Apr 19, 2013 through Apr 21, 2013
5:00 PM to 11:00 AM
Living History at Fort Stanton Garrison
Fort Stanton Historic Site
Schedule of events for Living History Weekend:
Friday, April 19
5:00-Living Historians gather to prepare for activities.
Saturday, April 20
10:00-Morning Flag Ceremony
10:15-Drill Infantry/Dismounted
10:30-Corset Construction (Victoria Davis)
11:00-The Army Horse (Matt Midgett)
12:00-Ration Issue
1:30-Live Fire Demonstration (Fort range by the Rio Bonito Bridge)
3:30-Drill Mounted Saber Exercise
4:00-Ladies’ Tea
5:00-Evening Flag Ceremony
Sunday, April 21
10:00-Morning Flag Ceremony
11:00-Garden cleaning
No further scheduled activities, however living historians will be on site most of the day.
Special Note:
For those wishing to attend the ‘Corset Construction Seminar’ hosted by Victoria Davis, you will need to provide the following materials:
1 yard of muslin or other inexpensive material (for test pattern and fitting)
A portable sewing machine and/or needle and thread
Parchment paper or wax paper to copy patterns
Sewing accessories (scissors, tape measure, pins etc.)
Please RSVP Victoria Davis (victoriadavis88310@yahoo.com) to confirm a spot in this seminar
