The John Bartram Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is hosting a program about Colonial times presented by an award-winning historian.
Jack Ciotti, who also is a reenactor and educator and has appeared in such movies as “The Patriot,” “Liberty” and “Gettysburg,” will speak to the group on Friday, Oct. 18. The program, which begins at 10:30 a.m., is being held at the Eisenhower Recreation Center.
Ciotti is known for creating a “living history” with authentic artifacts, uniforms, clothing and equipment used in daily life during the Revolutionary War period. During his talks, he recounts anecdotes about both soldiers and civilians, while also explaining the dietary, sanitary and disciplinary conditions soldiers had to endure and the primitive medical practices they had to survive.
Ciotti also will talk about how British troops helped Florida’s loyalists defend settlements such as St. Augustine from the American patriots. And he’ll share details about how when the Declaration of Independence was sent in 1776, local residents burned effigies of John Hancock and Samuel Adams in the public square.
For more information, send an email to jbartramdar@gmail.com.
