Date Of Event: February 24, 2018
Location: Mallary Complex, Eastern States Exposition Center (1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA)
Cost: $10 per person (2 day passes are also available for $20)
Parking: $5 to park for the day. Parking is ample.
Website: Northeast Reenactors Fair
Highlights: Items and people in costume from various eras
Hello fellow bloggers and readers, I have been out of commission for a while due to a back injury. But, I am recovering and I should be back to my normal blogging schedule soon. Thank you for your support and I look forward to posting more of my adventures!
The Eastern State Exposition Center in West Springfield. MA, was in a time warp the last weekend of February.
The Northeast Reenactors (formerly the New England Reenactors) descended upon the Big E to show off their attire, sell their era-appropriate merchandise and celebrate the days of yore.
There were reenactors of every era in costume at the fair.
While there were reenactors from every time period, there were quite a lot of Vietnam War era reenactors.
The weapon in this photo, an M29 Mortar, is still used today, with some slight modifications. If you never thought you would ever use geometry, think again. The trajectory of the projectiles use a lot of geometry and other mathematical formulas to direct the mortars accurately. Also, it took five people, yes five people, to operator (the squad leader, the gunner, the assistant gunner, first ammunition bear and the second ammunition bearer). One of the projectiles can be seen to the right of the M 29.
There were also vendors selling their wares. Many of the products being sold were home made replicas of the items of previous eras.
There were also various displays of the popular attire, books and other items from the various eras.
Check out the cameras used during the Vietnam era. Maybe I should consider trading in for one.
It was such a big event, even two presidents showed up.
President Madison
And, of course, President Lincoln.
If all that wasn’t enough, there was also entertainment at the reenactors fair. Singers performed a variety of songs from the past.
Below is a video of one of the talented performers.
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New England Nomad 
March 22nd, 2018 at 11:26 pm
I wish you quick healthy recovery.
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March 23rd, 2018 at 10:16 pm
Thank you so much!
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March 23rd, 2018 at 4:19 am
Get well soon and be very careful with any painkillers you are given.
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March 23rd, 2018 at 9:40 pm
Thank you. I have been getting by on Tylenol and Alleve. I don’t like taking scripts. So, I am trying to manage my pain responsibly.
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March 23rd, 2018 at 6:02 am
Great Scot!
I never knew there was so much interest in re-enactments.
Of course, I typically think of only the summer Renaissance festivals and the popular Civil War era actors out on the battlefields each year.
Thanks for sharing! Hope you feel better soon!
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March 23rd, 2018 at 11:00 pm
Thank you! I am looking forward to the festivals and reenactments this summer. Because of all of the history in the parts, we have quite a few reenactment shows and events. So I should have a lot to visit this year!
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March 23rd, 2018 at 11:47 am
I hope you feel better and better every day. I’m so glad we don’t have to wear clothes like they did in the “old” days.
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March 23rd, 2018 at 11:10 pm
Thank you! Yes, I am so glad I never had to wear those clothes! They look very uncomfortable!
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March 24th, 2018 at 11:56 pm
Back problems? Join a pilates spinal group, it works wonders, ask me.
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March 25th, 2018 at 3:27 pm
That sounds fantastic if it will help! Tell me more!
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