There will still be re-enactors trying to re-play, re-interpret, and re-justify their view of the Civil War. Let's just hope they do it with civility. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Bonis" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:55:50 PM Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Interesting food for thought about the Civil War 150th In one hundred years I wonder if there will be thousands of reenactors reenacting today's reenactors? Or will we have put the Civil War to rest by then and moved on to something else? / - Ray B. O/n 5/16/2011 2:16 PM, James Burnett wrote: > Jon > I am curious. Is it because of the lack of authenticity that you are uneasy > about this? Certainly some of the change is to make the re-enactments more > visitor friendly. Frankly I would not want to be close to a mortar or cannon > firing full charge. When was the last time it was tested at full charge? > Given the lack of appreciation for our country's history in the present > education system I think all these folks can do to give our youth a small > taste of what it may have been like is great. > > Have you been to one of the living history sites such as Plymouth MA or St > Augustine FL? There the people dress and teach and respond as if they were > in the time period they are portraying. Again a great learning experience > even if it is not quite 100% accurate. > > Not to be rude but if you don't like it don't go. If you do think you might > like it join one of the groups and then press for realism. > > > occasion. To a very large degree, I confess to some unease about all this >> playacting . . . >> Jon Kukla >> ________________ >> www.JonKukla.com<http://www.jonkukla.com/> >> >> ______________________________________ >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html >> > > -- Ray Bonis Special Collections and Archives James Branch Cabell Library VCU Libraries 804-828-1108 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html