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| Muskets | 10/19/2009 |
Q: I am looking for a 1756 version of a Long Land Pattern (1st model) Brown Bess. I have found plenty ...
A: Rick - You can take a look at Middlesex Village Trading Companie ... ...
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| election of 1796 | 9/28/2009 |
Q: In the election of 1796, John Adams defeated Jefferson for the presidency. But can you tell me who ...
A: Al - This has all the makings of a homework question, which I normally don't answer. But, it is an ...
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| Events near Phila PA | 9/24/2009 |
Q: I am a fine art photographer and am looking to photograph at enactments within a 40 mile range of ...
A: Mickie - I can direct you to my unit's site ... the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment: ...
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| musket | 8/24/2009 |
Q: It's 1794, and the hero in my book has just picked up two flintlock pistols. They are mid-to-late ...
A: Jo - Unless fixed to the musket for use, the bayonet is usually off the weapon and stored in a ...
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| black powder | 8/8/2009 |
Q: It's 1794, and the hero in my book has just picked up two flintlock pistols. They are mid-to-late ...
A: Jo - I like your thought process. You are interested in the details so your story makes sense and ...
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| black powder | 8/7/2009 |
Q: It's 1794, and the hero in my book has just picked up two flintlock pistols. They are mid-to-late ...
A: Jo - The first thing an 18th century person would do is put the hammer back on half-cock. To ...
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| revolutionary war re-enactments | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Do you have a schedule of Revolutionary War re-enactments in the Phila. area? I would love to take ...
A: Greetings again, Pat - If you look at the 11th PA's website, you will find many links to those two ...
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| revolutionary war re-enactments | 8/2/2009 |
Q: Do you have a schedule of Revolutionary War re-enactments in the Phila. area? I would love to take ...
A: Pat - My unit, the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment, is from the Philadelphia area. We have our schedule ...
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| How to find an event? | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I'm in Southern Illinois for a few weeks and really want to find an event (any time period) nearby. ...
A: Anne - I cannot speak for anything other than Revolutionary War reenactments. We used to have a ...
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| 2009 Reenactment Season, Philadelphia Area | 4/12/2009 |
Q: Mr. Bell, Please send me the reenacting schedule for events which will include battle scenarios. We ...
A: Trish - I'm not sure how you can keep up a full schedule in two different time periods, but more ...
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| 2009 Reenactment Season, Philadelphia Area | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Mr. Bell, Please send me the reenacting schedule for events which will include battle scenarios. We ...
A: Trish - I'm not sure if our schedule is the one you are looking for. My period of reenactment is ...
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| Rev War Reenactment | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I am the fifth g-grandson of Pvt Timothy Adams who received a Rev War pension. He fought at Bunker ...
A: Gary - I, too, am a descendant of family members who fought the early battles. I have several ...
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| Riding Boots of the Revolutionary War Era. | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to ready myself for Revolutionary Era Woods Walks. To compete, I have to dress the part. ...
A: Michael - I would check with Godwins, located in Valley Forge: ...
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| Statue Bronze? | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me if this is from the Revolutionary War, if so, do you know who ...
A: Lisa - Since I am not a collector of these types of creations, I cannot speak from any sort of ...
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| Statue Bronze? | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me if this is from the Revolutionary War, if so, do you know who ...
A: Lisa - Only one of the pictures came through ... that's probably a limitation with AllExperts. The ...
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| Statue Bronze? | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me if this is from the Revolutionary War, if so, do you know who ...
A: Lisa - It's hard to tell from a single photo. The hat, from this angle, appears to be a tricorn, ...
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| Rev war and before reenacting | 10/11/2008 |
Q: Bell I live in S.W.Pennsylvania. I've been looking for groups that reenact from the Revolutionary ...
A: Jon - Many years ago I found a great site at ... http://www.reenactor.net/ They have a worldwide ...
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| War of the Revolution | 8/29/2008 |
Q: What was the Maximum age at which one could enlist? Thank you
A: Andy - The minimum age limit for joining the Army during the Revolutionary War was 16. The upper ...
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| Finding a paying reenactment troupe...? | 4/26/2008 |
Q: My name is Brittany. I'm a 19 year-old female interested in reenacting. I live in Scituate, ...
A: Brittany - What you have here is a cross between two different categories: Reenactors and ...
