“Life in Early Ohio” August 20th & 21st
PERRSYBURG, Ohio- Experience daily living beyond the battles during the Life in Early Ohio event at Fort Meigs. Many skills were necessary to not only survive, but to enjoy a comfortable life in early Ohio. Come learn about the trades and skills you might have used in Ohio’s frontier period at the Life in Early Ohio event at Fort Meigs on August 20th and 21st.
Historical interpreters and skilled trades people will be demonstrating their crafts. Many demonstrations will take place throughout the weekend including period cooking, threshing wheat, blacksmithing, Indian beadwork and woodcarving, candle making, rope making, spinning wool, painting portraitures, and more!
Soldiers and civilians dressed in clothing of the time period will provide demonstrations and hands-on activities that highlight life in Ohio’s early frontier period. Make sure to try your hand at making a pin cushion or sewing a marble bag. Kids can also learn to dip candles and play period games. War of 1812 soldiers will demonstrate how to fire muskets and cannons throughout the day.
Fort Meigs is open from 9:30 – 5:00 p.m. on both days of the event. Event admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for children (6 – 18 years), $1 for OHS members, and children five and under are free.
Fort Meigs, the largest reconstructed, wooden-walled fort in the country, is located one mile west of downtown Perrysburg at 29100 W. River Road (S.R. 65). For more information on this event or all of the other events at this National Historic Landmark, visit us on-line at www.fortmeigs.org or call 800-283-8916.
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Organization Name: Fort Meigs