living history

Last year, I invited video viewers to join me on a "historic trekking weekend" at the NMLRA grounds. It was an open invitation, with no requirements for gear or skill level. We had 28 attendees, ages ranged from 12 to 79. It was a casual event, with enough downtime to share knowledge, stories...

https://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2019/01/museum-of-appalachia-events-2019.html Keith.

With so much discussion these days on lubes & chemical cleaning agents, some people must be wondering how people ever managed without them in the 18th century & how so many guns survived! Well they managed just fine ;) Keith.

Spunks were used in 18th century households for transferring fire to the fireplace or to light a candle from a tinderbox or tinderlighter. Sparks were struck directly onto the tinder in the tinderbox & the sulfur match would be touched to the smouldering tinder to create a flame. Be careful when...

Like the title says, anyone here into 18th century living history? Keith.