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| Historical interpretation for Rev. War and before | 11/11/2007 |
Q: I'm a 25 year old woman who is currently working at Plimoth Plantation as an interpreter and, since ...
A: Stacy - The unit in which I am a member is a part of a larger umbrella organization known as the ...
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| Rev War Reenactment in Central Florida? | 9/18/2007 |
Q: Bell, I am a coordinating teacher at McNair Magnet School in Cocoa, Florida. We are putting ...
A: Greetings Tom - I am up on the Philadelphia area, so I am unfamiliar with any units down in your ...
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| Reenactments | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I'm a 21 year old girl interested in rev. war reenacting how do I go about getting into that as a ...
A: Greetings Stefanie - My apologies for not responding sooner, it's been of of those weeks. There ...
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| Starting A Revolutionary War Unit | 10/29/2006 |
Q: My name is Benjamin, and my father and I wish to start a unit, off of our bigger Revolutionary War ...
A: Greetings Benjamin - Starting a unit is no small task, especially if you want official recognition. ...
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| Revolutionary and Civil War | 10/15/2006 |
Q: I'm 7&8 history teacher in cleveland, oh. I'm trying to gather as mush detail and photos from both ...
A: Greetings Sean - Being a Revolutionary War reenactor, I can direct you to websites from that hobby, ...
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| Vicksburg cw reenactments or any really close by | 9/20/2006 |
Q: Mr. Bell my name is Melanie Calvert I live in Pearl, Ms. I do digital photography and I love ...
A: Greetings Melanie - I wish I could help you, but I'm a Revolutionary War reenactor, and am not ...
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| weapon | 9/20/2006 |
Q: my question is what this really is?it has like a gaff hook at one end and what seems to be a hollow ...
A: Greetings Dwayne - I'm not sure exactly what you are referring to. It appears you are describing a ...
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| Iwo Jima special map | 9/19/2006 |
Q: I have an actual "Special Air And Gunnery Target Map" as well as three original airial photos from ...
A: Greetings Christine - I wish I could help you, but my area of expertise is Revolutionary War ...
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| Uniform patches | 8/5/2006 |
Q: My great grandmother made a crazy quilt in 1890s and on this quilt is what *looks* like a patch that ...
A: Greetings Susan - Is this a quilt you still have access to? A picture of the patch would be a ...
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| Cival war - stone dedication | 7/30/2006 |
Q: We would like a cival war reenactment / grave stone dedication Thursday June 21, 2007. This event ...
A: Greetings Charles - I wish I could help you, but I am a Revolutionary War reenctor. That OTHER war ...
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| hi,i was wondering.... | 6/16/2006 |
Q: its a strange question but on google search i had found loads of james bell's who were ...
A: Greetings James - When I was stationed in California in the Air Force, we had 3 James Bell's on the ...
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| Civil War reenacting and the popularity of it | 5/9/2006 |
Q: Bell I am writing a paper on why the civil war is still such a popular subject in today's culture. ...
A: Greetings Deena - I wish I could give you a Civil War perspective, but my area of expertise is the ...
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| hobby versus career | 5/8/2006 |
Q: my daughter, mary who is presently 13, is quite interested in pursuing a career with colonial ...
A: Greetings Paula - Colonial Williambburg is a very unique place. I would say their operation is ...
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| Revolutionary war reenactments | 4/13/2006 |
Q: Bell -- will there be any Revolutionary War reenactments held in the New England area sometime ...
A: Greetings Cyn-D - I live in the Mid-Atlantic region, so I am not completely sure which events will ...
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| Age limit for enlisting in the Civil War | 3/20/2006 |
Q: Even though your area of expertise seems to be in regards to the Revolutionary War, I thought I ...
A: Greetings Beth - I know that, in the Revolutionary War time period (1775-1783), the eligible ages ...
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| Revolutionary War Battles | 1/11/2006 |
Q: I am looking for an 8 letter word (third letter is "s") for the clue: "left the battlefield during ...
A: Greetings Gina - That's an easy one ... deserter or deserted A person who abandons their duty (as ...
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| Boston massacre | 11/15/2005 |
Q: if i were to reenact the boston massacre, what would some of the scenes be like
A: Greetings Mackenzie - Sorry to have taken so long to answer, I was trying to formulate a good ...
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| Importance of Re-enactments | 4/13/2005 |
Q: Bell, I am writing a feature story for USA Weekend Magazine about several unique re-enactments ...
