Outdoor Living History

1.   Research a historical culture and time period of interest to you, such as Native American, mountain man, pioneer, or Revolutionary/Civil War.

2.  Write a 2,000-word essay or make an outline describing the culture's dress, food, housing, customs, etc.

3.   Using your research, make an outfit that represents a person or type of person (soldier, farmer, trader, hunter, chief, etc.) from your chosen culture.

4.  Using your research, construct a working tool or weapon out of authentic materials that would have been used by the person you have chosen to represent in 3 above.

5.   Once your clothing and accoutrements are complete, attend and participate in a pow wow, rendezvous, reenactment, historical trek, or other event that includes your chosen culture.

6.  Make a presentation of your chosen culture to your crew, another crew, a Cub or Scout group, or another group.

7.     (a) Organize a group tour to a museum, archaeological dig, or other site of significance to your chosen culture.

(b) After the tour, lead your group in a discussion about what they learned.

Resources

• The Book of Buckskinning, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes II, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes III, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes IV, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes V, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes VI, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• The Book of Buckskinning, Volumes VII, Scurlock, William H., editor, Scurlock Publishing Co. 
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• Hanson, James A., The Longhunter's Sketchbook, The Fur Press, 1983 
• Johnson, Cathy, Who Was I? Creating a Living History Persona, Graphics/Fine Arts Press, 1995
• Koch, Ronald P., Dress Clothing of the Plains Indian, University of Oklahoma Press, 1977 
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• Neumann, George C. and Frank J. Kravic, Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, Scurlock Publishing Co., 1990 
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• Wilbur, C. Keith, The Revolutionary Soldier, The Globe Pequot Press, 1993  
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• Wilbur, C. Keith, The Woodland Indians, The Globe Pequot Press 
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For More Information

American Indian Culture Association (AICA)
P.O. Box 168
Newton, NC 28658

The American Mountainman Association
16630 Penny Avenue
Sand Lake, MI 49346

The Brigade of the American Revolution (BAR)
249 Goffle Road
Ridgewood, NJ 07450-4007

Living History Association
P.O. Box 1389
Wilmington, VT 05363

Living History Foundation
Peter Ryan
P.O. Box 220155
Chantilly, VA 22015

National Civil War Association (NCWA)
P.O. Box 70084
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

North-South Skirmish Association, Inc. (N-SSA)
P.O. Box 361
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0361

Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) (Medieval)
P.O. Box 360743
Milpitas, CA 95036-0743

The Virginia Line Association
P.O. Box 4694
Lynchburg, VA 24502