Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:34:40 -0500WeeblySat, 17 Sep 2022 11:38:50 GMThttps://www.danburyonfire.com/the-occasional-blog1/lovely-chadds-ford-paSo the last reenactment has come, and I'm moving on to new stuff, new costumed events, new books -  new everything - at 80. 

Chadd's Ford and Sandi Johnson showed what an ideal historical event should be.
How I wish that all event planners knew the essentials listed below:

• Music in several venues on the site - or even just one! But you have to have it. No exceptions allowed, even if period music plays over the sound system.
• Tents/vendors far enough apart that snores and sales pitches are not heard by neighbors
• The "new" extra-size porta-johns wherein a lady en costume feels comfortable should her skirts touch the perfectly dry floor.
• Multiple food sources.
• A clear radio-announcer-type voice narrating the timeline of the battle during the reenactment.
• One cannot emphasize enough that cheap sound systems don't help anyone!

• Almost never does a promoter reach out after the event, but Sandi did. I was unable to suggest anything to improve... except maybe Sunday's weather....

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