A: Greetings Caitlin - Reenactments are a way for the general public to connect, on a live and ...
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| Indepth info on Battle of Brandywine | 4/11/2005 |
Q: Mr. Bell, I am helping my daughter with some research on the Battle of Brandywine in 1777. She is ...
A: Greetings Bill - Although I am not an expert on the specifics of that particular battle, there are ...
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| Comment; | 1/30/2005 |
Q: Consider yourself read. I found this site by doing a web search for "the riot act." It was NOT me ...
A: Andering - I apologize for having offended you. I received no question from any lady regarding the ...
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| Boston Massacre | 10/27/2004 |
Q: I need help with reenacting the boston massacre in school. Can u help?
A: Greetings Lanuk - Yes, I am familiar with the incident known as the Boston Massacre. What ...
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| battle of gettysburg | 10/26/2004 |
Q: who were the two sides? what was each of thier strategies? what was the result?
A: Greetings Staci - Thank you for writing but, unfortunately, my area of expertise is Revolutionary ...
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| WWII Reenactment | 7/16/2004 |
Q: Hey james, I want to get into WWII reenactments, im a big fan of WWII and i was wondering if i ...
A: Greetings Nick - Each time period has their own specific requirements. My specialty is ...
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| Age requirement for enlistment of soldiers | 2/28/2004 |
Q: now at what age could a soldier join without his parents permission, was it 18, 21 or some other ...
A: Greetings again, Sherry - During the Revolutionary War, children 15 and under required their ...
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| Age requirement for enlistment of soldiers | 2/27/2004 |
Q: Can you tell me what the rules were requiring parental permission for soldiers at the time of the ...
A: Greetings Sherry - I am sure that there were regional variations to the minimum age limit, but the ...
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| Rev war | 2/26/2004 |
Q: Hey im 15 and i really want to be involved in revolutionary war reenacting. I live in CT and I just ...
A: Greetings Drew - Welcome to the world of Rev War reenacting. I'll try and answer your questions in ...
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| War reenactment | 2/9/2004 |
Q: James, my son's school has a talent show and he has come up with the idea to do a reenactment for ...
A: Greetings Vicki - There are so many different instances in history that he could focus on, and the ...
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| general military history | 12/1/2003 |
Q: i'm in sort of a bind. recently sold a screenplay with references to stalin and churchill becoming ...
A: Greetings Michael - That does seem to be an interesting problem. I guess it's a sign of the times, ...
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| Equestrian war statues | 10/21/2002 |
Q: I was wondering if you could answer a question of mine for a class I'm taking. Do the position of ...
A: Greetings Laura - I have heard of this also and, it just so happens, that I visited the Gettysburg ...
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| historical forts in massachusetts | 4/3/2001 |
Q: jim... i am trying to gather whatever information i can about forts in massachusetts for a report ...
A: Greetings Link - This will be just a hodge podge of things I have found using various search ...
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| Fife | 3/27/2001 |
Q: I was wondering if you can help me find a local reenactment that invovles the revolutionary war. I ...
A: Greetings Mindy - Thank you for asking me a question about Revolutionary War reenacting. Believe ...
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| Victorian Era | 3/25/2001 |
Q: I just have a very quick question for you... Do you know specifically when the Victorian Era began ...
A: Greetings Seth - Although this part of history is not my area of expertise, I do often love a good ...
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| civil war | 12/29/2000 |
Q: when did the civil war begins and which were the causes tha provoked it
A: Greetings Aide Campos - The events leading up the Civil War are most complex. It had its roots in ...
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| Experential History | 12/11/2000 |
Q: Sir, My name is John Hedstrom. I recently completed my M.A. in history here at Minnesota State ...
A: Hedstrom - That is quite an impressive letter, and a welcome relief from the people who write me ...
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| I am interested in getting... | 11/14/2000 |
Q: I am interested in getting involved with a Reenactment. Especially one that involves the ...
A: Greetings Mindy - Welcome to the world of Revolutionary War reenacting. Despite what you may ...
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| riot act | 9/2/2000 |
Q: can you please help me find the words to the Riot Act? thank you
A: Greetings Kelly - Like many people, I have often heard reference to the "Riot Act," but few people ...
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| D-day | 4/19/2000 |
Q: What does the D stand for in D-day?
A: I have never been aware of the "D" in D-Day standing for anything, such as Doom's Day, etc. But, to ...
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