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Print and mail a registration form here PDF file
or call (800) 283-8916 to make
reservations by phone!
Registration deadline April 7, 2010
Please note: times and schedule subject to change without notice.
Friday, April 17, 2010
Entertainment
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7 - 10
p.m. |
A
Social
Evening
Enjoy an
evening
of
merriment
and
diversion
to
kick-off
Yesteryear's
Essentials!
Period
attire
recommended
but not
required.
FREE for
all
registered
participants.
Sponsored
by the
Old
Northwest
Military
History
Association |
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Saturday, April 18, 2010
Presentations
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8:00 a.m. |
Registration
& Check-in
Check-in at
the front
entrance of
the Fort
Meigs
Visitor
Center. A
free
continental
breakfast is
provided to
all
registered
participants. |
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9:00 |
Fashion
Show - Betsy
Bashore
See
reproductions
of extant
examples of
clothing.
Commerical
patterns and
a candid
evaluation
of their
sizing,
instruction,
and fit will
be
discussed. |
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10:30 |
Put Up
Your Hair:
Regency
Edition -
Julie A.
Brown
Learn about
hairstyles,
hairdressing
techniques,
and
implements
from
1800-1835.
Topics
include
children's
styles,
short hair,
and
incorporating
modern
styles. A
list of
relevant
sources will
be included
and there
will be
plenty of
time for Q &
A! |
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11:30 |
Shop 'til
You Drop!
Shop the
historic
vendors set
up
throughout
the Visitor
Center!
Kannik's
Korner
Lydia Fast
Regency
Revisited
Smoke & Fire
Co.
Spencer's
Mercantile |
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12:00 p.m. |
Lunch Break
Premier
Catering
of
Perrysburg
has been
contracted
to provide
lunches for
the 2010
Conference.
Be sure to
indicate
that you'd
like one on
your
registration
form! |
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12:30 |
The Right
Fit: Early
19th Century
Men's
Clothing -
Tom Shaw
Discover the
details
about the
tailoring
and fit of
civilian
men's
clothes
during the
early 19th
century.
Extant
examples
from Mr.
Shaw's
personal
collection
are included
as part of
the
presentation. |
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2:00 |
British
Uniforms of
the War of
1812:
Reconstructing
an
Incomplete
Past -
Peter
Twist
Learn about
the
characteristics
of officer's
and other
ranks'
uniforms as
well as the
process of
reconstructing
them in the
absence of
surviving
originals. |
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3:30 |
Dressing
the Ohio
Frontier in
the Early
19th Century
- Tamia Land
What did
Ohioans wear
in the early
1800s? Was
it bucksin
and
moccasins or
silk and
satin? Get
the answer
to this and
many other
questions! |
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4:30 |
Closing
Remarks
A wrap up of
the day's
presentations. |
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Sunday, April 19, 2010
Workshops
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9:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Introduction to
1812 Foodways -
Susan Odom
Yesteryear's
Essentials 2009
presenter
Susan Odom
returns to offer
a hands-on
workshop at this
year's
conference. Join
one of the
Midwest's
leading experts
on historic
foodways and
learn what it
takes to run a
kitchein in
1812. This
informative
workshop will
give you the
knowledge to
refine your
cooking at War
of 1812 events.
Enjoy the fruits
of your labor as
you sit down to
eat your
creations at the
end of the
class.
Food supplies,
cooking
equipment,
reciepts, and
hand-outs
included
Limited to the
first 12 people
to register
Additional fee:
$35.00 |
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9:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Past Patterns
Empire Short
Gown/Cottage
Jacket
- Saundra Altman
This hands-on
workshop will
include fitting
and assistance
in altering
Past Patterns
035 Woman's
Empire Short
Gown/Cottage
Jacket dating
circa 1796-1820.
Participants
will be cutting,
fitting, and
sewing a short
gown/cottage
jacket with a
standing collar.
The pattern is a
copy of the
original in the
collections of
the Minnesota
Historical
Society. More
details can be
found on the
registration
form.
Pattern included
Limited to the
first 15 people
to register
Additional fee:
$35.00 |
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