Historic Florida Militia, Inc

Alafia River Rendezvous
2023-01-11 - 2023-01-21 | FL, United States
Encampment setup begins on Wednesday, January 11th . Period encampment begins Friday, January 13th.
School Day is Thursday, January 19th
Visitors Days Friday and Saturday, January 20th-21st
For info: www.alafiariverrendezvous.org

Noche de Navidad
2022-12-17 15:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mission Nombre de Dios, FL, United States

Colonial Night Watch
2022-12-02 - 2022-12-04 | Colonial Quarter, 14 South Castillo Dr, St Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Encampment set up on Friday, Dec. 2nd after 3 pm.
Event begins on Saturday, Dec. 3rd. from 10 AM to 4 PM
Encampment BREAKDOWN ends on Sunday, Dec. 4th by 1 PM.
Torchlight Parade begins at 7 PM from the Castillo de San Marcos
For those participating in the School Tours on Friday:
Encampment set up is on Thursday the 2nd after 3 pm. For tours, you must be in period dress Friday. If you are planning to come for all of Friday, contact Bob Samson.
If you have a ParkNow card and need to add funds, here is how you must do it:
You must go to the City of St Augustine Financial Services Building located at 50 Bridge Street. They are open until 4:30 pm. Notice the map below. There is a drive-through. If you are coming from King Street, turn south on Granada St. As you approach Bridge St., the drive-through will be on your left. You can add money to an existing ParkNow card there without getting out of your car.

30th Anniversary Pioneer Day at Shingle Creek 2022
2022-11-11 - 2022-11-12 | Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek, 2491 Babb Rd, Kissimmee, FL, 34742-1996, United States
November 11, Friday before the even has been set aside as an “education day” for school field trip groups.
November 12 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Open to the Public with Free Admission
Pioneer Day is about pioneer and Seminole life demonstrations, live music, a Florida-made market, and kids’ activities.
EFR and Seminole friends are welcome to participate on both days or just on Saturday. We can arrive any time Thursday the 9th if planning to set up a campsite. To arrive Thursday and stay over the weekend, the museum needs to have the attendees’ names in advance. There is an Osceola County Sheriff’s Deputy who lives on site, and he needs to know who is going to be there after regular park hours. Friday will be tabletop accouterments, campsite demos, muskets, and other demonstrations. You should plan on coming prepared to teach. The same will hold for Saturday when the public is welcome. There are no restaurants within walking distance. The park is surrounded by residential property and preservation lands. It is very easy driving to access Highway 192. The first traffic light (about half a mile) has a WaWa, Aldi’s, and a Walmart. You can either plan on foraging out on Highway 192 or bring a brazier and cook. Should be able to get snacks during the day in the village.

The Pioneer Village is comprised of a permanent collection of authentic structures which once stood in different areas of Osceola County. They were carefully relocated to our present location and gently preserved to demonstrate how life was once lived before our modern times. The village includes a general store and post office, schoolhouse, church, train depot, homesteads from Osceola settlers, Seminole settlement, a cow camp, and working structures such as a blacksmith shop, citrus packing plant, cane grinder, and barn.
If you cannot camp, that is OK. We would love to have you help Saturday. Teardown will be Saturday after 4 pm. For direct questions, you can call the event manager, Bill Morgan (407) 427-9692 is his cell. The village has two “real” bathrooms that overnighters can access, and there will also be plenty of portlets on the property. Dress is EFR rev war or Seminole Wars. Bring a chair to sit in. It will be a great fall event. Hope to see you there!
Participant Registration
There are two forms required for those who will be attending either Friday’s Educational Day or Saturday’s Anniversary Event. One form will ask you to describe your educational theme and the other is a required release of liability. The museum has evening security so your information must be provided to the museum in order to be on the property after hours.
Return Forms to:
Sarah Bousfield
volunteers@osceolahistory.org
Osceola History, PO Box 421996, Kissimmee FL 34742
Event Contact: Sarah Bousfield | Volunteers@osceolahistory.org | (407) 396-8644, ext. 6
2022 Pioneer Day event demonstration registration form
2022 Release of Liability and Indemnity form
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Timeline Saunter
2022-11-05 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-06-11 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-05-21 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-04-23 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-03-19 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-02-12 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-01-08 17:30 - 20:30 | Aviles Street

1672 Timeline Saunter
2022-10-01 17:30 - 20:30 | Aviles Street
Saunter to commemorate the 350th Anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Castillo de San Marcos.
Patterning with the Royal Family.

