Re: MtMan-List: Mtn-Man: Introduction and request for help

["Jerry H. Wheeler" <itwhee@mcn.org>]

a family that plays together stays together. if he could document the
rendezvous and make short movies of sound and sites of such he would b welcome
in my camp any time we need documentation of old skill he would be dressed
accordingly im sure if he presented him self in a way that would not offend
the period police he could of great value. i for one would like to have access
to skills that are not documented . maybe im wishful in thinking this as im
single and don't have anyone in my camp that don't want to be or you could
give it up --i don't think so theirs my 2 cents worth

S. Gilbert wrote:

> Hello the camp.
>
>         I have been lurking for a bit now and tried once earlier to make
> my presence known, without much success(posting problems).
>         My name is Susan Gilbert, aka She Has Old Hands.  I've been
> interested in and researching women in colonial and frontier America for
> about 8 years.  I do presentations for the local schools on the daily
> lives of 2 of my ancestors, Annie Night-born, a Cherokee mid-wife and yarb
> woman and Matilda McFarland Clayton, wife of a trapper and cartographer
> named John Wesley Clayton.  My presentations are done in character as
> either one of these women and I have learned many of the "goodwife" skills
> necessary to run a house and feed and cloth a family in the period they
> lived. I never thought of my presentations as "Living History" until
> someone who saw me used the term to describe what I do.
>         2 years ago I stumbled across a Voo at Ushers Ferry, in Iowa, and
> was completely captivated.  I would love to get involved but I have an
> unusual problem.
>         I'm a married woman who's husband is only mildly interested in
> this area.  Brian is very supportive of my interest and has allowed me to
> drag him all over our area in search of gear and people to interview, but
> feels there is no place for him. He is not interested in firearms,
> trapping, or any of the other things that occupy you menfolk, other than
> as a spectator.  He is a videographer, photographer, astronomer and Alpha
> computer geek.
>         So how does a woman involve an only marginally interested husband
> in the lifestyle?  You who had to coax a hesitant wife might be able to
> give me some hints, I hope.
>         I have enjoyed this group very much and hope to be much more
> involved now that I mustered my courage and finally said hello.
>
> Thank you for your attention and any help you can offer.
>
> Your humble servant,
> She Has Old Hands
>
> Susan Gilbert
> sgilbert@Blue.weeg.uiowa.edu