The historical area has many more educational exhibits and demonstrations too numerous to list here, but here are a few of the highlights:
Living History Camp 1700-1865
Sponsored by the Miami Valley
Reenactor's Company
Reenactors, exhibitors, and dancers
will be having a
"Gathering by the River" at
this year's Great Miami River Days
Festival. Join them to learn
more about this historical period
. The groups will include:
The Miami Valley Reenactor Company,
Campbell County
Heritage Association, Members
of Clan Desdin and the
Gov.Bebb Volunteers, and The
All Nations Drum
Trader's and merchants of the era
The historical area has more
educational exhibits and
demonstrations too numerous
to list here, but here are a
few highlights:
Living History Village
All day long children actives such
as corn grinding and
cooking over an open fire
--10:00 and 2:00-- conducted tour
of the
village and introduction of the
people living there.
11:00AM Flint Napping -NATIVE
VILLAGE
12:00 NOON GRAND ENTRY DRUM
& DANCERS-
DANCE CIRCLE
1:00 Tomahawk
Throwing-PAUL WANNEMAKER-
VILLAGE
1:00 Beading -RON
STAMBOUGH-NATIVE VILLAGE
3:00 Finger Weaving -RUANNE
WILKS-NATIVE VILLAGE
4:00 PM Blacksmithing -SCOTT
BIDWELL-NATIVE VILLAGE
5:00 PM Food--- Smokehouse and
Salting ---Wayne and
Jennifer Harrison
Village life of the early frontier
with an emphases on the
blending of cultures and
lifestyle's of this era.
Sue Krebs - crafts teacher
Big Bear Combs - flint knapper
Paul Wannamacher - trapper
