Living In History at Hopsewee

Visit Hopsewee Plantation for a living in history weekend hosted by the Britton's Neck Militia. Participants recreate daily life from the American Revolution, demonstrating activities of daily live including hearthside cooking, dressmaking, surveying, furniture making and joinery while maintaining a military encampment. Militia members shed modern conveniences and remain on-site during Hopsewee's regular hours, welcoming visitors to observe demonstrations and ask about period techniques, tools and lifestyles.

1. Demonstrations by the Britton's Neck Militia
2. Hearthside cooking demonstrations
3. Dressmaking demonstrations
4. Colonial-era surveying demonstrations
5. Furniture making and joinery demonstrations
6. Revolutionary-era military encampment presence during Hopsewee's regular hours

Highlights:

• Hands-on demonstrations of traditional 18th-century crafts and trades
• Authentic military encampment and period dress
• Opportunity to talk with participants about Revolutionary-era skills and daily life

Militia participants will be present and available to visitors during Hopsewee Plantation's regular hours.

Activities occur during Hopsewee Plantation's regular open hours; demonstrations depend on militia participant availability and may vary by weekend.