tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post9066088152564720339..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Dispelling Colonial Myths: a reenactor myth started it allCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-70549210392996669572014-07-19T21:52:51.266-04:002014-07-19T21:52:51.266-04:00Thank YOU, Pat! Living history groups (aka reenact...Thank YOU, Pat! Living history groups (aka reenactors) can be SO very helpful in doing research! And yes, that's kind of what I was trying to get around to saying ... we just need to be careful, as least as much as possible with the information available. :-) I appreciate your chiming in!Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-37391557328918202632014-07-17T14:55:34.578-04:002014-07-17T14:55:34.578-04:00Hi Shannon--
I've been meeting for a month...Hi Shannon--<br /><br /> I've been meeting for a month now at B&N with a group of people who discuss the 18th century wars, and many of them are reenactors. Our moderator tries to be very careful with his terminology and historical points. As you said, there are some who like to sensationalize/embellish events, and thus their roles. If there's an event or an actual historical personPat O'Brien Iacuzzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01095371999082847400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-16266414052235709382014-07-16T10:25:41.617-04:002014-07-16T10:25:41.617-04:00Hey, Caryl, thanks for stopping by! And yes, the r...Hey, Caryl, thanks for stopping by! And yes, the reenactments are SO much fun! If I had more time, and energy--mostly time--I would love to get into it! Last year I did make a foray into the world of historical costuming with a colonial-era shift, gown, and stays, and wrote about them here.<br /><br />And yes, there was a lot of discussion on the loop about how such a policy might have played outShannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-3578592663961573952014-07-15T20:44:56.742-04:002014-07-15T20:44:56.742-04:00WAY too cool. They have a reenactment in Jefferson...WAY too cool. They have a reenactment in Jefferson Texas I got to witness once. I can't imagine being there on the land where it all took place with all the Brits and Revolutionists! How exciting. And what great information. THREE days, huh? With as many widows the war was making, I suppose those ladies might have been winking now and again just in case. It would be hard to choose - go and Caryl McAdoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00392468033143238490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-77469279237011154412014-07-15T15:20:11.216-04:002014-07-15T15:20:11.216-04:00Dora, I would have thought that too--about creatin...Dora, I would have thought that too--about creating myths--but as we'll see (I have at least two more posts in the works about myths/legends of this time period), it isn't so. Maybe it's just human nature to take the truth and embellish it?<br /><br />And I've found that the notion of "protecting" women--in the sense that the "fairer sex" was considered too Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-54513319589144836732014-07-15T15:16:20.816-04:002014-07-15T15:16:20.816-04:00Janet, I've found it immensely interesting! No...Janet, I've found it immensely interesting! Not sure why, maybe just a different slant on what seems too familiar for some of us?Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-73078173952720777372014-07-15T10:18:20.066-04:002014-07-15T10:18:20.066-04:00That was an interesting post. First, it is hard t...That was an interesting post. First, it is hard to imagine the wives following the men through the war. I would have thought that "the women would need to be protected from the evils of war", rather than march along with the army to every location. It is also amazing the some "stories" are embellished to make them more interesting. I think the fact that we were sort of theDora Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747436990108065627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-87648041979924141072014-07-15T07:52:51.073-04:002014-07-15T07:52:51.073-04:00That was a fascinating post, Shannon. It is so int...That was a fascinating post, Shannon. It is so interesting looking at the American Revolution from the perspective of the British.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-83152901009096282632014-07-14T22:57:08.403-04:002014-07-14T22:57:08.403-04:00Isn't that just tragic?! And it's still tr...Isn't that just tragic?! And it's still true today ... a woman can make more, in the short term, from peddling her body (whether as an exotic dancer or straight-out prostitution) than honest work. Ridiculous. But human nature really hasn't changed.Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35456594519940219582014-07-14T22:11:11.251-04:002014-07-14T22:11:11.251-04:00One of the things that I have learned is that pros...One of the things that I have learned is that prostitution paid higher than the "legitimate" professions that women were allowed to perform. Positions such as washing, sewing, etc. paid very little, and so a lot of women turned to prostitution (even when their husbands were still alive) to make more money. Sassy Countesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529142423534090084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-91783193648296138702014-07-14T20:55:28.680-04:002014-07-14T20:55:28.680-04:00Thank you, Mary! How kewl that you find yourself d...Thank you, Mary! How kewl that you find yourself digging deeper after reading historical novels. I find myself getting so sucked into the research, I almost forget my story. :-)Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-85476772145281591932014-07-14T16:17:50.500-04:002014-07-14T16:17:50.500-04:00Thanks, Shannon, for an interesting post. Love thi...Thanks, Shannon, for an interesting post. Love this era! The information is always interesting and I love the process of reseach itself. I rarely read a historical novel that I am not checking some fact or the other to get a bit more information. Mary Koesterhttp://thenovelgnome.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-12556373607355929422014-07-14T11:54:47.858-04:002014-07-14T11:54:47.858-04:00Oh, and thank you for stopping by! :-)Oh, and thank you for stopping by! :-)Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7106806050354880342014-07-14T11:54:12.165-04:002014-07-14T11:54:12.165-04:00I don't recall mention of it depending upon ei...I don't recall mention of it depending upon either. Interesting, that. Most of my information about this comes from the work of historian Don Hagist, here: http://revwar75.com/library/hagist/britwomen.htm Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-41663897846764375872014-07-14T10:52:29.978-04:002014-07-14T10:52:29.978-04:00Hi Shannon, This was interesting! Did you find in ...Hi Shannon, This was interesting! Did you find in the research that the care of widows depended on their husbands rank, or good-standing at his time of death? Mary Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-72366258415287176672014-07-14T09:08:35.639-04:002014-07-14T09:08:35.639-04:00Very true, Carrie! :-) I certainly might not have ...Very true, Carrie! :-) I certainly might not have set out on the journey that became my story had this young man given us more accurate information. What I left out of the story, for sake of brevity, was the glaring NONresponse I received when I wrote to the contact person for the reenacting unit, to ask for documentation on the young man's information--we writers need to cite our sources, Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-61839252119129457982014-07-14T08:53:07.259-04:002014-07-14T08:53:07.259-04:00Shannon, I think that kind of thing happens a lot ...Shannon, I think that kind of thing happens a lot and sometimes it isn't for sensationalism for born of confusion. I had something like that happen which inspired one of my manuscripts, but it didn't end up really mattering (to me) that the person had the info wrong because I was writing fiction. In fact, if the docent hadn't gotten her facts wrong I don't think I'd have beenCarrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-76395068392113267202014-07-14T07:49:26.056-04:002014-07-14T07:49:26.056-04:00Thanks so much, Tina! I appreciate your stopping b...Thanks so much, Tina! I appreciate your stopping by. :-)Shannon McNearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731942705231600275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-50972044346644188232014-07-14T05:13:03.580-04:002014-07-14T05:13:03.580-04:00Shannon, I enjoyed your article very much.
Blessi...Shannon, I enjoyed your article very much. <br />Blessings, TinaMrs Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896114843568971108noreply@blogger.com