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The Siege of Fort Boonesborough has incredible weather and incredible crowds - Photos Now Loaded

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	*Koh Koh Mah and Foster- A Living History Event - Photos Now Loaded* including a tribute to Hester - Wedding Photos now loaded, too!


	Photos from The Painted Stone Settlers Long Run Massacre - Click Here


	The Indians again best the settlers at the 10th Annual Long Run Massacre in Shelbyville, KY. Both the reenactors and visiting public were awed by the new location. Thanks to all who attended.




		The Fair at New Boston 2008

	Although the weather was quite warm, the humidity was low and there was a slight breeze blowing at the 26th Annual Fair at New Boston. The Fair is hosted by The George Rogers Clark Heritage Association in Springfield, Ohio. Both re-enactors and visiting public from far and wide descend on the fair - for shopping, socializing, good food and visiting and entertainment. But the fair can have it’s quiet moments too - as evidenced by the young lady in the photo above, resting campside. Click here for more


		The 2008 CLA Show ‘Wows’ Visitors



	The 2008 Contemporary Long Rifle Show in Lexington, KY expanded it’s space at the convention center and put on a most amazing display of antique and contemporary longrifles and other items. One entire room this year was devoted to antique pieces and also displayed the William Whitley Longrifle and the Davy Crockett Longrifle. Photos Now Loaded!


		Photos and Story from the August 23-24 Battle of Richmond (Civil War) Click Here!


		The 226th Battle of Blue Licks Commemoration Draws Great Crowds and Great Weather The Many Faces of Blue Licks now loaded. Battle Photos Now Loaded!

	The 1782 Battle of Blue Licks (known as the last battle of the American Revolution) was re-enacted on the historic site. In addition to the battle re-enactment visitors were treated to a full schedule of displays, demonstrations and performances. Additional photos loaded at www.battleofbluelicks.org and on The Guest Gallery


Pirates Battle the British on the High Seas ... Arghhh!



	Two newsreels now available. One for seafarin folks and one for landlubbers!

		Photos also posted on the Guest Gallery by event coordinator Nathanael Logsdon

Well... maybe not exactly the high seas. More like Lake Monroe near Bloomington, Indiana. This lighthearted event, entitled “The Pirates of Paynetown” over the weekend gave re-enactors a chance to really kick up their heels. The weather was nearly perfect, the crowds were great and re-enactors with period replica boats of all sorts got to take to the water. Several cannons on shore were pointed in their direction and a slew of British officers and their men awaited their arrival on shore. Newsreel ...coming soon. Photos now loaded


			Mansker’s Station ‘Open for Business’ Story Coming Soon!



		A great photo taken at Mansker’s Station recently added to the Guest Gallery by Albert Roberts. To date our readers have submitted 2679 photos in over 100 photo albums. Check out The Pioneer Times Guest Gallery


	Women on the Frontier


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Women on the Frontier at Fort Boonesborough State Park was a huge success. Women re-enactors and the visiting public joined in learning a variety of skills. Both lectures and hands on sessions made it an enjoyable weekend for the women - many of whom brought their daughters.

Photo above - this young lady has just shot a flintlock for the first time.


	See additional newsreel at www.fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org


A Final Tribute to Colleen Gilbert

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	Thanks, Hester -you made us laugh, and never let any of us take ourselves too seriously!

The Re-Enacting Community lost one of it’s very best. Colleen Gilbert passed away of an apparent heart attack yesterday at her home. Hester was preparing to leave for Fort Ticonderoga. She wondered over the weekend when she spent the day Saturday at Fort Boonesborough’s Women on the Frontier “If the east is ready for Hester!” It will be their loss- as it is ours.

Click here for a heart felt goodby to our friend Hester. We spent the better part of today laughing and crying over these photos. They are by no means all of the photos we have taken of her over the years, but we hope they will remind you of who she was and how much she enjoyed life. Click here to read Colleen’s Obitiuary and for more funeral information.

For a better look at Colleen Gilbert click here to read the feature story about her as “Re-Enactor of the Month” from last fall.


	Although all re-enactors attend the “really big events” we also like to give a special Huzzah to all the re-enactors that donate their time and efforts to “small hometown events”. On the Guest Gallery this week are pictures from one such event in Elkhart, Indiana.


	Highlights from The Kentucky Historical Society about Abraham Lincoln

White Hall

White Hall State Historic Site was the home of Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810-1903), emancipationist, newspaper publisher, and friend to Abraham Lincoln. Clay was born in 1810, the son of a prominent slave-holding family. Educated at Transylvania University and Yale, Clay began forming antislavery views in his college years.

As the nation prepares to celebrate the Lincoln Bicentennial - read some lesser known facts about Kentucky’s Lincoln connections.

Cassius Clay began a political career in the 1830s, winning election to the Kentucky General Assembly. He became known as a gifted orator, often making bold and inflammatory statements on the subject of slavery. In 1845, Clay founded the True American, an antislavery newspaper published in Lexington. True to his firebrand style, his newspaper aroused the animosity of many proslavery Kentuckians.

Clay's brashness created many enemies in the commonwealth and beyond, and he was often subjected to violence. Clay brawled and dueled on many occasions, often suffering serious wounds but always recovering to resume his outspoken ways.

Clay supported Lincoln in the 1860 election and was rewarded by being appointed as minister to Russia. After serving for one year, Clay returned to America where he was commissioned a major general in the Union army.

Today, White Hall is interpreted by the Kentucky Department of Parks. The house is decorated with period furnishings and authentic artifacts from the nineteenth century, including many items related to Abraham Lincoln.

Photo by Hannah Cornett

Click Here for past Lincoln vignettes