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Dear
Friends & Family,
Re-enacting
the American Colonial era is an expensive affair, with many members of
British units commonly spending as much as $2,500 per soldier, just to
get started in the hobby. A reproduction Brown Bess musket
with a bayonet runs about $700, the regimental coat about $300, the knee
length gaiters about $70. We haven't even begun to discuss
the breeches, shirt, waistcoat, and leather goods, not to mention a
bear-skin mitered cap, with regimental insignia! It all adds
up.
Still, we're happy to report that despite the cost, we're expecting a
good turnout of colonial soldiers--British and American--for our
Memorial Day Colonial Encampment. The activities
technically run from Thursday, May 24th through Monday, May 28th, but
most of the action will occur on Saturday and Sunday.
The price will be $5 for adults and $3 for children 3-12 years old.
We only have a limited amount of parking, and if we fill our available
space, we will close the lot, so hurry up the hill for a grand colonial
spectacle!
LIBERTY
OR DEATH! (Just showing my colors)
Your
Humble Servant,
--James
Riley
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P.S.
For the sake of those "web portals" constantly browsing the
internet to update their search engines, we include the following
boiler-plate. (Feel free to read this, if you're new to our site.)
Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak
Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love
history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising
many different eras. The farm regularly hosts banquets, birthday
parties, weddings, and office parties. Every year, literally thousands
of students participate in one of our school tours, where they
experience everything from weaving, candle-dipping, and cider pressing
to the drill and muster of a Revolutionary War or Civil War battle. Our
farm has appeared on the History Channel and in the recently released
feature film, Amistad, as well as many other film and television
productions. (We even try to get the producers to include us as on
screen talent, but that's another story.) On selected weekends
throughout the year, we offer "farm-stay" weekends, where
families can experience--clothing, wood stoves, muskets, and all--the
life of an 18th or 19th century American farmer. We grow sweet corn,
apples, raspberries, pears, and sunflowers, just to mention a few of our
crops. Our nephew, Devon, keeps some beautiful Belgian draft horses for
country hay-rides. We love America--its traditions, its people, its
history, and its cherished heritage of liberty in Christ. Have we said
enough? Well, one more thing: In the fall, thousands of families make an
annual pilgrimage to the farms of Oak Glen to experience the closest
thing to a New England fall California has to offer. Why don't you stop
by and say hello?
P.S.
Stay
Clear of this "Cider House"
Contacting us via e-mail at: info@rileysfarm.com.
Sign our Guest Book.
Riley's Farm
12261 S. Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, California 92399
(909) 797-7534
Event Schedules Subject to Change: Please call to confirm!
Riley's Farm, Copyright 1997-2000, All Rights Reserved
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