well i live on the east coast so reenactments are a big thing out here(
williamsburg) in fact i live outside a little town what was made in 1776 called new market ........it is all old houses and shops for 1 weekend a year they turn back the clock and live in the 1700.....ppl come from all over to see it and get old fashion things like soap / stuff from the shops.....
hell i know how to make my own ink and write with a feather ..........one year i was even the blacksmith helper (that was fun for me) i can make nails horse shoe did not come out right ...did not let me work on the blades he makes to much money on the sale of those
i might be a nuttier but i got a IQ over 150 ...........most of the stuff i learned over the years is still stuck in my head