history
Last weekend I did a photowalk in Trumbull County with my Instagram buddy, Paul. We came across the National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio. It's a wonderful little volunteer run museum with a fantastic collection of automobiles, mostly Packards, but a few others are on display. If you are in the area, I recommend checking it out.
The National Park Service hosts a Civil War Encampment re-enactment each year at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio. It's a great event for photography. I enjoy using tools to process the photos to bring out the character of the event. Although not truly accurate to the time, I process the photos to have a vintage appearance.
A few weeks back I visited the Historic Kirtland Village and posted photos in an earlier blog entry. Yesterday I met up with my friend, Jen, and we walked around the village taking more photos. Jen has an interest in photography and we were able to spend some time checking out the interesting subjects inside and surrounding the buildings. Below is my gallery from this second visit which includes the inside of the single-room schoolhouse (replica), and the ash-mill.
Historic Kirtland, a small settlement in northern Ohio where members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered shortly after the Church was founded. Between 1831 and 1838, Joseph Smith and early members of the Church established Church headquarters in Kirtland, built a temple*, and laid a foundation of strength for the future. More information is available at https://www.lds.org/locations/historic-kirtland-visitors-center
Last weekend the National Park Service hosted a Civil War Encampment Reenactment at the James A. Garfield Historic Site in Mentor, Ohio. Sunday morning I took my camera to the grounds and photographed as much as I could.
I chose to process most of these photos in a way to artificially age them, giving them more of an authentic feel. I left a slight bit of color in the images, realizing photos at that time would likely be monochrome in black and white or sepia tone. But I like having a bit of color.
I've organized the photos below into loose groups. The first few shots are of soldiers. Followed by famous faces - Frederick Douglass and the Lincolns. President Garfield's house is the main building on the property and has been restored to it's original condition. The next group of photos focuses on life at the encampment. And last, some detailed photos of items in and around the encampment.
