The Ohio Volunteers, a group of living historians, will be portraying both soldiers from an Ohio National Guard company not long after their arrival to Camp Willis and civilians who are visiting the camp. Soldiers will demonstrate how they prepared to serve on the Mexican Border by performing drill, eating meals out of mess kits, and entertaining themselves while away from home. Visiting civilians will be both checking on loved ones and trying to negotiate for passes to travel around the camp.
The public is welcome to interact with the living historians, following appropriate COVID protocols. This follows a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly refurbished Veterans Plaza, invitation-only due to the pandemic.
Image courtesy of the Ohio Volunteers. This is a previous event similar in period to the upcoming Camp Willis re-enactment.
About the Ohio Volunteers: We are a group made up of professional public historians and progressive living historians who have been portraying Ohio soldiers throughout the state since the beginning of the World War I Centennial. We strive to recreate the appearance and the experiences of Ohioans in the era to teach the public what life was like for soldiers and civilians as the country entered its first major global war.
This is the last of our History Speaks 2020 (now Vol 1) series. Many thanks to our:
Lead Sponsor - First Merchants Bank
Supporting Sponsor - The Veterans Plaza Committee
Supporting Sponsor - The Wellington School
See all the businesses and individuals who supported this first event series, and stay tuned for History Speaks Vol 2 coming in 2022!