Reenactors and Living History Presenters
Most participants are amateurs who pursue history as a hobby. Participants within this hobby are extremely diverse. The ages of participants range from young children whose parents bring them along to events, to the elderly. Among adult participants, people from all different walks of life can be found: college students, firefighters, lawyers, members of the armed forces, doctors, and even professional historians.
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Famous quotes containing the words living and/or history:
“Your love by ours we measure
Till we have lost our treasure,
But dying is a pleasure,
When living is a pain.”
—John Dryden (1631–1700)
“All history is a record of the power of minorities, and of minorities of one.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)