Okay, on the Sunday before Memorial Day, I hit an impasse with one of Fort Mifflin’s event organizers. I will spare you the gory details but it was bad. I subsequently informed Fort Mifflin that I would be leaving. This was not received well and I have been fielding all sorts of pleas that I …
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Historical Tidbits — Pennsylvania Evening Post
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. May 30, 1783 – The Pennsylvania Evening Post became America’s first daily newspaper. Benjamin Towne published the first issue of the Post on January 24, 1775. The paper was supportive of …
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Colonial Surveyor – Determining your Position using Celestial Navigation
A sextant is an intimidating complex instrument. It consists of an A-shaped frame with an apex of 60° on a sextant or 45° on an octant. Along the rounded lower edge of the frame is an arc, the limb, that is marked with numbers for the degree of the angles that the sextant can measure. An index …
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US Marines in the American Revolution — Fighting Tops
29 May 1781 Early in May 1781, the Continental frigate Alliance sailed home from France. Between the Newfoundland Banks and the American coast she moved cautiously for that stretch of water was dominated by the enemy. The weather, however, proved to be more destructive. Amid booming rolls of thunder and a heavy sea on the …
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The Regimental Brewmeister is Seeking a New Billet
Well, after many years of faithfully serving Fort Mifflin, I have reached an ethical impasse over the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire. Let me be clear, this is a problem with who the Fort has chosen to rent themselves out to and not the administration of the Fort but in the end, I have sent them my …
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Historical Tidbits — Virginia Plan
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. May 29, 1787 – At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, the Virginia Plan calling for a bicameral legislature, an executive, and a judiciary branch of government was proposed by …
Historical Tidbits — Last of the 13 States to Ratify the US Constitution
When reenacting or acting as a historical interpreter, its good to have a few historical dates and stories to share. This series will publish a few. May 29, 1790 — Rhode Island became the last of the 13 States to ratify the US Constitution. Rhode Island became the 13th state to enter the Union after …
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Vector Computations without the Benefit of Modern Trigonometry
Navigating from point to point is a relatively simple task for most surveyors or mariners. You establish a compass bearing from where you are to your intended location then measure out the distance (or in the case of sailing a speed and a time) to the new location giving what we call today a vector. …
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Rgmt Brewmeister will not be at Renfaire!
Philadelphia Renaissance Faire May 27-29, 2023 I had previously advertised that the Regimental Brewmeister and Battlefield Brewing would be supporting the Philadelphia Renaissance Faire at Fort Mifflin. Things have changed and we have pulled out of this event. I am assured that the very capable team at Warehouse on Watts will step in and ensure …
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The Westernmost Battle of the American Revolution — Fort San Carlos
Living near Philadelphia, I tend to have a very East Coast view of the American Revolution. After all, the BIG battles in North America were in New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas and Virginia. America west of the Mississippi River was a far of land deep in New Spain for most Americans in 1777. Not …
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Michael Carver -- Historical Interpreter/Reenactor 