American warfare 1690-1835 in popular culture, art, in miniature and in wargames, through Living History and in movies.
Monday, 24 August 2009
La Fleur de Lyse
If you have any kind of interest in the clothing of New France then you must visit this site by Suzanne Gousse. The photo album has a lot of her work over the years and it is all first class tailoring and research. She sells the patterns through folks like Smoke and Fire (see below) but I still think you can learn a lot from this webpage. Books are also worth a look - they have one that looks good Re-enactors Guide to the French Army, 1755-1760. Volume 1 and 2.
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Defending Fort Stanwix
Old Fort Niagara has a free zoom lecture for this on the 21 November. Check the webpage. In Defending Fort Stanwix , William L. Kidder tel...
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This is the first stage of an excellent project. This is the corner tower of a recreation of the fort in the movie Drums Along the Mohawk... -
It's not easy photographing smaller figures but Richard has done an excellent job. These miniatures are excellent. He says 'The... -
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This came out in 1984. Was an excellent addition to a small set of books.
She is also a very interesting and passionate woman, delightful to talk to for hours. I happened to talk to her last year for one hour, just after the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Quebec got cancelled and we had a very interesting conversation... I am hoping to talk to her again sometimes soon.... and meet her...
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