Dave Finders and Lisa Sanden
Recorded
September 23, 2016
38:28 minutes
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Description
Dave (76) is interviewed by Lisa (36) about being involved in reenactments at the Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site and role with the reenactment organization called the Fort Union Muzzle Loader Association.Subject Log / Time Code
Dave talks about how he helped to found an association that would stage re-enactments at Fort Union.
Lisa talks about what the Muzzle Loader association has provided to the historical site.
Dave talks about why he enjoys being a re-enactor. He loves interacting with people and the group is a family. He also enjoys learning all the historical facts—learning what and how people ate.
Lisa describes what the site looks like. Dave says what he appreciates is that people who come to Fort Union come with the intention of visiting.
Dave recounts the time when the group was able to come to Theodore Roosevelt to attempt to shoot two buffalo who had wandered out of the park’s boundaries. It’s tough to shoot a buffalo and they gave the buffalo merely a “headache."
Lisa and Dave talk about how different Fort Union would be without the re-enactments—people would not be able to connect with the history of the site.
Participants
- Dave Finders
- Lisa Sanden