I found a webcomic today called Dovecote Crest and thought I’d share it with you, since a lot of you are historical reenactors, or volunteer and work at historical sites. Or just love history.
It’s about a girl named Charlie who just graduated college (I think) and is trying to land a respectable job in the history field, but winds up at a small little Civil War battlefield in Arkansas as a historical reenactor. She’s surrounded not by historians, but by overly zealous history buffs who hope the South will rise again… just so they can shoot them all to hell.
It’s totally cute. And from the archives it looks like they update regularly. I added it to my RSS feed. Enjoy!
This is awesome! I’m planning to join the 2nd NJ Regt. Helms Coy., an American Revolution reenacting unit, as a solider. I wonder if I’ll ever run into situations like this.
I have to say first that I really like your comic, have for a while, but I don’t say much. Also, I am a history major and I work part-time at a small living history museum, and god, sometimes its like that. I’m mostly in it because I love history and I want to teach, but not inside the boundaries created by the public education system. So hard…
Hee! Must go check it out. I don’t do reenactment, unless you count the historically accurate Ren Faire costumes, but a former friend does and I’ve heard stories all about it, so this should be interesting. Must find reenactment groups in my area.
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE DOVECOTE CREST!!!! They update on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I’ve been reading it for about a week now, maybe two. It’s so good ^^
Hehe, just read all of their pages, it’s so cute! XD Thanks for the recommendation!!
They way history jobs are slimming these days I’ll probably end up like Charlie… and like it! That is a cute comic, and very accurate description of reenacting, but how can they have a mock battle without shotting powder? Where’s the fun in that?
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*adds yet another new webcomic to her bookmarks*
Never thought I’d find a webcomic set in my home state, I must admit. It’s awful cute too. Looks like I’ll be following Dovecote Crest now. XD
Yay for the History buffs! *does the bee dance*
It’s such a good read, Dovecote Crest.
Thanks for sharing!
This is pretty. It’s also good to know that there are other historical comics out there too :)
Thanks for the featuring this! Looks like a great webcomic. I’ll be adding it to the list!
heh, Dovecote’s latest post had a “Dreamer” easter egg on the wall!
I saw that Anna! =D
I dont agree with this completely but it brings up some great points.