Shannon today participated in Guyandotte Days - which is a civil war re-enactment done in the neighboring village.  She is part of the Lizzie Cabell Academy for Girls which is a club in her school that is a counterpoint to a civil war soldier group that some boys do.  It's kind of neat to see them learn about history by participating.

I'm not a real fan of how women were pigeon holed in the past (I know, they still are in many ways; just look at the software engineering field and it is apparent something is a foot).  Anyway I still think it is neat to watch Shannon get into the stuff and participate in the events.  She has to wear period clothes which, are to be honest, absolutely insane.  For instance today she was wearing some kind of day dress along with "under sleeves."  Under sleeves are just what they sound like - full length sleeves that she has to wear under the sleeves of her dress. It's absurd.

Because her back story for the period is that our house is an inn along the river she is considered to be in the "upper middle class" which means she is supposed to wear multiple petticoats as well.  The amount of cloth on that kid could build a few tents I think.

Here is a photo of her this morning trying on her day dress (I don't think she is wearing the petticoats yet).