The 'Thank You' card that I received after spending a day speaking with seven classes at Litchfield High School, Litchfield, Connecticut.
One of the seven classes at Litchfield High ,where the primary discussion with the students was the true life-style of the American Revolutionary Soldier.
This uniform is that of the French Lottery of 1777. A blue coat with red facings. Equipage includes a haversack, cartridge box, tin canteen, and a bayonet that attaches to a .75 cal. British Brown Bess flintlock musket.
Actual recovered artifacts are used in my demonstrations. Note the counter in the background and the artifacts on it. An authentic mold spoon used by a soldier to make musket balls, an iron grease lamp used to illuminate the night, and imagine the looks I get from the students when I hand them a recovered six-pound cannon ball.
Another demonstration for youngsters at Sharon Elementary School, Sharon, Connecticut.
Independence Day Weekend demonstration at the Lakeville Connecticut Historical Society. The grounds that I'm on were once a Revolutionary War cannon foundry. Cannon would be manufactured then carted West over the Salisbury Turnpike (mostly present day Rt .199) to the Hudson River, to then be disbursed as needed by the Continental Army. Lakeville, Connecticut is also very well known as it is the birthplace of Ethan Allen, who along with Benedict Arnold in 1775 captured the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga. The seized cannon were placed on Dorchester Heights, Boston and on April 14, 1776 the British evacuated Boston harbor.
This family gets a demonstration on the steps involved in loading the .75 cal. Brown Bess musket. At the moment this photograph was taken, I was biting off the end of the cartridge to access the black powder to pour down the barrel. During the Revolution, you would be considered quite a fast shot if you were able to efficiently fire off three rounds within one minute.
Prepared to fire!
It was 90 degrees and humid, but I still enjoyed sharing my artifacts and the stories of their recovery at our town's 4th of July Community Day celebration.
The 'Thank You' card that I received after spending a day speaking with seven classes at Litchfield High School, Litchfield, Connecticut.
One of the seven classes at Litchfield High ,where the primary discussion with the students was the true life-style of the American Revolutionary Soldier. 
This uniform is that of the French Lottery of 1777. A blue coat with red facings. Equipage includes a haversack, cartridge box, tin canteen, and a bayonet that attaches to a .75 cal. British Brown Bess flintlock musket.
Actual recovered artifacts are used in my demonstrations. Note the counter in the background and the artifacts on it. An authentic mold spoon used by a soldier to make musket balls, an iron grease lamp used to illuminate the night, and imagine the looks I get from the students when I hand them a recovered six-pound cannon ball.
Another demonstration for youngsters at Sharon Elementary School, Sharon, Connecticut.
Independence Day Weekend demonstration at the Lakeville Connecticut Historical Society. The grounds that I'm on were once a Revolutionary War cannon foundry. Cannon would be manufactured then carted West over the Salisbury Turnpike (mostly present day Rt .199) to the Hudson River, to then be disbursed as needed by the Continental Army. Lakeville, Connecticut is also very well known as it is the birthplace of Ethan Allen, who along with Benedict Arnold in 1775 captured the cannons at Fort Ticonderoga. The seized cannon were placed on Dorchester Heights, Boston and on April 14, 1776 the British evacuated Boston harbor. 
This family gets a demonstration on the steps involved in loading the .75 cal. Brown Bess musket. At the moment this photograph was taken, I was biting off the end of the cartridge to access the black powder to pour down the barrel. During the Revolution, you would be considered quite a fast shot if you were able to efficiently fire off three rounds within one minute. 
Prepared to fire!
It was 90 degrees and humid, but I still enjoyed sharing my artifacts and the stories of their recovery at our town's 4th of July Community Day celebration.
