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37th Annual KALAMAZOO
Living History SHOW

Sponsored By

YANKEE  DOODLE  MUZZLE  LOADERS,  INC.

1812: The Northwest Territory- Edge of the Abyss

In the months after the narrow victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, the U.S. Congress declares war on Great Britain. Led initially by the incompetent Hull and the traitorous Wilkinson, the American war effort endures a series of humiliating defeats. Michilimackinac and Detroit fall. There are massacres at Dearborn and River Raisin. Fort Wayne is under siege. Henry Clay is moved to say that “If we fail, let us fail like men.” Into this maelstrom again steps William Henry Harrison, appointed Brigadier General in August, 1812… “The British and Indians have invaded our country, and are now besieging (Perhaps have taken) Fort Wayne. Every friend to his country, who is able so to do, will join me as soon as possible, well mounted, with a good rifle, and twenty or thirty days provision.”- William Henry Harrison

Welcome to the 2012 Kalamazoo Living History Show™ during this Bicentennial anniversary of the beginning of the War of 1812. We are excited to bring you outstanding presenters from River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Fort Meigs State Historic Site, and the Mississinewa Battlefield Society to help us examine the struggle for the Old Northwest Territory.

LARGEST JURIED SHOW IN THE MIDWEST DEVOTED TO LIVING HISTORY & ACCOUTREMENTS

March 17-18, 2012

ADMISSION AT THE DOOR:
Single Day - $7.00
Weekend Pass - $10.00
Children 12 and Under Admitted Free When Accompanied By An Adult
No Strollers Allowed

Kalamazoo County Expo Center
Kalamazoo County Fair Ground
2900 Lake Street, Kalamazoo Mi.
I-94, Exit 80, North

The largest, nationally recognized, juried show in the Midwest devoted to pre-1890 original or reproduction living history supplies, accouterments and related crafts.  More than 10,000 historical re-enactors from pre-Revolutionary through the Civil War, history buffs, collectors, and the general public from 18 states and Canada come together for a festive weekend to buy, sell and trade.  The event attracts over 270 of the finest craftspeople and dealers of living history supplies and related crafts from throughout the United States. 

The Kalamazoo Living History Show was created in 1976 to bring history alive and entertain as well as expose the general public to some of the most fascinating times in our history.  Each year the focus of the show changes allowing various historical reenactment groups, organizations and individuals, dressed in period clothing, the opportunity to host the show and share their knowledge and enthusiasm of history with all of us.

Anyone attending the show in pre-1890 style clothing will be eligible for a drawing on a door prize.

FUTURE SHOW DATE

March 16-17, 2013

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