What Is Living History?

At the White Oak Fur Trading Post you can meet "interpreters" who will help you understand the history of the fur trading era by portraying the life style of people from that era.  Dressed in authentic costumes, White Oak Society members communicate history by demonstrating the actual working and living conditions of the time.

Living History is where people portray (interpret) the role of actual or typical historic persons through dress, mannerisms and speech, tools and equipment, personal effects and the like. It includes portrayal by individuals or groups of actual events or typical every day living.

There are many living history groups around the country and the world. Some focus on the Civil War, others on the colonial period, or other periods of local or national interest. You can get access to on-line sites by visiting the living history web page of The History Channel.

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