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As someone that studies history and has taught history professionally, I love to see the past in more than just the words of a book. To see, feel, hear, smell, and taste history is much more impactful and fulfilling than just reading pages in a book. This experiential, sensory learning is what I love about historical reenacting and the crazy things I do.
As someone that studies history and has taught history professionally, I love to see the past in more than just the words of a book. To see, feel, hear, smell, and taste history is much more impactful and fulfilling than just reading pages in a book. This experiential, sensory learning is what I love about historical reenacting and the crazy things I do.
In the past few years, I have been doing less reenacting at public events but have been trying to continue my historical endeavors here at home, in the fields, and in the woods. Most everything I do is done with some thoughts toward history, and when I can, I like to do things in a historical manner.
In the past few years, I have been doing less reenacting at public events but have been trying to continue my historical endeavors here at home, in the fields, and in the woods. Most everything I do is done with some thoughts toward history, and when I can, I like to do things in a historical manner.
In an effort to recreate the life of the early French inhabitants (Creole) of Wisconsin, and paralleling my family’s gardening interests, I have focused some time and attention to the agricultural practices and crops of the French-Canadians and Indians of the Western Great Lakes. More recently, we have expanded the historical interests to include other periods and areas as well.
In an effort to recreate the life of the early French inhabitants (Creole) of Wisconsin, and paralleling my family’s gardening interests, I have focused some time and attention to the agricultural practices and crops of the French-Canadians and Indians of the Western Great Lakes. More recently, we have expanded the historical interests to include other periods and areas as well.
Here are variety of images from past years’ gardens, the chickens, and our wonderful dog, Jolie. We can’t forget the family’s favorite mutt. She is a husky cross that we rescued as a pup. Speaking of phenotype, she looks much like the Indian and French-Canadian dogs in the paintings of Krieghoff (details of which are shown right and left). She has been trained to pull toboggan and cart. As of the summer of 2016, Jolie is no longer with us. After quickly declining in health and becoming a very much in pain, we had to finally put her down. RIP, sweet girl! In 2015 we added another mutt dog, Julius and after Jolie’s passing, another, Rakki. I have no plans on training them to cart or toboggan, but do know they are good fits for our household.
Here are variety of images from past years’ gardens, the chickens, and our wonderful dog, Jolie. We can’t forget the family’s favorite mutt. She is a husky cross that we rescued as a pup. Speaking of phenotype, she looks much like the Indian and French-Canadian dogs in the paintings of Krieghoff (details of which are shown right and left). She has been trained to pull toboggan and cart. As of the summer of 2016, Jolie is no longer with us. After quickly declining in health and becoming a very much in pain, we had to finally put her down. RIP, sweet girl! In 2015 we added another mutt dog, Julius and after Jolie’s passing, another, Rakki. I have no plans on training them to cart or toboggan, but do know they are good fits for our household.
Our chicken endeavors started in mid-July, 2008. I butchered most that Fall but kept eight for laying (7 hens and a rooster). By December we were getting 6 eggs a day. This started our laying flock that we currently keep (and that has grown). We additionally raise birds every summer specifically for meat. An ongoing goal I am working on is to establish a laying flock that is somewhat indicative of a small flock that you would have seen in Wisconsin ca. 1800.
Our chicken endeavors started in mid-July, 2008. I butchered most that Fall but kept eight for laying (7 hens and a rooster). By December we were getting 6 eggs a day. This started our laying flock that we currently keep (and that has grown). We additionally raise birds every summer specifically for meat. An ongoing goal I am working on is to establish a laying flock that is somewhat indicative of a small flock that you would have seen in Wisconsin ca. 1800.
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