Sunday July 14th, we visited the Tall Ship Festival in Bay City Michigan. It was a lot of fun seeing ships, some were even really close to the time period we portray in the mid 18th century.
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The Battalion turned out for the Annual Kalazamoo Living History Show to run our booth, stump for recruits and let the public see what we do. We managed to get this great group shot of our booth.
The Massachusetts Provincial Battalion will be recruiting at the Kalamazoo Living History Show this weekend. Please come and visit us at our table!
The Battalion will be out this weekend at The LIving History Fair which takes place at the Sandusky County Fair Grounds. The Living History Fair features suppliers for Historic Re-Enactors. Items range from the French & Indian War Era through the Civil War Era. History buffs, re-enactors, muzzleloaders and the general public will enjoy browsing through historic clothing, beads, books, fabric, glassware, jewelry, leatherware, historic patterns, pewter, trade silver and much, much more. Recruiters for Historic Military Groups will be there, too! Great Home Cooked Food And Beverages available. Although the event is on both Saturday and Sunday, the battalion will only be onsite on Saturday. Hope to see you there!
Address : Sandusky county Fairgrounds, 901 Rawson Avenue
Phone : (419) 878-8535 (Always call and confirm events.)
If you a member of a colonial era reenacting unit and you would like to attend one of the two events that the Massachusetts Provincial Battalion sponsors, Colonial Frankenmuth and War in the Wilderness, the see below for the invitations. Please contact Major Kemmer (major_b_kemmer
The never ending quest for experiences to enhance or add to your repertoire of reenacting keeps individuals and unit commanders continually busy. For years I have tried to work on such things for my own unit, The Massachusetts Provincial Battalion. In the fall each year we host an event at our fort, Ft. Bagley, in the middle of the lower peninsula of Michigan. (In 2013 our event is September 14-15.) We call the event our Challenge Weekend. This past year, 2012, I decided to give the men a more extensive workout in an attempt to give them the feel of more skills used by our historic counterparts. Read the rest of this entry »
The Massachusetts Battalion is led by officers and managed by non-commissioned officers (NCO) just like modern armies around the world. Here we have a photo of a selection of the Battalions leadership. From left to right, we have a corporal of the Light Infantry, a Lieutenant of the Light Infantry and a Sergeant Major of the Grenadiers.
The first grenades were invented sometime in the 15th century and were simple hollowed iron balls packed full of black powder, occasionally nails or other fragments, and lit with a slow match fuse. These grenades were pretty heavy and were assigned to the biggest and strongest soldiers to throw. These soldiers were called Grenadiers. The specialized equipment and dangerous nature of their work gradually transformed the grenadier into an elite member of Europe’s armies.
By the time of the French and Indian war grenades had gone out of style, but Grenadiers had not. They were still chosen for their height and brawn. In British Regiment the first company or ‘A’ Company was the Grenadier Company. Since the Massachusetts regiments were built on the British model their first company was often made up of grenadiers as well. Read the rest of this entry »
Another fun filled weekend at Colonial Kensington has come and gone. We were blessed with fantastic weather for working and soldiering in wool uniforms. It was cool and rainy on Saturday and Sunny on Sunday so all were able to pack up dry canvas. (Yea dry canvas!).
Some camaraderie around the campfire
Rare footage of an officer actually working!
This weekend is the final public event for the Battalion this year. It runs all day on Saturday August 11th and 12th. Here is a nice write up of the event from the Observer and Eccentric.
Hope to see you all there.