Reenactment

We were in Perrysburg, Ohio, for a family meet-up at a playground to see our niece and her family of four kids (with another on the way). After a picnic lunch, we dispersed to our three separate ways and Clare, her mom, middle-brother and I happened upon Fort Meigs: “Ohio’s War of 1812 Battlefield.”

The first demonstration we caught was a musical demonstration. Very interesting! Music was apparently quite important during battles before there were electrical and electronic means of communication … as a high-pitched fife can be heard quite some distance away and some musical tunes were used as commands for various military actions and maneuvers.

Next we caught this cannon demonstration. If you haven’t seen how a team manages a gun like this, it’s rather interesting what tasks have to be performed and how disciplined an efficient team is. Here’s one: video of a 10-man Civil War era crew.

Finally, we saw a reenactment of the First Siege of April-May, 1813.

In the next day or so, there may be a filler or two from the other reenactments we saw today.

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Looking back
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 2 years ago: “How old are your Klein pliers?”
 3 years ago: “Airport floor find… [Filler]”
 4 years ago: “The Underground City”
 5 years ago: “In Barbara’s Garden”
 6 years ago: “Makin’ bubbles! [filler #9]”
 7 years ago: “Check all fittings & bolts!”
 8 years ago: “RETIRING!”
 9 years ago: “Airport day”
10 years ago: “Zebra swallowtail”
11 years ago: “Touching daisies”