TexiKan,
Well here I stand. :: As to fireing the the 1st shot, I've had guys who come up and start on me about one thing or another. And alls I got to say is they had better have their own house in order before they knock on my door.
As for myself being the minority, I belong to a group that strives to be 18th century correct and every man to the letter feels the same way I do. It is kinda our mission statement if you will. We belive that the only way to convince or teach others that our reaserch is correct is to prove it, with both documentation and by setting the example. I feel that the goal of reenacters/living historians is to educate the public and other reenacters.
And there are a number of, and I hate to use this word, hardcores out there who do teach seminars:
Karl Kostner Great lakes history
Rex Norman - MM fur trade
Mark Baker - cumberland drainage
Cathy Johnson- Osage country
Missy Clark - Womens clothing
And many others to many to mention.
Some times all you have to do is ask.
I'll be the 1st to admitte that there are some real wenniers out there and no doubt they will always be around. But to TexasMLer don't throw out the whole bushel just because of a few bad,overbering,aroggant,selfrightous,apples. Like TexiKan said,If they are that good they should not have to tell you, someone else will tell you they are that good. And last but not least, no one is 100% PC, no one has ever ran a real gauntlet,No one has went weeks in the mountains without food,no one has ever been really attacked by Indians, and almost everyone drives a car,truck,or van to the events. Enough said,
Wil
"History preserved, though knowledge shared"