old school recruiting sign

some of the Red Coats, or the British Army

more Red Coats plotting their fiendish deeds

One of the many shops set up by "sutlers," or merchants,
who could sell only things that might have been sold back in the day.
This shop sold bolts of cloth. Note baby buggy to the right.

This shop had leather goods...

including this big pile of super-fashionable shoes

There were hundreds and hundreds of tents all over the grounds of Joseph Napolean's old estate.
Kids played with sticks and stones in the encampment.

The tents were period--just cloth over wooden poles, held up with rope and tin stakes.

I guess this really could be a scene from a different era...

Typical arrangement inside a tent--harsh woolen blankets on HAY! no sheets, no pillows

kitchen table --all implements ceramic, wood and tin

a typical cooking setup (potholders essential!)

the kettle's on for tea

a common woodpile

dishwashing arrangement

Most of the Bonaparte estate, Pointe Breeze, burned down in 1983.
This carriage house is the only building still standing.

reenactors massing for the mock battle

Colonialists gearing up for the battle

rolling in the cannons

cannons ready

gunsmoke visible through the trees as the battle begins

it was LOUD!

walking home, admiring the nice homes on Park Street, look at this wrought iron!

one of my favorite houses in town

plaque on Patience Wright House on corner of Park and Farnsworth

beautiful 310 Prince, almost home!

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