Rob:

We did a folk music program at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center for about 10 years and each year there was a big re-enactment to the year 1854. Although we were not re-enacters, they were fairly strict about our appearance. For example, we were not allowed to use the autoharp because it had not been invented yet and Jerry was required to trade his pants for more authentic ones which they provided.

However, the dulcimer presented no problem. In the program, we suggested that people traveling the Oregon Trail made a lot of their own things and the dulcimer might have been one of them.

On the other hand, we have heard that Civil War re-enacters can be pretty fussy although we have no first hand experience.

Bev and Jerry