Historic Florida Militia, Inc

Timeline Saunter
2023-04-01 17:30 - 20:30, 2023-02-04 17:30 - 20:30, 2022-08-20 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Meet at Spanish Bakery, St George Street, St Augustine, FL, United States

Searle's Sack of St. Augustine
2023-03-02 - 2023-03-05 | Oldest House Museum, 271 Charlotte st, St Augstine, FL, 32084, United States
Encampment set up is Thursday, March 2nd after 12 noon
Encampment is open to the public on Friday and Saturday , March 3rd and 4th from 10am to 5pm.
Event is Saturday, March 4th from 10am to 5pm.
Searle’s Sack battle is Saturday, March 4th from 4pm to 6pm beginning in the Plaza La Constitucion.
Encampment break down is Sunday, March 5th

Pine Castle Pioneer Days 50th Anniversary
2023-02-25 - 2023-02-26 | Cypress Grove Park, 290 West Holden Avenue, Orlando, FL, 32809, United States
Pine Castle’s Pioneer Days take place in the shadows of Fort Gatlin. The park, Cypress Grove, will host a variety of living history groups, including, the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Cowboy Action Shooters, a craft fair, and a car show. Music and entertainment are scheduled throughout the day.
Rangers can either day trip in on Saturday, Sunday, or both days, wearing their kits. Bring your muskets and cartridges. A chair is handy too. For those camping, it is best to plan on cooking Friday evening and Saturday evening. You can get lunch from one a variety of vendors.
Setup is 3:00 pm Friday. Teardown is after 4:00 pm Sunday.

School of the 16th Century
2023-02-17 09:00 - 2023-02-18 17:00 | Oldest House Museum, 271 Charlotte st, St Augstine, FL, 32084, United States
Set-up begins on 2/17/2023 after 12 noon.
School of the 16th Century begins on 2/18/2023 at 10am until 5pm.
Breakdown begins on 2/18/2023 after 5pm.

Florida History Festival
2023-02-11 09:00 - 17:00 | Camp La-No-Che, 41940 Boy Scout Rd, Paisley, FL, 32767, United States
This is the relocation of the annual event that was held at Ft Christmas. All periods of Florida’s history will be represented.

Timuquan Village
Cracker Cowboy
Seminole Camp
Conquistadors
English Camp
Pirates
Civil War

Florida History Festival
2023-02-10 - 2023-02-11 | Camp La No Che, FL, United States
Encampment both days

Timeline Saunter
2023-01-14 17:30 - 20:30, 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 | Aviles Street

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 | 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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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

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.
