For all of you who like the EYE CANDY posts JPS has been showing off lately on the forum and have always thought to themselves, well I like to wear those uniforms, equipment and use those weapons well you are in LUCK, there is a way to do this ... REENACT WWI .... I DO and LOVE IT.
There are two main WWI reenactments groups based in the U.S.A. with one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast The one on the East Coast is the called the GWA (Great War Association) which is based in PA, the West Coast is called the GWHS (Great War Historical Society) which is based in Southern CA.
Both of these groups strive to keep alive the history of the Great War and honor those who fought it’s battles, through battle reenactments and educational events. Both of these groups have battle reenactments that take place within systems of opposing trenches complete with a crater-pocked No-Man's Land. There are belts of barbed wire, used to protect the sandbagged front line trenches, and the opposing positions are punctuated by bunkers with functioning machine-guns. Behind the main lines are supporting and communication trenches, connected to underground dugouts, where officers plan operations and the common soldiers eat and rest.
The basic theme for these reenactments is the Western Front during the period of late 1917 and 1918 as many of the members are in units that belong to the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) but there are also units that represent other nations such as Great Britian, Canadian, Australian, French, Russian Legion, Italian, German and Austro-Hungarian.
The major reenactments take place usually in the Spring and Fall and usually each group have two main events a year. The GWA ones take place in April (third weekend) and November (first weekend); GWHS ones take place in March (fourth weekend) and November (first weekend).
There are also some smaller reenactments which can range from early war to the various different fronts and living history events that the groups also participate in through out the year.
So if you are interested in participating in this time period and we are getting closer and closer to the 100th Anniversarry of The Great War please visit these groups websites for more information
GWA ... http://www.great-war-assoc.org/
GWHS ... http://greatwarhistoricalsociety.com/
You can also contact myself via PM or email as I am member and have reenacted with both of these reenactment groups and will be willing to help you find the group and units within those groups which suit your needs.
Patrick
There are two main WWI reenactments groups based in the U.S.A. with one on the East Coast and one on the West Coast The one on the East Coast is the called the GWA (Great War Association) which is based in PA, the West Coast is called the GWHS (Great War Historical Society) which is based in Southern CA.
Both of these groups strive to keep alive the history of the Great War and honor those who fought it’s battles, through battle reenactments and educational events. Both of these groups have battle reenactments that take place within systems of opposing trenches complete with a crater-pocked No-Man's Land. There are belts of barbed wire, used to protect the sandbagged front line trenches, and the opposing positions are punctuated by bunkers with functioning machine-guns. Behind the main lines are supporting and communication trenches, connected to underground dugouts, where officers plan operations and the common soldiers eat and rest.
The basic theme for these reenactments is the Western Front during the period of late 1917 and 1918 as many of the members are in units that belong to the AEF (American Expeditionary Forces) but there are also units that represent other nations such as Great Britian, Canadian, Australian, French, Russian Legion, Italian, German and Austro-Hungarian.
The major reenactments take place usually in the Spring and Fall and usually each group have two main events a year. The GWA ones take place in April (third weekend) and November (first weekend); GWHS ones take place in March (fourth weekend) and November (first weekend).
There are also some smaller reenactments which can range from early war to the various different fronts and living history events that the groups also participate in through out the year.
So if you are interested in participating in this time period and we are getting closer and closer to the 100th Anniversarry of The Great War please visit these groups websites for more information
GWA ... http://www.great-war-assoc.org/
GWHS ... http://greatwarhistoricalsociety.com/
You can also contact myself via PM or email as I am member and have reenacted with both of these reenactment groups and will be willing to help you find the group and units within those groups which suit your needs.
Patrick