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Saw this in the newspaper:

American Civil War Wax Museum up for sale

After 51 years, the Gettysburg icon is on the market.

Full story at this link:
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Recently received an inquiry as to what type of fifes we use and what key, and the answer is 6-hole Bb fifes.

Seeking fifers and drummers (snare and/or bass) to play Civil War-era field music with the Marine Guard Fife & Drum Corps serving aboard the USS Constellation in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the last...

Fife is sold.

Not being a banjo player, I wouldn’t know about the authenticity of his instruments to that level of detail--I just wish people would stop bringing modern banjos to events. I’d be interested to hear...

Anna --sent you a PM.

John -- sent you a private message (PM). Please respond. Thanks.

I've seen this fellow at reenactments. He makes and sells minstrel banjos, instruction books, etc.

http://www.gardnersdulcimer.com/Page.aspx?id=146

Nice job on the video and the event!

You can always make me an offer...

Have an extra fife, lightly used, in almost new condition:

6-hole Bb "Cloos" Model by Sweetheart Flutes, identical to this one but in African Blackwood (go to Fife & Drum Colonial style Military...

If the crew was unconscious or seriously injured because of the blast, how could they have surfaced and sent the signal that is mentioned in the historic account of the attack?

The following is...

Had to enlarge it to 800 percent and squint my eyes before I could make out anything. They appear to be 3 Union soldiers, a corporal on the left, and a sergeant on the right, possibly with a Hardee...

Thanks, Bill! This is significant because it is rare for the FERC to go against the plans of a major utility company. Numerous groups around the country have waged similar struggles, only to see an...

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decided that Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) must build its natural gas compressor station at a site other than next to the historic Fox’s...

My nephew saw it with his girlfriend, and she also fell asleep. He said someone else in the audience was snoring loudly. Hmmm… I was going to see this in the theatre, but if it’s functioning as a...

There’s a nice story at the link below on Old Guard fifer and Civil War reenactor Staff Sgt. James Hague. Hague is the drum major, United States Army Fife and Drum Corps, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment...

I’ll be attending the one with the best pie.

Does anyone know what duty calls and/or period tunes were played by Marine fifers and drummers on U.S. Navy ships in the mid-1800s? It is my understanding that each ship with Marines included one...

Dang--looks like I'm going to miss meeting the reenactors at Ft. Verde, AZ. I went over there last weekend hoping to see you guys, but there was no one there except the ranger. She said you will be...

Passing this along:

Reenactor fifers and drummers are invited to a mini-jam and jollification at Patapsco Valley State Park - Hollofield Pavilion 301, near Baltimore, MD Sunday October 14, 2012...

Never mind.

"Do things ever change?"

No.

To clarify, I would agree that having in-laws who fought for the South does not make Lincoln a “Southerner,” esp. in the 1860s context of the word. I merely pointed to this fact as evidence as to why...

Regardless, his wife had several brothers and a number of friends fighting for the Confederacy. It’s not surprising that he showed compassion for the wounded enemy.