Below is the 2011-2012 Seminole War season schedule. The "sickly season" being upon us, the campaigning has ceased until the fall.  We will be updating this listing before the opening of the campaign! In the meantime, the links to these programs are still active, so if you have any questions, send an e-dispatch...

 

Alligator Festival & Reenactment of the Battle of San Felasco Hammock, Dates TBA. Now held at O'Leno State Park. The reenactment will be of a skirmish between Seminole warriors and Florida volunteers which occurred at nearby San Felasco Hammock in September, 1836.  For more information check out the event website at: http://alligatorfest.org/index.php

 

Candlelight Tours of Fort Foster: Fort Foster State Historic Site.  December 9-10, 2011 from 5-9 PM. Night time living history tours and skirmish at Fort Foster in Hillsborough River State Park.  This is pure living history. No vendors, etc. For more info. see the website: http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortfoster/events.cfm?viewevent=5436#5436

 

 

Dade Battlefield State Historic Park: Reenactment of "Dade's Massacre" of December 31, 1835. To be held at the park on Sat. Jan. 7-8, 2012.  This event needs Seminoles and US Army regulars only for the battles. For more information, see the Dade Battlefield Society Website at: http://www.dadebattlefield.com/

video of the battle; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33VGS3fV6kY

 

 

Okeechobee Battlefield, State Historic Site: Battle of Okeechobee Reenactment, February 4-5, 2012.  If its like last year, the Battle Reenactments are at 2:00 PM Sat.  and 1:00 PM on Sun. The Florida Frontier Guard (and friends) portrays Missouri Volunteers at this event.  For more information, see the event website: http://www.okeechobeebattlefield.com/

video from 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0rp-nZWbg

 

STILL UPCOMING!

Fort Foster Rendezvous: Thurs. Feb. 9 thru Sun. Feb. 12, 2012. Held by the Florida Frontiersmen, Inc. Pre-1840 rendezvous event, includes living history and skirmishes at the fort site. For more information, see: http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortfoster/events.cfm?viewevent=5458#5458

 

The Big Cypress Shootout: February 25-26,  2012, [dates TBA] Hosted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, at the Billie Swamp Safari on the Big Cypress Reservation. All Seminole War impressions welcome. See the event website at: http://www.bigcypressshootout.com/

 

Fort Cooper Days: Fort Cooper State Park, March 17-18, 2012. Inverness, FL.  Full date and information TBA soon! Two battles both days. Great camping as usual. Here we interpret Georgia Volunteers of Major M.A. Cooper's 1st Battalion of Georgia Foot, March, 1836.

http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortcooper/default.cfm

Video of the 2011 skirmish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC4KiDrnris

 

St. Augustine Living History, April, 2012.  Date and info. TBA. Hosted by Co. A, 7th US Infantry, St. Augustine, Florida. Military and Seminole Camps in Fountain of Youth Park.  Living History in the Castillo De San Marcos National Park on Sat. April 24, and at Fountain of Youth Park. For more information contact Joe Blunt at Mudcatsgt@earthlink.net

 

 

More to come...