Living History Weekend Recreates Frontier

Thu, 10/19/2023 - 23:28

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MelindaLucas /AlbanyNews Cornmeal the old-fashioned way. A visitor (above) takes her turn at the corn grinder with a teenage reenactor stirring the “finished product” in a speckled ceramic bowl.

Frontier fun. With Albany principal John Gallagher looking on (above, c) a Living History participant (above, l) hands out wooden rifles to a line-up of students so they learn first-hand about military drills. Some of the younger reenactors (at left) show their skills at jump roping during Friday morning’s School Day at Fort Griffin. Visitors found that hoops and toss games are still fun today. THIS PAGE OF PHOTOS FROM THE 2023 FORT GRIFFIN REENACTMENT IS SPONSORED BY

Frontier toys. One of the participants in last weekend’s Living History event (at left) tells a group of preschool students about several different kinds of dolls and other toys, including the fact that “soft dolls” were good for going to church because they didn’t make noise when they were dropped. Musician Jesse White (below) picks out an old tune on his banjo at the front entrance of the Visitors Center.