Directory of Fur Trade and Mountain Man Resources

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Websites of reenactment events, groups and individuals, related to the period of the North American Westward expansion (roughly 1783-1860), covering the areas from the Allegheny Mountains west to the Pacific Ocean.

Subcategories

• Blackpowder Clubs and Associations
• Blackpowder Guns
• Rendezvous
• Sutlers

Resources in This Category

• American Mountain Men

  http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/moreamm.html
  A fraternal association of individuals dedicated to the preservation of the traditions and ways of the western mountain man. Associate memberships are available, but full membership is by invitation only and requires fulfillment of certain requirements.

• Coalition of Historical Trekkers - COHT

  http://www.coht.org/
  Group dedicated to the preservation and study of the pre-1840 frontier people in America by means of literary research and experimental archaeology.

• Eighteenth-Century Resources

  http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/
  Master index of eighteenth-century resources on the Web.

• Grassy Run Historical Arts

  http://www.grassyrun.org/
  18th Century living history organization, teaching the youth of southwest Ohio their rich historic past.

• Kalamazoo Living History Show

  http://www.kalamazooshow.com/
  Largest juried show in the Midwest devoted to pre-1890 living history supplies, accouterments and related crafts. The event attracts over 270 craftsman and dealers throughout the US.

• Kentucky River Longknives

  http://longhunter.tripod.com/
  A group of friends and family members who enjoy pursuing the 18th century lifestyle known as buckskinning. Located in Harrodstown (Harrodsburg), Kentucky .

• Manuel Lisa Party in the Montana Brigade of the American Mountain Men

  http://www.manuellisaparty.com/
  An association of individuals who reenact the pre-1840 fur trade by means of literary research and experimental archaeology, dedicated to the preservation of the traditions of the western mountain man.

• Mountain Man Information

  http://www.over-land.com/westpers31.html
  Descriptive definitions of fur trade era terminology.

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