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The Battle of Round Mountain Educational Day ~Yale, OK

I found out about the Battle of Round Mountain Winter Encampment in Yale, OK right before it took place last year and did not make it!

So this year I was determined to get out there.

Friday is the educational day, Saturday and Sunday they have a battle re-enactment.

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It is hosted at the Assemblies of God church in Yale.

You park in the church parking lot, go behind the church and you will see the trail sign.

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There is a path that leads to the camp.

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This was a wonderful setup.

She was so nice and shared so much information with us about the food during that time!

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She really wanted the boys to touch everything!

We ended up buying some Molasses Cookies from her and it was like I was back at my Grandma’s house.

She loved Molasses cookies.

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There were a couple of shops with some clothing, candy, and toys to buy.

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My oldest wanted to know if the pants were pajamas.

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This man loved to share and teach.

He wanted to show the kids everything.

I am so thankful for people like this, that share their love of history with kids.

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His son was there as well and gave us a demonstration on his drum!

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If you would like to hear what it sounded like, I posted a short video I took on YouTube, here.

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We remember seeing this guy last year at the Honey Springs Re-enactment.

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My oldest was pretty excited to see an artillery sign.

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He likes the big guns…

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Not sure where to start getting your children excited about history?

Check out how I introduced a love of history to my boys, here.

Or some of my favorite books for kids on the civil war, here.

Living history event at the USS Batfish ~Muskogee, OK

Last Saturday was the living history event at the USS Batfish in Muskogee!

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That means that the museum and submarine were filled with people dressed up in period clothes to answer questions.

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My boys were pretty excited to get to go in the submarine again!

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I really enjoy being around others who appreciate history.

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We recognized a few of the people from other events!

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Did you know there is a submarine in Oklahoma?

Check out their site and go for a visit!

Honey Springs Battlefield Re-enactment ~Checotah, OK

Even though we went out to the battlefield on Friday for the educational day, I still wanted to go to the battle re-enactment on Saturday.

camp stand sword flagMy boys decided they want to be drummer boys.

They really hate dressing up and playing with guns so I knew re-enactments would hold no appeal to them.

shoots lines drummer fireFor some reason this guys rifle was REALLY loud.

The crowd gasped when it went off.

loudI think I have seen this same look on my boys faces when they are sword fighting or shooting at each other.

I am not sure boys ever grow up.

I think their weapons just get more expensive.

flagbarrier shoot2 sitting drummers calvery ammoIf you are wondering who won this battle it was the federal’s.

The federal’s were the government soldiers stationed at the nearby fort.

You can read about it on the battlefield website, here.

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canon canonfireThe canon fire was LOUD!

It kept setting off the car alarms.

Which made everyone laugh.

Car alarms seemed a little out of place with all the battle sounds.

friendsIf you want to encourage an interest in history in your kids I would highly recommend these living history events.

History was loud, dangerous, and exciting!

It was not meant to be contained in a textbook.