circle                 Location: Fort Site
Tomahawk Competition                               Location: Encampment

1:30 PM
Celtic Trio-18th Century Music     Location: Stage/Stage Area
Women’s Sewing Circle                 Location: Fort Site

2:00 PM
Kevin Gladysz-Trade Knives and Axes of New France         Location: Stage/Stage Area

2:30 PM
Colonial Dancers               Location: Stage/Stage Area

3:00 PM
Militia Recruitment         Location: Fort Site

3:30 PM
March from Fort Site to Encampment                     Location: Stage/Stage Area
Encampment Closed for the Day

4:00 PM
Event Ends for the Day

Sunday, August 12

10:00 AM
Opening Inspection and March to Fort Site          Location: Encampment

10:30 AM
Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update         Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:00 AM
Colonial Dancers                               Location: Stage/Stage Area

11:30 AM
Public Scholar, Kevin Gladysz                      Location: Stage/Stage Area
Team Tomahawk Competition                   Location: Encampment

12:00 PM
Celtic Trio-18th Century Music                     Location: Stage/Stage Area

12:30 PM
Artillery Demo                   Location: Encampment

1:00 PM
Dr. Michael Nassaney-Archaeology Update         Location: Stage/Stage Area
Women’s Sewing Circle                                                 Location: Fort Site

1:30 PM
Celtic Trio-18th Century Music                     Location: Stage/Stage Area
Women’s Sewing Circle                                 Location: Fort Site

2:30 PM
Colonial Dancers               Location: Stage/Stage Area

3:00 PM
Militia Recruitment         Location: Fort Site

3:30 PM
March from Dig Site to Encampment       Location: Stage/Stage Area
Encampment Closed

4:00 PM
Event Closed

Ongoing Activities
Fort Site
Archeological Dig
Artifact Displays
Faunal Analysis
Children’s Interpretive Archaeology
Tea Tent
Militia Sign Up and Drill

Children’s Area

18th Century Children’s Games:
Ball and Cup
Stilts
Graces
Wizzers
Lucet
Checkers

Boat Launch

Canoe Rides by Sarett Nature Center
$3.00 Per Person
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:00 – 3:30 PM

Encampment

Militia Encampment
Demonstrations: Cooking, Distilling, Spinning
Merchants: Sheldon Pewter, Antiquity Period Design Ltd., Wm. Booth, Draper

Children’s Voyager Run

Saturday
10:30 – 11:00 AM
1:00 – 3:00 PM

Sunday
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 – 3:00 PM


Fort Saint Joseph Archaeology Open House Living History Participants

The Northwest Territory Alliancewww.nwta.com
The Northwest Territory Alliance (NWTA) is an American Revolutionary War reenactment organization located in the Midwestern United States. It has over five hundred members from states as far west as Iowa, east to Ohio, north to the Canadian border and south to Tennessee. "We are non-profit educational organization that studies and recreates the culture, lifestyle, and arts of the time of the American Revolution, 1775-1783. We strive to duplicate the uniforms, weapons, battlefield tactics and camp life of the era as accurately as possible."

Sheldon Pewter (NWTA Member Merchant)www.sheldonpewter.com
Pewter jewelry, buttons and reproduction coins

Antiquity Period Designs (NWTA Member Merchant) www.AntiquityPeriodDesigns.com
18th Century American products and custom furniture



Wm. Booth, Draper, Paul & Laura Dickfoss, www.wmboothdraper.com
Wool, linen and silk fabrics, sewing patterns, knitting goods, notions, needlework kits, and books

Tart Town Tea Tent
Local Niles proprietor, Janine Frizzo-Horrigan, offers teas, tarts and light lunch fare prepared authentically and served in an 18th century tea tent.

Celtic Trio
The Ann Arbor-based trio of Diana Ladio, Fiddle; Allison Haraburda, cello; and Fritz McGirr, percussion, will be providing 18th century folk and dance music for the Open House.  In the 21st century the trio is known as The Moxie Strings with Fritz McGirrwww.themoxiestrings.com - They perform their high-energy original sound throughout the state. This weekend their recently released CD of contemporary and traditional tunes is available at the Support The Fort table.  It is also available on iTunes.

Colonial Dancers
Stevensville resident, Noel Bash, mastered 18th century dancing while working at Colonial Williamsburg. She has been teaching dance to this group of Berrien County students (and some parents) for the past 1 ½ years. This is their first opportunity to perform in public. The public will be invited to join in the dancing at the end of their performance.

Sarett Nature Center Canoe Rides
Sarett Nature Center– www.sarett.com - voyageur interpreters are offering rides to the public in their replica 35’ Montreal Canoe on the St. Joseph River. The interpreters will offer information about the voyageurs and the wildlife in and on the river.  Rates are $3/person for a half hour ride.




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