Welcome to the Second Largest
Historical Reenactment/Living History Timeline Event in North America!
Ye Olde Fort Lizzie Days is an event run by the staff of the Fort Elizabeth Museum across the banks from New London, Mediama, and boarding on the shore of the Niagara River. Historically known as a base of operations for British Forces during the War of 1812, it remained a key base of operations in protecting Mediama from American incursion until late into the 1880’s, when relations between the two nations improved.
Fort Elizabeth was recommissioned as a training base during both World Wars, and remained a training camp for the Royal Army until 1966, when it was decommissioned for the final time. Today, it is a museum mainly covering events within the War of 1812, and is mainly staffed by historical interpreters from the era.
Since the museum had come under the directorship of a more eccentric historian named Lord Charles Nelson in the 1980’s, an idea had been floating around to organize an event that allows many reenactors to meet in one place in a show for the common love of living history and reenactment. And so, what started as a small gathering of minor reenactor groups, has turned into what some may consider, a Comic-Con for living history.
The event will showcase demonstrations of weaponry on a designated field in the vicinity of the fort from various groups. Various groups and regiments can also set up booths and scenery reflecting their represented time period, and conduct additional, non-weapon related demonstrations. In addition, there will be militeria vendors, and food and drink vendors in the fort commons, as well as visits of key historic figures, such as Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Victoria, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, General Montgomery, General Patton, and General McArthur.
Everyone, regardless of nation, livelihood, or time period represented, is welcome to come and show off their prowess in historical interpretation. Visitors of all ages are welcome, and are also encouraged to wear clothing from all time periods.
Registrations are open for historical re-enactment groups and regiments to set up encampments at the event and to conduct weapon demonstrations and shows on the staging area, and non-weapons related demonstrations in your appropriate encampments (I.E. music from the time period, how butter was made, etc.).
All groups must pay a £50 registration fee. Group/Regiment leaders will receive wristbands equal to the number of participants in your group. These are essential to gain access to the fort in the event off hours to set up encampments.
Individual admission is £15. Visitors are allowed to wear historical impressions, but are not required to.
Hello and welcome to Ye Olde Fort Lizzie Days. After participating in some of Selkie's festival roleplays, and in the RL event this event is based upon, Old Fort MacArthur Days, I felt inspired to create a non-war related RP of my own. Bear in mind this is the first Forum-RP I am in charge of.
IC is now up.
Notes:
- Firearms are permitted, but practice common sense gun safety (No aiming muzzles at other people, safety always on, keep weapons unloaded or at least loaded with an empty mag and slung/holstered outside of range, etc.). Group weapons in encampments should be stored on racks or stack arms, under careful watch of a group member to prevent theft. A range will be provided to test fire weapons before demonstrations. Airsoft weapons are to have the orange barrel in accordance to laws.
- Alcohol is NOT permitted.
- Reenactors, you are now educators of history, please answer questions politely, know the ins and outs of your clothing and gear, and act professionally.
- Should you want to be a militeria seller, let me know in OOC or TG.
As with any event, we've got to have
We will begin posting on July 6th, leaving for about two weeks of preparation. Any further questions can be put here in the OOC section, or TG’ed to me. Thank you, and happy hunting!