Historic Florida Militia, Inc

Flight to Freedom
2022-04-28 09:00 - 2022-04-30 15:00 (America/New_York) | Fort Mose, FL, United States

Timeline Saunter
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

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, 2021-03-06 | 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.
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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.

2021-11-13 17:30 - 20:30 | FL, United States
Historic Florida Militia, Inc. is pleased to announce the ‘Saunter’ program in association with the St Johns County Cultural Council. Living history interpreters present a timeline of St. […]

Timeline Saunter
2021-10-16 05:30 - 20:30, 2021-09-18 17:30 - 20:30, 2021-08-14 17:30 - 20:30 | Meet at Spanish Bakery, St George Street, St Augustine, FL, United States
Historic Florida Militia, Inc. is pleased to announce the ‘Saunter’ program in association with the St Johns County Cultural Council.
Living history interpreters present a timeline of St. Augustine’s colonial history in the town’s historic district from the City Gates down St. George Street to Aviles Street, the oldest street in the United States. Participants present themselves to the general public in the garb and gear of the city’s military and civilian colonial environs from 1513 to 1784 and answer questions related to St. Augustine’s rich history, pose for pictures with tourists and visitors, and provide information about the Historic Florida Militia, which presents the program in conjunction with the City of St. Augustine.

The 456th Founder’s Day Celebration
2021-09-04 10:00 - 13:00 | Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Avenue, Staint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
ST. AUGUSTINE’S 456th CELEBRATION! All are welcome to celebrate the founding of St. Augustine, Florida. The 456th Founder’s Day celebration is Saturday, Sept. 4, at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche at Mission Nombre de Dios, 101 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine. Parking is free.
Sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine (official), the events will begin with a 10 a.m. historical reenactment of the landing of the Spanish at Mission Nombre de Dios by the Historic Florida Militia, followed by Mass at the rustic altar celebrated by Bishop Felipe Estévez of St. Augustine.
Founder’s Day commemorates the anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine, our nation’s oldest permanently occupied city, discovered more than 50 years before the English came ashore in Jamestown or the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock.
On Sept. 8, 1565, Don Pedro Menéndez de Avíles and a group of nearly 1,200 Spaniards landed on the city’s shores and named the new settlement St. Augustine (San Augustin), in honor of the saint on whose feast day they sighted land. Father Francisco López celebrated the first Mass of Thanksgiving on its shores, and today, St. Augustine is home to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the first parish of a permanent European settlement, and the oldest Marian shrine in the U.S., the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche.

FREE admission and parking at the Mission, 101 San Marco Ave., St. Augustine.

Event Planning Meeting for HFM Organizations
2021-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Founain of Youth Arch Park, 11 Magnolia Ave, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
Attention everyone. There will be a joint Historic Florida Militia/Garrison/Men of Menendez meeting Wednesday Sept 1. The meeting will be held at the Fountain of Youth and starts at 7:00pm. Everyone, both members and non-members are welcome to attend. This will be an important meeting because we will be discussing and finalizing roles for The Landing/Founders Day. This event is just around the corner on Sept 4th. We will also discuss the new St. Augustine Heritage Event, which will happen on October 23, that we were invited to attend. Also December will be here before we know it, so we will discuss our St. Augustine Colonial Night Watch, as well as Navidad / Las Posadas. Plus we can’t forget the saunters. Plus a main topic of discussion will be funding for this year. We’ll be busy. Please make it a point to attend.

Saunter Makeup Event
2021-08-28 17:30 - 20:30 | Spanish Bakery – St. George St., 42 Saint George St # 1/2, Rear garden, St Augustine, 32084-3608
Our saunter originally scheduled for earlier this month was cancelled due to the unpredictable weather forecasts. We have rescheduled for Saturday August 28. We will meet at the Spanish bakery at 5:30pm. As we have been doing all along, we will saunter along Saint George Street from 6:00pm until 8:30pm. This is a timeline saunter. Wear the time period you enjoy the most, just keep in mind your garb must be historical to Saint Augustine. See you there.

Regency Era Saunter
2021-07-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Aviles Street

Florida Joins the USA, 1821 Commemoration
2021-07-09 11:00 - 2021-07-10 17:00 | Fountain of Youth Archeological Park, 11 Magnolia Ave, St. Augustine, FL, United States
July 10th 2021 marks the 200th Anniversary of Florida becoming a United States Territory. To commemorate this occasion, The Historic Florida Militia along with its partners, the City of St. Augustine, the University of Florida and the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park will present a weekend long event. Starting on Friday, July 9th and continuing through Saturday, July 10th, there will be a 19th Century Historical encampment at the Fountain of Youth. There will be free entrance from 9 am – 5 pm to the encampment from Myrtle Ave. The Change of Authority commemoration will be commence on July 10th, at 11:00 am at the Governor’s House Museum. Visitors will witness the signing of documents and Keys to the City will be exchanged. The entire group of military, dignitaries and townspeople dressed as they would have been in 1821, will proceed to the “Change of Flags” ceremony which will include cannon and musket firing. (Location to be determined)
(Encampment set up will be on Thursday, July 9th after 12 noon and take down will be on Sunday, July 11th before 12 noon.)
Please follow and like our FaceBook page: Florida Joins the USA, 1821 Commemoration for further information.
For questions please contact: Bob Alvarez: ribob2013@aol.com or Maria Alvarez @ ribob2000@aol.com.

Florida Joins the USA, 1821 Commemoration
2021-07-08 - 2021-07-11 | Fountain of Youth Archeological Park, 11 Magnolia Ave, St. Augustine, FL, United States
July 10th 2021 marks the 200th Anniversary of Florida becoming a United States Territory. To commemorate this occasion, The Historic Florida Militia along with its partners, the City of St. Augustine, the University of Florida and the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park will present a weekend long event. Starting on Friday, July 9th and continuing through Saturday, July 10th, there will be a 19th Century Historical encampment at the Fountain of Youth. There will be free entrance from 9 am – 5 pm to the encampment from Myrtle Ave. The Change of Authority commemoration will be commence on July 10th, at 11:00 am at the Governor’s House Museum. Visitors will witness the signing of documents and Keys to the City will be exchanged. The entire group of military, dignitaries and townspeople dressed as they would have been in 1821, will proceed to the “Change of Flags” ceremony which will include cannon and musket firing. (Location to be determined)
(Encampment set up will be on Thursday, July 9th after 12 noon and take down will be on Sunday, July 11th before 12 noon.)
Please follow and like our FaceBook page: Florida Joins the USA, 1821 Commemoration for further information.
For questions please contact: Bob Alvarez: ribob2013@aol.com or Maria Alvarez @ ribob2000@aol.com.
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Timeline Saunter
2021-06-05 12:00 - 16:00, 2021-05-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Colonial Quarter Museum, 33 Saint George St, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, United States

Timeline Saunter
2021-04-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Ximenez-Fatio House, 20 Aviles St., St. Augustine, FL, 32084, United States

Timeline Saunter
2021-03-06 12:00 - 16:00 | Colonial Quarter, 14 South Castillo Dr, St Augustine, FL, 32084, United States
