Message-ID: <BLU174-W31E8A9036898BB3B418E9A1DB0@phx.gbl> From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com> Subject: "Tavern Times" Living History Event to be held Sat., Sept 13th Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:36:56 -0500
6th Annual Living History Event to Focus
on Agency House's 1830s Stint as Boarding House and Tavern
As Family Friendly, Edifying and Entertaining as ever!
The Historic Indian Agency House of Portage is hosting
their 6th annual living history encampment on Saturday, September
13, 2014 from 9am to 5pm. This year's event, "Tavern Times," will tra
nsport you
back in time to 1836, when the Agency House served as a boarding and ale
house
reportedly run by Mr. and Mrs. James Ubaldine. Visitors to the site will ge
t
the opportunity to observe and interact with a host of characters in histor
ic
costume and character in an authentic historic setting. Learn about the tr
avel culture of early
America and the accompanying frontier waysides through special tours,
demonstrations and activities taking place throughout the day-all in a
family-friendly, education-driven environment. Some of the topics you wil
l
encounter include interactive tavern games, boarding house etiquette, b
rewing,
the temperance movement and its offspring, the suffragette movement, op
en-fire
cooking, and even ladies clothing and undergarments!
A few of the 19th century folks joining us for
the day include the tavern master/home brewer, Italian Mr. Ubaldine, an
d his
hard-working and outspoken Irish wife, a slick tavern employee whose spec
ialty
is games of skill, chance and all sorts (try your hand a few times for fr
ee,
then pay a quarter a game to continue honing your skills-with all proceeds
directed
back to the site), and a vigilant frontier traveler ready to share his
knowledge of self-preservation in sometimes-seedy stop-overs.
Catch a special tour of the "Eagle Tavern" and its guest
rooms at 9:30am, 11:30am, or 3pm, with a special outdoor demonstratio
n at 1pm
entitled "Frontier Defense of the Gentleman and the Scoundrel."
At this time, Allen Reed and Mark Tully will co-present on
a range of historic defense styles and mechanisms, including knife-fighti
ng,
sword-fighting, gentlemen's duels and even tomahawk throwing. Mr. Reed is
the
President of Gallowglass Academy in Leaf River, IL, where he relies on
thirty
years of experience in law enforcement, martial arts and many other areas
of
self-defense to teach a variety of short classes and seminars. Mr. Tully is
an accomplished
swordsman who has taught courses in fencing in both the public and universi
ty
realms.
The special tours and midday demonstration are free to the
public. Between scheduled activities, visitors are encouraged to wander t
he
site-stroll about and mingle with our historic guests, all experienced
educators with an interest specifically in the 1830s era.and they can't wai
t to
share their knowledge with you!
Please note that special care has been taken to ensure that
this event remains family-friendly. No graphic or gruesome elements will be
present.
The free event is made possible by a dedicated and
knowledgeable group of living history volunteers and a generous grant from
the
Great Circle Foundation, Inc. of East Northport, New York. For informa
tion regarding this or any other
Historic Indian Agency House event, call Director Destinee Udelhoven at
608-742-6362.________________________________________
The Historic Indian Agency House is owned and operated by
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Wisco
nsin.
Do the roots of your family tree stretch back to America's beginnings?
Maybe your family history makes you a candidate to join!
Learn more about this preservation-minded organization by visiting
www.wisconsindames.org .
_____________________________________________________
Destinee K. Udelhoven
Executive Director
Historic Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago
historicindianagencyhouse@gmail.com
www.agencyhouse.org
(608) 742 - 6362
.
"And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. Thi
ngs
keep going on, they overlap and blur,
your story is part of your
sister's story is part of many other stories, and there is no telling
where any of them may lead."
~Erin Mo
rgenstern, The Night Circus