The Grassy Run Historical Arts Committee will present their 15th annual Grassy Run Rendezvous, a historically correct reenactment of a settler village, on April 27-29. The annual event is based around a school day where various area schools visit to learn about how the area was settled and where their ancestors came from.
“It’s a 1700s settlement and encampment,” said committee president Ron Shouse. “Ultimately, it’s for the education of who we are and what we came from. This is the settlement years and who came to this area. Our school day program is the catalyst for the whole event, to bring the children in and give them some hands-on experience.”
Shouse said that the purpose of the event is get people in touch with the past, and that is accomplished through watching and interacting with craftsmen practicing skills from that time period.
“We believe that they can learn more by touching, smelling and tasting and hearing,” said Shouse. “They can do all of those things instead of just reading. Reading is important for history, but they retain more from the hands-on form.”