Gathering at GarstGreenville OH July 30-31, 2016 I arrived late Friday to living history area at the Garst Museum in Greenville, OH for the Gathering at Garst event. Greenville was a quiet event, with numbers down from previous years.  We set camp with four tents in a corner of the park and relaxed the night.…

Greenville, OH July 25-26, 2015 The Gathering at Garst in Greenville looked to be a rather relaxed event.  Capt Sharp couldn’t attend due to a business conflict, and Sgt Kletzli had medical issues that kept him away.  Since this event was not part of the max-effort list of the 1st Tennessee and I had been…

Greenville OH July 26-27, 2014 It seems to every event I attend, I forget one item of importance.  I forgot my skillet at Sharon Woods, so had to borrow a skillet to fry my food.  This weekend—I forgot my food. After a rough night in my shelter due to allergies from the weather change, we…

Gathering at Garst Greenville OH July 27-28, 2013 Since when do you need a blanket in July?  The nights were actually cold, dipping near to the 40s.  Whatever happened to summer?  I hadn’t fully prepared for cold weather, so was a bit chilled.  I was fortunate that my poncho helped with most of the lack…

Greenville, OHJuly 28-29,2012 The horse was called Norman. I arrived at my usual time Friday evening at the Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio.  Being the first to arrive and the contact for the unit with the event coordinators, I met with the blacksmith, who (with one other) was the living history organizer for the event.…