Additional opportunities for our members or the public
Below are additional websites and informational links about Mary Ingles and Mary Ingles Trail Associates.
Please feel free to browse these sites and ENJOY! This page is dedicated to information about other events related to 18th century education and reenactments. If you would like to have your event listed here, contact MITA or MITA President
Mary Ingles Trail Blazers
http://maryinglestrailblazers.homestead.com/
MITB is one of our founding organizations that still work on the Mary Draper Ingles Trail (MDIT). It approximates the route taken by Mary Ingles.
Siege of Ft Randolph, Point Pleasant WV
http://fortrandolph.org/index_files/siege.htm
The first recorded fort at Point Pleasant and the location of an annual re-enactment of the massacre of Chief Cornstalk. In May of 1778, a war party of over 200 Shawnee warriors appeared at Fort Randolph. Unable to entice the men from the fort, the Indians rose from their hiding places to form a line stretching from the Ohio to the Kanawha Rivers, thus placing Fort Randolph under siege.
Carter Caves Pioneer Life Week
http://parks.ky.gov/calendar/details/pioneer-life-week/18622/
A week dedicated to the Revolutionary War, The War of 1812 and the settlement of lands around the Ohio River, re-enactors, musical entertainment and many historical programs brings this rich heritage back to life.
Battle Blue Licks
http://parks.ky.gov/parks/resortparks/blue_licks/history.aspx
Robertson County, Kentucky
Daniel Boone and other pioneers took part in the battle in 1782 along Licking River. The outnumbered pioneers lost as they went up against British soldiers and Native Americans. Among the 70 pioneers who died was Boone's youngest son, Israel.
Battle of Bushy Run
http://bushyrunbattlefield.com/history/battle-of-bushy-run/
The annual battle reenactment shows how Colonel Henry Bouquet and his troops defeated Native forces that had ambushed the British in 1763 on their way to save the besieged Fort Pitt. The morning battle portrays the events that occurred on August 5th and the afternoon engagement shows the August 6th tactics that led to British victory. Also featured are period 18th century military camps, 18th century trades area, 18th century craftspeople, and other special programs.