Registration
Struggles of SecessionRegistration is Open
This is a first person Living History in an authentically reproduced 1850's Georgia town with shops, blacksmith, courthouse, homes, farms, and more. We will be portraying the period of Sept-Oct, 1863 in Westville (modeled after Lumpkin, GA) of Stewart Cty to be held in the Westville Historic Village in Lumpkin, GA.
This is a unique opportunity to live in a period correct town as if you really lived there in 1863. We will have an exciting system of issuing "Notes" to add an economy for the town. Each person will have his or her role to fill for the weekend to help us bring 1863 Georgia to life. We will represent a typical southwestern Georgia town and we will portray working civilian roles for the public. The event will reflect the shortages, struggles and injustices and everyday life in a typical south GA town.
You choose a period appropriate role from our list or one you can document.
Each role is limited in number and subject to approval.
Will you choose to speculate and profit on the war or will you chose to help the war effort and the poor civilians left behind? You make the choice and some of you may have no choice. For those that attended the 2008 event, you will know we have a unique economy in Westville and getting "Notes" or food items is the name of game for this event to eat better at this event. However, you may wish to eat meager rations knowing you have helped the Cause and your men and needy orphans and wives. Those that help others the most will also be rewarded with points. At the end the points will be used for an auction of three door prizes. Points are based on meeting your goals you are issued at the event start.
All of this will be done thru pre-scheduled vignettes/scenarios for the public. Tours will be led by a Docent/Interpretor who will act in 3rd person. The reenactors will stay in first person. No tours are conducted on Sun.
We also plan to make a donation to preservation and improvements at Historic Westville.
THE EVENT IS A FOUR DAY EVENT FROM WED - SUN. You may enter the event on Wed, Thurs or Fri, before 7 pm on friday at preset time windows. You must be on site by friday at 7 pm.
CARS WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO UNLOAD
Wed/Thurs/Fri. 7-10 am
and Wed/Thurs 5-10 pm
and Fri. 4-7 pm
NO CARS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE TOWN BETWEEN FRI 7 PM and SUN 3 PM!
The event ends at 3 pm on Sunday.
1863 Census Friday, 26 February 2010 14:47 |  Written by Brian T. McGarrahan |   
WESTVILLE 1863 CENSUS (updated 9-3-10)
Last Updated (Friday, 03 September 2010 14:10) |
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Event Update 18 Aug 2010Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:11 | Written by Jim Butler |
Here is an Event Update for the 'Struggles of Secession - Westville, GA 1863' event as of 8-18-10:
- Early registration closes Aug 30th! After that registration goes up to $45. Roles are limited. Max. registration is limited, so don't delay.
- Note that all detailed event info will be emailed to registered particpants and posted on the participant Yahoo group only.
- We stand at 120 paid registered participants. Don't delay in getting your role approved and getting registered asap.
The list of registered participants is updated at www.strugglesofsecession.com click on the 'Registration' tab. - Event communication among 'Heads of Household" and coordinators is on-going. - Fri and Sat Tour schedules written.
- Thursday school tours added. No docents, Interpretation only. - Vendor list finalized and posted, Vendor guidelines sent out.
- Cooks and Meal preparation plans are tentatively scheduled.
- Goals and Goodwill, sign-in packages being worked on. To include exemption, discharge, sick leave, jury summons, subpeonas, ration tickets, "Notes", etc. - Coordinators in place for major vignettes.
Here are some critical roles we still need filled:
- Men to play Boot Shop workers. - Men to be full-time Homeguard (civilian clothes) - We need a Butcher (who will basically be the event Quartermaster to issue rations Wed and Thurs). - We need a County Tax Collector. - We need men to play Deserters. (age 17-45 with civilian clothes and/or ANV uniform). - We need women to play Munition Factory workers. - We need qualified Docents to lead tour groups on Fri & Sat (10-4). - People to volunteer to do a period tableaux, reading, music for 5-10 minutes to help build our amateur show for Fri and Sat evening. Slots are limited for this event to 150. So, you will not want to delay in registering asap. To get an invitation or a man's role approved, please email me at
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and for women email Vickie Rumble at
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Thanks,
Jim Butler SCAR www.scarreenactors.com MOST importantly, all roles are limited in number and are approved by Vickie Rumble (Women) and myself (men). We want to keep the classes lined up 4 to 1 (Yeoman to Wealthy class). We also must spread the roles around in proportion to the number of reenactors we have and also be able to cover all the planned vignettes and scenarios for the event. So if you have a specific role you wish to play, please don't delay in contacting us to get invited and registered. Regards, Jim Butler This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Vickie Rumble This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Last Updated (Tuesday, 17 August 2010 22:11) Registration OpenTuesday, 01 December 2009 06:50 | Written by Brian T. McGarrahan |
Ladies and Gentlemen, Registration for the Struggles of Secession - Westville, GA 1863 event is now open! Here is the registration procedure: All reenactors must read and agree to follow the posted guidelines. You may now send in your registration and payment of $35.00 before 30 August, 2010. Any payments received after 1 September, 2010 will be $45.00. Please register early and submit your payment to: James Butler Last Updated (Monday, 12 July 2010 08:44) Westville Work WeekendFriday, 25 September 2009 11:52 | Written by Jim Butler |
A tremendous thanks to all that came out and helped at the Westville workweekend! The site was VERY appreciative of our efforts and you can all be proud of your work. Despite the heat, here is what we all accomplished:
Thanks for everyones tremendous efforts in pulling this off!
Thanks,
Jim Butler Last Updated (Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:17) Equine RegistrationSunday, 13 September 2009 19:00 | Written by Brian T. McGarrahan |
Bob McClendon is the Equine Coordinator for the event. Please contact Bob at
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for information concerning animal registration and rules. Bob has set rules that cannot be deviated from in any way, shape, or form.
Last Updated (Thursday, 17 September 2009 11:55) |
