Minors In History WWII Living History Group

[MinorInHistory]

Hello everyone,

 

My friends and I started a WWII living history group to do some of the events in the Northern/Central Virginia area. The group is meant to be by young people for young people (spoiler alert, the name may be playing off the same pun as my forum name). We recognize that a considerable percentage of US soldiers during WWII were around their late teens, and we seek to represent that within reenacting, while at the same time helping young people get started in the hobby.

 

If you know any young folks in the NoVa area looking for a group, feel free to point them our way, and check out our Facebook page and website!

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/533531195256134/

https://sites.google.com/view/minors-in-history/

[phantomfixer]

 

 

Salute, and enjoy...

 

looked at your website and FB page...off to a great start...

[USMC_COLLECTOR]

Website looks extremely professional.

[MinorInHistory]

1 hour ago, USMC_COLLECTOR said:

Website looks extremely professional.

I appreciate it! 

[Your local M1 Garand]

It would be cool if there was something like that in Florida 

[willysmb44]

Great idea but what happens when members are no longer teens?

[MinorInHistory]

16 minutes ago, willysmb44 said:

Great idea but what happens when members are no longer teens?

Well I and about half our people turned 18 this summer, so now we’re just “in history!”

 

In all seriousness we keep doing events just under no official name. Folks are still welcome to join us, we’ll probably “rebrand” at some point. 

[Airborne_bro1944]

Wait, how do you guys fire weapons when you guys are around my age? Are there different gun laws in Virginia. New to the forums btw

[The Rooster]

On 10/24/2023 at 10:51 AM, willysmb44 said:

Great idea but what happens when members are no longer teens?

They quit the reenactor group and join the Armed Forces of the United States.

Oh to be 18 again.

[MinorInHistory]

1 hour ago, The Rooster said:

They quit the reenactor group and join the Armed Forces of the United States.

Oh to be 18 again.

A few of our guys are planning to! 

[MinorInHistory]

20 hours ago, Airborne_bro1944 said:

Wait, how do you guys fire weapons when you guys are around my age? Are there different gun laws in Virginia. New to the forums btw

Most of our events are static displays, so we use non-firing replicas. 

[Airborne_bro1944]

On 5/13/2024 at 3:46 PM, MinorInHistory said:

Most of our events are static displays, so we use non-firing replicas. 

Well, that sounds awesome! I’m joining a 508th PIR group next year. I’m in Pennsylvania so I may keep your unit in mind.

[Airborne_bro1944]

Just now, Airborne_bro1944 said:

509th

 

[Gear Fanatic]

this looks awesome! I've been looking for something like this! wish you guys were in SoCal