Timeline Saunter-CANCELLED
2022-09-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Aviles Street

Constitution Day Celebration at the Castillo
2022-09-17 08:00 - 17:00 | Castillo de Marcos, 1 S Castillo Dr, Saint Augustine, Florida, 32084
In conjunction with some local Constitution Day celebrations, this day will be focused on Castillo’s Revolutionary War history. Brush off your Redcoats, East Florida Ranger kits, or any other Fort St. Mark-appropriate British attire for the day. Cannon firing demonstrations will be provided by the Royal Navy.
NOTE TO REMEMBER: If you are bringing a musket, do not carry any powder or cartridges. They are not permitted on NPS property. If the NPS is planning for musket demonstrations, they will conduct the inspections and provide the powder.

Founder’s Day
2022-09-03 | Mission Nombre de Dios/Fountain of Youth Archeological Park

Timeline Saunter
2022-08-20 17:30 - 20:30 | Meet at Spanish Bakery, St George Street, St Augustine, FL, United States

1821 Saunter
2022-07-09 17:30 - 20:30 | Aviles Street

Battle of Lexington and Concord - Sponsored by the Guardian Foundation
2022-05-21 10:00 - 15:00 | Hernando County Fair Grounds, 6436 Broad St., Brooksville, FL, 34601, United States
EFR has been contacted by Jim Bravico, Commandant/President of the Marine corps league, Detachment 708, and President Guardian Foundation. The group is located in Brooksville, FL. The Marine corps league detachment 708 is the largest detachment in the southeast. They are 400 strong in membership with associates of 175 and family and friends we number in the thousands. His organization handles the Marine color guard which services community events when called on. His organization is attempting to organize a Revolutionary War, “the first shot fired at Lexington and Concord” event. The date is May 21, 2022, with a start time for the reenactment of 1 PM. The location is the Hernando County fairgrounds in Hernando County, located just outside of Brooksville Florida.

This event will not be long, maybe an hour max. It will coincide with a flea market, art and craft show, and car show to be held on the site. Jim is looking for both minutemen and British regulars. The event will simply be to form two lines. A shot will be fired by someone from an unknown area (the shot heard around the world) and a reenactment will occur for 15 to 30 minutes max. Paul Revere will ride in on a horse after the shooting starts. The British will then retreat. Afterward, living historians will be asked to stay around, meet with visitors, and then be free to enjoy any of the activities that afternoon. We are welcome to come early.
Dress is rev war, no uniforms. Flintlocks only. participants should bring about 10 paper cartridges each. There will be no hand to hand, bayonets, or ramrods. Clothes are breaches, socks, tricorns, waistcoats, long coats, buckle shoes if you have them. The other appropriate dress will be British uniforms. Distaff is welcome. We can use flag bearers, distaff attending the wounded, etc. Participants will meet at 10 am in and around the restaurant on site for a quick planning meeting. This is a great opportunity to raise money for 1st responders in and around Hernando County and thank our military for their serice.
The Guardian Foundation is supplying 20 people, 10 in British uniforms. However, they do not have muskets. His group is in desperate need of re-enactors with experience in live fire (smoke), and/or supply some extra rifles for show. See the flyer if interested. There will be both press and TV coverage at the event. It is an excellent chance to generate interest in “living history.” It will be very good PR for the Historic Florida Militia.

Drake’s Raid
2022-05-12 17:00 - 2022-05-15 12:00 | FL, United States
Drake’s Raid will take place on May 14th, 2022.
Encampment set up at the Oldest House Museum and will begin on Thursday, May 12th after 5:00pm, Friday, May 13th and Saturday, May 14th, from 10:00a to 5:00pm. Camp breakdown will be Sunday, May 15th before 12 noon.

Flight to Freedom
2022-04-28 09:00 - 2022-04-30 15:00 | Fort Mose, FL, United States

Living History Festival
2022-03-26 | FL, United States
Fort Frederick, Ga

Nocatee Farmer’s Market
2022-03-19 10:00 | FL, United States
Timeline presentation at the Nocatee Farmer’s Market.
This event consists an small encampment set up, a short history presentation, crossbow and sword fighting demonstrations, timeline musket firings and cannon firings.

