A man after my own heart
It is VERY refreshing to me that someone ACTUALLY takes his/her family out to a historic re-enactment as opposed to camping out in front of the TV or going to the mall. My wife and I did the very same thing in the 80's and 90's--Fredericksburg, Mt. Vernon, Monticello, Lancaster, Red Bank, Wildlife refuges, the Pine Barrens, Island Beach State Park, Heislerville light (annually in the Fall, for the butterfly migration)---these were some of the places we visited--and now that they are grown they tell me they have very fond memories of those places and have a sense of pride and history--they know who they are, and those who preceded them. History and natural places are so important. Cudos to you, Yeti!