{"id":51,"date":"2022-07-20T08:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T07:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2023-07-27T09:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T08:44:11","slug":"living-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/index.php\/living-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Living History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>About<\/strong><br>Living History presentations show, as accurately as possible, aspects of life as it may have been in the 1640s.  Living history portrayal usually involves demonstrating everyday activities or common trades, skills and&nbsp;crafts.&nbsp;<br><br><strong>What we do<\/strong><br>Cook, seamstress, scrivener, printer, alehouse keeper, apothecary, woodworker, paper-maker, surgeon, siege engineer, lace-maker, master gunner, shotte-maker, preacher, blacksmith, knitter, basket-maker, weaver, hurdle-maker, merchant\u2026\u2026\u2026 you may find all these and more in our civilian and military living history presentations, plus many ordinary soldiers too.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">We can help you grow a skill or interest into a living history presentation, or you can work with others to learn their craft.&nbsp; There&#8217;s no acting involved; we simply have a conversation with our visitors.  Help is always needed in the background to chop wood, stir a pot, serve food, watch the kids, or fetch and carry for others when things are busy.&nbsp; If you just want to relax, play dice or cards, or even snooze, that\u2019s good, too!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-99\" width=\"505\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1.jpg 1837w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1-1024x549.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/235386765_10219850009741608_1648203118468624306_n1-624x335.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scriveners<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89\" width=\"555\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4.jpg 1599w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4-1024x318.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4-768x239.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4-1536x477.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Picture4-624x194.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A large living history campsite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" width=\"383\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n.jpg 1875w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/234934748_10219848290058617_6417839824606699104_n-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Merchant&#8217;s wife, with her display of crewel embroidery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7418398-md.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" width=\"448\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7418398-md.jpg 680w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7418398-md-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rawdons.org\/rawdons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/7418398-md-624x416.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shotte-maker (casting lead musket balls)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AboutLiving History presentations show, as accurately as possible, aspects of life as it may have been in the 1640s. 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