On Sunday afternoon, we went to the Fair at New Boston. If you enjoy historical reenactment, then you would’ve enjoyed this fair. Set from the times of 1790’s to 1810, there was everything from an Indian village, to battle reenactments to the tents that were set up to look like homes of the Pioneers.
Really quite the experience, and there were plenty of merchants to help us spend all of our money!
So here is a photo dump for ya’ll. 🙂
Homestead Encampments
I wouldn’t want to do my wash this way!
Making Nails
Who wants a ride?!
Hubby is such a good sport!
Hubby loved these pork and beans. I thought it looked nasty!
Indentured Servants
sentential
I wouldn’t mind living here for a weekend, it looked pretty cozy.
Just chillin’
Haha! Fits me perfect!
Indian Long house in the Woodland village.
Another Indian house
Inside one of the huts.
Native at the Trading post
Another Native, at his tent.
Indian Village
The french lace seller. He said he sold the lace because he was rich, only poor people (like us) made the lace!
Cart and Oxen
Young apprentice caring for the horses.
Military Headquarters
Weighty Discussions
One thing that made hubby and I laugh was the reenactors who dressed as Indians, were real Indians. However, in order to look like the Indians did int the early 1800’s they made their skin red, face, neck, arms and hand were very red, the feet? They were white!
I didn’t even take pictures of the rest of the food. All of it was made over open fires in the authentic way, and oh so good!!!
I read about the event @McMaster and Storm a few weeks ago. I don’t think I would have made it living back in the “olden days.” I like creature comforts way too much! LOL
simpler times, definitely…though that pork & beans concoction does look nasty, lol…but i guess if we lived in those times, we wouldn’t know anything different, and we’d probably love it too 😉 it looks like it was fun event!
Jason loved it, so I don’t know, I just couldn’t get over how it looked!
I agree about the pork and beans..they do look nasty haha. I wouldn’t eat them! The hat looks really cute on you though!
Fun I love these events. Come and see my blog! Some day I want to be a Proverb 31 women like you!