Scottish Heritage Days
2022-03-11 - 2022-03-13 | FL, United States
Fort King George, Ga

Searle's Raid
2022-03-05 | Colonial Quarter Museum, 33 Saint George St, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Join us on the first Saturday in March in the reenactment of the “1668 Sack of St. Augustine.” During the day a 17 century-style military encampment will be open to the public at the Colonial Quarter Living History Museum. Our local historians, play host to drills, demonstrations and living history interpretation from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The reenactment of the sacking and burning of the town will commence Saturday evening at 4:30 PM in the old city. This event is sponsored by Searle’s Buccaneers and the Men of Menendez (members of the Florida Historic Militia), with the assistance of the St. John’s County Tourist Development Council. Searle’s Sack of St. Augustine is made possible in part by a grant from the St. Johns County Tourism and Development Council.
The procession that commemorates the arrival of the raiding pirates and introduces this annual event will begin at the Cathedral Basilica at 4:30 p.m. on the first Friday of March , and will proceed north on St. George Street to the Santo Domingo Redoubt on Orange Street.
Visitors can see colonial St. Augustine in action at this living-history camp, where there will be period demonstrations with weapons, clothing, and equipment, as well as reenactments of camp life and social activities.

The reenactment of the battle between the freebooters and the city’s Spanish defenders will take place in St. Augustine’s historic district at 4:30 p.m. on the first Saturday of March, beginning at
the Plaza de la Constitución and ending at the Old City Gate.
Download a Flyer HERE.

Searle’s Sack of St. Augustine
2022-03-03 - 2022-03-06 | FL, United States
Searle’s Sack of St. Augustine will begin with an encampment set up on Thursday, March 3 after 5:00pm and last until Sunday, March 5th at 12 noon. Encampment will be at the Oldest House Museum and open to the public on Friday, March 4th and Saturday, March 5th from 10:am to 5:00pm.

The School of the 16th Century
2022-02-17 17:00 - 2022-02-20 13:00 | FL, United States
The School of the 16th Century will be held on Saturday, Feb. 19th 2022, at the Gonzalez -Alvarez House, 14 St. Francis St., St. Augustine.
This encampment is open to the public on Friday, Feb 18th and 19th from 10am to 5pm. Demonstrations will take place on the 19th from 10am to 5pm.
The School of the 16th Century is an event designed to educate the public and aspiring living history interpreters everything they want to know about the 16th Century. For visitors it is an opportunity to learn about military drills, firing of crossbows and muskets. There will be demonstrations about clothing, cooking, religious practices and other skills used in the 16th Century. Encampment will be at the Oldest House Museum.
Encampment set up will be Thursday, Feb. 17th after 5pm until Sunday, Feb. 20th before 1pm.

Una Noche de Navidad
2021-12-19 17:00 - 22:00, 2021-12-18 17:00 - 22:00 | Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Avenue, Staint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Living Nativity and “Las Posadas”
***Reservations are required ONLY for the “Las Posadas”. Go to missionandshrine.org for reservations.

Colonial Night Watch
2021-12-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Colonial Quarter Museum, 33 Saint George St, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
The event, “St Augustine Colonial Night Watch”, is held the first weekend in December. Night Watch activities are scheduled in various locations in the City of St. Augustine. Activities start at 10 am and continue at both the Colonial Quarter museum and the Castillo de Marcos. Period camp sites are open to visitors in the Colonial Quarter, Arrivas Yard and in the Riberia Yard (Dutch Colony) on St. George Street. Typically the National Park Service hosts “The Enemy at the Gates” program will on Friday at 6:00 pm. Saturday events will center on the Castillo de San Marcos and continue through the completion of the torchlight parade that evening. Festivities end up at the Governor’s House on St. George’s Street around 7 pm with the “Volley of Joy.”

Colonial Night Watch [Setup]
2021-12-03 | Colonial Quarter Museum, 33 Saint George St, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
British Regulars, Spanish troops and East Florida Rangers will be preparing to demonstrate musket firing on the Castillo South Lawn. In Town, the Colonial Quarter museum is open to the public. There you will find a military encampment representing British, Spanish and East Florida Ranger troops. Many accoutrements of the period are on display along with musket firings in the Colonial Quarter throughout Saturday.
Friday, participants will be setting up a military encampment in the Colonial Quarter Museum. Displays will be available for families and children to learn about the contributions of Florida in America’s Revolution.
