Resources for the 18th Century Reenactor
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A resource of Internet information for Living History of 18th Century America
This is a collection of websites that will assist the 18th Century Reenactor research this period in history and assist in creating a living history persona. Information will assist both the military and civilian reenactor.
DOCUMENTS
18th Century Authors
Biographies and works of British Authors
http://www.oocities.org/sschaeff/
18th Century Diary
http://www.popenoe.com/Diary/Seely%20Diary%203.htm
18th Century Source Documents
https://www.edline.net/pages/Catholic_Central_High_School/Classes/03842501/library/colonistslib.html
American Journeys
Eyewitness accounts of early American exploration
http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp
American Memory
Extensive resources of historical documents - search the collections
http://memory.loc.gov/
Avalon Project
Massive resource of documents
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
Camps and Firesides of the American Revolution
E-text Book reprint - Eyewitness accounts
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/HarCamp.html
George Washington Papers
Complete original papers of George Washington (actual images)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
Journal of an Officer in the 3rd NY Continental Line
http://www.iment.com/maida/familytree/henry/writing/prose/revdiary.htm
Martha Ballard's Diary
Diary starting in 1785
http://dohistory.org/diary/index.html
Papers of John Adams
Diary, Autobiography and more
http://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/aea/
Project Gutenberg
Source Page for Etexts of many books
http://promo.net/pg/
Rev War 1775
Articles & First Person Accounts, plus indexed listings of Orderly
Books
http://revwar75.com/
Simcoe's Journal
Journal of a British Ranger 1777
http://home.golden.net/~marg/bansite/src/simcoesjournal1.html
Writings of Mercy Otis Warren
3 Vols. on the American Revolution plus Plays, etc.
http://www.samizdat.com/warren/
More Writings of George Washington
Collection of letters, etc.
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/collection/index.html
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NEWSPAPERS
Maryland Gazette
18th century newspaper - pdf scans of the original issues
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1259/121/5912/html/0000.html
Past Portals
Archive of the Virginia Gazette - 18th Century Newspaper
http://www.pastportal.com/browse/vg/
TEXTS
E-books on the American Revolution
Texts and contemporary writings
http://www.digitalbookindex.com/_search/search010hstusrevolutionayperioda.asp
18th Century Texts
Scanned texts - from 15th century and on
http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/flash.cfm?CFID=488808&CFTOKEN=88326045
Colonial Classics
Essays and Articles about Colonial Life
http://www.dinsdoc.com/colonial-1.htm
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CLOTHING
Ladies Clothing
Museum examples of Ladies Garments
http://www.antique-lace.com/categories/Museum_Date_1.htm
Making Women's Clothing
Articles and patterns on making women's 18th Century clothing
http://www.marariley.net/index.htm
PERSONA
Developing a Persona and other good stuff
http://www.users.voicenet.com/~frstprsn/index.htm
Ladies of Reenacting
Includes the Colonial Period - Persona, Dress, Etc.
http://www.ladiesofreenacting.com
Beginning Living History
A lot of good information for getting started
http://blh.homestead.com/home.html
Trekking
Many resources may be found on the various pages
http://oldetoolshop.com/trekking/learning.html
Ned Hector - Portrayal of a Free
Black Artillaryman
A reenactor's portrayal - good information on how it is done
http://www.nedhector.com/
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PASTIMES
Dancing
Resource on 18th C. dance
http://www.earthlydelights.com.au/english.htm
18th Century Games
Games for the Rev War Reenactor
http://www.oocities.org/revwargames
Broadside Ballads at the Bodelien Library
18th Century culture through Broadside ballads
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ballads/ballads.htm
18th Century Gentlemen
A collection for the gentry
http://www.triafata.org/18c_gentleman/welcome.html
I8th Century Prints
A
collection of prints - view social situations and manner of clothing
http://www.lclark.edu/~jhart/home.html#home
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MONEY
Currency, Coinage and the Cost of Living in the 18th C.
http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/history/london-life/coinage.html
How much was that Worth?
Money converter for 18th Century British Currency to modern
http://www.eh.net/ehresources/howmuch/poundq.php
Colonial Currency
Images of colonial
currency
http://www.nd.edu/~rarebook/coins/ColCurrency/index.html
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WRITING
Fonts
Print with your computer in 18th Century typeface with long s and
ligatures
http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/typograf.html
Letter Writing in the 18th Century
http://v5o5jotqkgfu3btr91t7w5fhzedjaoaz8igl.unbsj.ca/~s6vai/Mail/letters.htm
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COOKING
Cookbook
http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/collections/diaries/kidder/
Cookbook 1705
http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/collections/diaries/doro/recipes/
Camp Cooking
http://www.ladiesofreenacting.com/campcooking.html
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OTHER RESOURCES
Colonial Williamsburg
Extensive research material here if you search around this site
http://www.history.org
American Loyalists
Resource material about Loyalists during the Revolution
http://www.royalprovincial.com/
Long Island History
Newsday series on the history of LI including the Colonial Period and
the Rev War
http:// www.lihistory.com/
New York in the Revolution
http://independence.nyhistory.org/
ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Assoc. of Living History Museums
Interesting site with relevant resource material
http://www.alhfam.org/welcome.html
Brigade of the American Revolution
Organization for Revolutionary War Reenactors
http://www.brigade.org
NorthWest Territory Alliance
Archives with a lot of good and relevant articles
http://www.nwta.com/courier.html
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EMAIL AND INTERNET GROUPS
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SUTLERS - Where to buy it!
RevList
Extensive listing of sutlers and vendors on the Merchants Page
http://www.liming.org/revlist/
LUCET
Cord Making Tool makes lacing, drawstrings, and decorative cords - Authentic Reproduction
http://www.freewebs.com/popgoestheneedle/needleworktools.htm
Tennessee Valley Muzzleloaders
Black powder Rifles, Fowlers, etc.
http://www.avsia.com/tvm/
Avalon Forge
On-line Catalog.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/avalonforge/
EVENTS - These events occur annually.
The Battle of the Hook, Glouchester, VA.
New websites are added as they are found - please, check back often.
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Colonial Reenactor
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