Men Guidelines

Next meeting date - May 1, 2008
7:00 PM
KU Building
1100 Main St.
Shelbyville, KY
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Clothing Guidelines for Painted Stone Settlers (male)
(Settlers, militia, and longhunters)

This is a list of guidelines that we would like everyone to follow for the Painted Stone Massacre Reenactment. We are trying to portray men who lived in the colonial frontier between the years of 1750 and 1781. With a particular focus on those individuals living near the Falls of the Ohio and its surrounding stations, settlements, and haunts.

Shirts:	Linen, wool, cotton material, white or natural color (preferred), checked or colored, ruffles at neck and cuffs if you are portraying a man of means.
Hunting Shirts:	Mid-thigh to knee length, linen, wool or cotton, dyed or undyed, fringed or unfringed.
Footwear:	Colonial buckle shoes (buckles or simple laces), moccasins (center seam), colonial boots (rare on the frontier), barefoot (always fun).
Breeches:	Fall or French Fly patterns, linen, cotton, wool, or leather material. No suspenders should be visible.
Breechcloths:	Same materials as above, no major decorations.
Weskits:	1750-1780 lengths (mid thigh to just below waist)
Coats:	Civilian or cast off military (1750-1780 styles).
Stockings:	Wool or cotton.
Hats:	Tricorns, flat brim, Ranger "jockey hats", scarves (black or red preferred), no "coonskin with tail" hats.
Leggings/Gaiters:	Heavy linen, cotton, wool, or leather; side seam; either stitched or buttoned up; length varies depending on style (no full leg leggings).
Belts, straps, bags, and sashes should be of vegetable, brain, or oil tanned leather with brass or iron buckles appropriate to the period and local. Avoid chrome tanned (Cheetos colored) commercial leather.


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References:
Baker, M.; The Longhunter Video series (Vol. 1-4), American Pioneer Video 1994-1998.
Baker, M.; Sons of a Trackless Forest, Bakerâ€™s Trace Publishing, 1998.
Belue, T.; The Long Hunt, Stackpole Books, 1996.
Burnston, S.; Fitting & Proper: 18th Century Clothing from the Collection of the Chester County Historical Society, Scurlock Publishing Co., 1998
Cresswell, N.; The Journal of Nicholas Cresswell: 1774-1777, Dial Press, 1924.
Doddridge, J.; Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1763-1783, Heritage Books Inc, 1988.
Gilgun, B; Tidings from the 18th Century, Rebel Publishing, 1993.
LaCrosse, R.B. Jr.; The Frontier Rifleman, Pioneer Press, 1989.
Ruckman, J.; Recreating the American Longhunter: 1740-1790, Graphics/Fine Arts Press, 2000.