Post by spence on May 25, 2020 10:10:38 GMT -7
For me, learning the general background culture of the time has always seemed very important to the effort to recreate a persona from that time. Those early settlers, what culture did they bring with them, what superstitions, beliefs, medical knowledge, cuisine?
I spend a fair amount of time looking for that background information, instead of things related more directly to the hobby, what gear they carried, what they wore, etc.
As an example the sort of information I find helpful, consider this handy coincidence.
In September, 1620, the Mayflower sailed for the new world with the Puritans on board. They landed first on Cape Cod, then by December had landed at Plymouth Rock. Half of them died in the first year.
In today’s world, the BBC created a twelve-episode series of shows about life on a farm in Wales. It depicts life on the farm for an entire year, beginning in September, 1620. Five experts in history and archeology spent that full year working and living on a restored farm, using nothing but the technology, resources and cuisine of the day.
It seems logical to me that those early Welsh farmers and the pilgrims would have shared at least some cultural experiences, and that by learning about the life of the farmers we can learn a little about one of the earliest groups of settlers in this country.
I think the series one of the best things I’ve seen on TV. It’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but I recommend it highly to those with a similar curiosity.
The series is Tales From the Green Valley, there are twelve thirty-minute episodes, available on YouTube. This link is to episode one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRj1YYnsBGk
Spence
I spend a fair amount of time looking for that background information, instead of things related more directly to the hobby, what gear they carried, what they wore, etc.
As an example the sort of information I find helpful, consider this handy coincidence.
In September, 1620, the Mayflower sailed for the new world with the Puritans on board. They landed first on Cape Cod, then by December had landed at Plymouth Rock. Half of them died in the first year.
In today’s world, the BBC created a twelve-episode series of shows about life on a farm in Wales. It depicts life on the farm for an entire year, beginning in September, 1620. Five experts in history and archeology spent that full year working and living on a restored farm, using nothing but the technology, resources and cuisine of the day.
It seems logical to me that those early Welsh farmers and the pilgrims would have shared at least some cultural experiences, and that by learning about the life of the farmers we can learn a little about one of the earliest groups of settlers in this country.
I think the series one of the best things I’ve seen on TV. It’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but I recommend it highly to those with a similar curiosity.
The series is Tales From the Green Valley, there are twelve thirty-minute episodes, available on YouTube. This link is to episode one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRj1YYnsBGk
Spence
