Saturday, July 08, 2017

Lake County Forest Preserve - Civil War Days

After having it on my list of summer things to do for probably 5 years, we finally made it to Lake county Forest preserve's Civil War Days.
Wow - it is an event!  I believe it has a following and enthusiasts with the gear and costumes travel around the country participating in these civil war reenactments.   There were women dressed in period dresses making lace; men forging iron tools, others cobbling authentic shoes. A whole "village" of tents were set up with people cooking over the fire.
There were civil war era toys that kids could play with, a speech given by "Abraham Lincoln", and an actual battle reenactment with soldiers rifles, and cannons.





 "making bandages" from cloth




























 BAttle Reenactment






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