Alabama Links
Other Fort Toulouse/Jackson Web Pages
Friends
Groups, Societies
Historical Info
Educational, Making Stuff
Recipes
Buying Stuff
Living-History.net Links - Look here also for more links!
Friends of the Forts/Alabama Frontier Days - The group that supports us in our obsession. Includes an application form for membership.
Discovering Alabama - Their list of shows. In April 2000 they aired one relating specifically
to Fort Toulouse: "#37. Fort Toulouse/Jackson. Take a journey back in time for a visit to Fort
Toulouse/Jackson State Park and the park's annual Frontier Days Festival. Meet Ailbamous
Indians, French soldiers, Davy Crocket, Andrew Jackson's regiment, and converse with 18th
century botanist William Bartram while also learning about the natural appeal of the
location."
The Alabama Historical Commission
Old Alabama Town - A collection of historic buildings administered by the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery.
Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson, Preserve Alabama
Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson, Wetumpka, AL - Done by Wetumpka Chamber of Commerce. Not much content.
Elmore County/Fort Toulouse/Jackson
Fort Toulouse, Old Mobile Archeology - Has links to other French forts in the South
Fontenot Family Home Page/Fort Toulouse
Friends of the Forts/Alabama Frontier Days
Le Habitants de la Alibamoe et Ft. Toulouse - Hardluck's page about the French-Indian War Living History participants at Fort Toulouse
Fort St. Jean-Baptiste - Natchitoches, Louisiana
The Official Fonenot Family Home Page
Forces of Montcalm & Wolfe - A membership ($18/year) in this group is highly recommended for marines at Fort Toulouse. You can click here for an Individual Membership Application.
Les Miliciens & R‚guliers du Marquis de Montcalm - A group out of Canada. Soon will have a page on French drill in .mp3 format
The American Colonist's Library - Primary source documents pertaining to early American history
Maps and Charts of North America 1750-1789
Military Artifacts of Spanish Florida - 1650-1821
Medicine of the Rev War period
I have gathered bits of info on different types of gowns and jackets, gleaned from the FandIWomen list on YahooGroups, plus pictures and pattern recommendations. Please click here for the GOWN/JACKET INFO.
Free French Lessons on the Web
I Lived in the 18th Century - CD ROM with data bank of 1700 documents (1050 texts and diagrams, 600 engravings and paintings, 70 popular songs about daily life in France (in French)
French Archives - Site (in French) with historical info. Click on "Les Sabots" for pictures of wooden shoes.
Fine Antique Bottles - Has great pictures of 18th century bottles
Center-seam pucker toe moccasin pattern
Costume Classroom - Learn how to sew costumes, plus costume history!
Women's Clothing, 18cNewEnglandLife - Mostly British and 1770s, but still useful
Children's Clothing, 18cNewEnglandLife - Mostly British and 1770s, but still useful
How to Make a Cap, 18cNewEnglandLife - Very adaptable to French 1750s!
John Murrell: A new booke of Cookerie; London Cookerie. London 1615
Manuscript Cookbook of D. Petre, 1705 - Scanned pages from the actual book! Rather hard to read...
Receipts of Pastry and Cookery For the Use of his Scholars, by Ed. Kidder, 17-- - Another scanned cookbook from the 18th century. Both of these are probably British.
More Fortress of Louisbourg Food Recipes
Le Detachment - Some recipes for French cuisine, scroll down the page . Great "real-world" tips on recreating French cuisine in camp.
Selected Recipes from Colonial Williamsburg
Conner Prairie - Scroll down to the Foodways section. Recipes are mostly 1840s, but still good
Gode Cookery - Mostly links to medieval cooking, but still good info
French-Canadian Cuisine - Not necessarily period
Candian - Again, not necessarily period, but still yummy
Jerusalem Artichoke - History, information
Sutlers with Lots of Different Things
Pottery
Guns
Misc. Stuff
Fabric
Patterns
Clothing/Shoes
Sutlers - A list of sutlers on the web
Sutlers with Lots of Different Things:
Five Rivers Chapmanry - Click on "Patterns" for a detailed listing with suggestions as to how historical and authentic the patterns are
G. Gedney Godwin - 18th century militaria, including shoes
Goosebay Workshops - Cookware, lighting, glassware, woodenware, etc.
Nouvelle-France - Period-looking pottery from Canada!
Westmoore Pottery - Makes 17th-19th century reproduction pottery in the Morovian style of North Carolina
Loyalist Arms - Scroll down below the Brown Bess to the French musket. It sells for about $610.
Thistle Dew Books - Books on 19th century cooking and living by Victoria Rumble
Reenactor Stuff - An auction site for reenactors!
Wooded Hamlet - No fabric, but great ribbons, cords, ties, and misc sewing stuff of linen, cotton, wool, and silk
Wm. Booth Draper - Linens, wools, silk ribbons, buckles, buttons, etc.
Carolina Calicoes - Cottons, linens, wools, and linsey-woolsey - good prices!!
Hemp Traders - good place for cheap hemp fabric
Patterns: (for details on pattern-makers, visit Unit Guidebook)
Suzanne Gousse, Le Fleur de Lyse - Patterns
J.P. Ryan - Patterns
Kanniks Korner - Patterns
Baldwin Clothing - Military uniforms from F&I and Rev War times.
G. Gedney Godwin - 18th century militaria, including shoes
Najecki Reproductions Shoes - Rev War period shoes
