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My Passion for History and Living History Reenactment has been to learn and educate others on how people lived and survived in the past. I am committed to help preserve history for our children and their children to come. To tell stories of our ancestors that is not known nor told in the history books. I am not a expert on history, so the post here are just what I found on the internet and found to be interesting. You still need to look for more research on your passionate historic topic.

Friday, June 21, 2019

Gaspee Day Parade and Encampment


This is a yearly event held in Pawtuxet Village, Gaspee Point, Warwick, Rhode Island, in celebration of the Burning of the English Ship that was captured and burned in the Bay, June 9, 1772. 

The Gaspee Affair was a significant event in the lead-up to the American Revolution. HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that had been enforcing the Navigation Acts in and around Newport, Rhode Island in 1772.

The weekend celebration includes a grand parade with the Pawtuxet Rangers, which I am a member of.
 The Pawtuxet Rangers were chartered in 1774 to protect the thriving seaport of Pawtuxet, and at various times throughout the Revolutionary War manned the fort on Pawtuxet Neck, a function vital to the defense of both Pawtuxet and Providence. As the war progressed, the Rangers were called upon to participate in major engagements in other areas including the Battle of Rhode Island and the Battle of Saratoga.
  We set up a 18th century  encampment where folks could ask question of the event and learn more about the Pawtuxet Rangers.



 As a new member of the group, I was honored to show my skills at 18th century cooking and learned how to rope my own bed.




The most exciting part of the event for me was to watch the firing of the big canyons. What a thrill to be so close and feel the thunder. It was a total adventure! 




       The Pawtuxet Rangers of Rhode Island
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