I am excited to go to this event this weekend. The Civil War Reenactment will be held at Spring Mountain Ranch this Saturday and Sunday, October 27 and 28th. It also happens to be Nevada Day Weekend! The event is part of the Nevada Parks Living History Program. Living history programs bring the past back to life for a brief moment, giving visitors an opportunity to view life at the ranch as it might have been. These programs, which began in 1992, include costumed role playing, demonstrations and re-enactments of historic events. Each spring and fall a series of living history programs are presented depicting the lives of early settlers such as Old Bill Williams, Jim Wilson, Olive Lake and other prominent Las Vegas pioneers. Programs are presented in the first person as seen through the eyes of the character, or are narrated descriptions of events in the lives of early pioneers. Demonstrations of pioneering skills are also presented, and visitors are encouraged to participate.They have some great events coming up this winter. You can see the schedule here.

Our review after going today:

We just got back from this and had a great time. I was surprised by how many people there were dressed in ‘character’. We met a great librarian who took the time to tell us all about the different versions of The Night Before Christmas. Abraham Lincoln dropped by the battle. Both of the boys had a great time. The younger one, who has high functioning autism, really enjoyed it but needed to stay a good distance from the cannons. It was an incredible ‘living history lesson’ and I am so glad that we took the time to go! Everything was very accessible for a wheelchair for those of you who might need that info.