PSN at AHEC Recruitment Event
Event Listing for 2012
February 18: AHEC Reenactor Recruitment Day
May 18-20: Rebels & Redcoats on the Delaware, Washington Crossing State Park, PA
May 27: Memorial Day Encampment, Princeton Battlefield, NJ (Sunday only)
June 8-June 10: Rockford Plantation, Lancaster, PA (CL/BB National)
June 30-July 1: Guarding of the Liberty Bell Encampment, Telford, PA
October 6: Battle of Germantown, Philadelphia, PA
October 21: Fort Mercer, NJ
November 3-4: Fort Mifflin, PA
November 10-11: Hope Lodge, Whitemarsh, PA
This Saturday, February 18th, the Pennsylvania State Navy will be attending the first AHEC Reenactor Recruitment Event at the Army Heritage Education Center (AHEC) in Carlisle, PA.
Event information can be found here.
The weather couldn’t have been better! Great day all around.
Lots of photos were taken.
The Philadelphia Campaign reenacting season is underway.
For October, the PA Navy has two events. On October 1st we will be at Cliveden House in Philadelphia for the Battle of Germantown. On October 8th we will be at the Independence Seaport Museum from noon to 4 p.m. for the Wooden Boat Festival. Also on October 8th, several members of the PSN we will participating in the annual Paoli Battlefield Illumination event.
Wonderful day. Hot, but hey, it’s July.
A full contingent of PSN members and friends spent the day as part of the Revolutionary War encampment on the front lawn of the National Constitution Center. Also there were the 6th PA, 3rd PA, 11th PA and 1st NJ Loyalists. Thanks to our fabulous member, Mike K., who brought down his collection of repro 18th century naval gear — keg mines, leyden jars, instruments from the submersible “Turtle”, and his show stopping wall gun aka amusette.
There was a heavy stream of visitors throughout the day. We got to preach the gospel of the Pennsylvania State Navy and the Revolutionary War to folks from across the country as well as around the world. And why not. What better place to spend the 4th of July than in Philadelphia.
CBS3 was there taking still photos.
The event photos start at photo #32.
Come down to the National Constitution Center and visit with the PSN.
We will be encamped on the front lawn along with members of the 6th PA and 3rd PA Lights. We will be portraying a recruiting party for the floating battery, Putnam. There will also be knot tying demos and lessons so you can learn to tie your own naval knots, an artillery demonstration with our mortar, Hellmouth, and a display of reproduction instruments associated with the colonial submersible, Turtle.
Several members of the PSN attended the muster at the Colonial Plantation in Ridley Creek State Park, hosted by the 11th Pennsylvania. Fun day, good friends (especially the Donegal Rifles and the 1st PA Rifles), great tacticals. Definitely a must do.
FULL SET OF PHOTOS
Colonial Plantation
The Pennsylvania Navy official schedule for 2011:
July 2: National Constitution Center
October 1: Battle of Germantown
October 23: Battle of Red Bank
November 12-13: Fort Mifflin
We have a slew of ‘unofficial’ events on the schedule. Info on those will be posted as dictates.
This Saturday, January 8th, is the Continental Line and British Brigade annual National Meeting up in King of Prussia. See you there!
November 27th is Patriot’s Day at Brandywine Battlefield. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Several members of the PSN will be there masquerading as Royal Navy to support the battlefield. Come on out, enjoy the day and support Brandywine Battlefield!
