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Making History Come Alive!
 
 Welcome! If you are interested in history,
 
you have come to the right place.
 
Explorers, generals, Presidents, warriors, great and
 
famous people, average/everyday people – all contribute to
 
history and have wonderful, exciting stories to tell – so,
 
continue on and see what awaits you!
 
Below: Appearing at Howbert Elementary School in April, 2012 as Mountain Man, Jedediah Smith for 4th grade class of Kathy Reed.
 
Below: As Zebulon Pike speaking to grade school students at The Classical Academy, 2011
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I welcome you and hope you not only enjoy and learn from
 
this site but that you come back often.
 
 
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Thanks for coming and, above all, enjoy history! 
 
 
 
Above: Speaking to elementary school assembly, Dec. 2011 – as Civil War Union soldier
 
While the main part of my web site is focused on the
 
American Revolution and General Washington,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
there are many other pages of  figures in history and
 
historical  figures that I do in costume for schools, civic
 
clubs, books clubs, parades, churches, etc.  Please refer to
 
the menu on the right.  Thank you for visiting and your
 
interest.
  
General Washington having the newly written and passed in the Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence to his troops.  To inspire, to educate to let them know that they are now fighting literally for their independence. 
 There is much of the American Revolution ahead from the passage of the Declaration of Indepedence in 1776. Five more years of hard, frustrating, agonizing, bloody years of suffering lie ahead.
 
General Washington prepares his soldiers to march on Trenton after crossing Delaware. Come back in history and see what wonderful people and stories there are.  As shown in the picture below,  my hat is off to you for your interest in history – proud of you!
  
 
 My hat is off to the Colorado Patriot Guard Riders also!
 
The Patriot Guard Riders of Colorado are at the military airport to welcome and send off
U.S. Army forces on their way to Afganistan or coming home, not as individual soldiers but as members of brigades. They also ride as “shields” on motorcycles at military funerals at Ft. Carson to “protect” families from the hateful protestors from Kansas who line the funeral routes with signs very hateful and unkind towards the deceased military personal.
I have appeared with them at the military airport to send off troops and welcome home soldiers – the troops really appreciate people being there to recognize them.
                      Picture taken prior to the Annual Veteran’s Day Parade
                                       on Nov. 5, 2011 in Colorado Springs
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Discovering “history” is a wonderful adventure - continue
 
into my website and see what awaits you!
 
As Jedediah Smith, famous Mountain Man who explored much of Colorado, speaking to grade school students.
 
  

  Welcome to “Making History Come Alive.”

Below: General Washington with two members of the SAR at parade in   Lewisburg, Colorado for Labor Day.

For complete information about my appearances please click on the second option on the menu above “What is History Comes Alive? 
 
 
How to get in touch with me”  – to initially discuss an appearance and to inquire as to my availability and begin the process of having me appear for your group:  Go to page “How to set up a presentation/visit.”
 
 
 
 Both pictures Below: July 4th, 2011 at Rock Ledge Ranch, Colo. Sprs for celebration of   Birth of the United States, Revolutionary War Continental Army encampment, reading of the Declaration of Independence and much more.
 
 
 
 
Below: Flag Day, June 14, 2011 in Denver for celebration with DAR – soldiers represent
the SAR,  Sons of American Revolution.   Raising of the flag and ceremony at Mt.
Genevoise, west of Denver – marking the 100th anniversary of the first DAR raising of the
flag at that site.  Program of speakers and nice crowd of attendance – General George
Washington spoke on significance of the flag to the Continental Army and himself during
the American Revolution.
 
 Below: With students after my presentation as General Washington appearing for their Colonial Day where all students dress up – at The Classical Academy, Spring, 2011.

 

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 Abigail Adams and General George Washington
Above and below: At the annual Independence Day, July 4th celebration at the Rock Ledge Rance, Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. The SAR (Sons of American Revolution) always has an encampment there – about 30 in Revolutionary War uniforms and women in colonial dress – lots of tents where we all camp out over the weekend.  Displays of how muskets are fired, display of medical equipment from the time, colonial food cooked, and opportunities for people to take pictures and have pictures taken with Revolutionary War soldiers and General George Washington.
 
 Below: at the annual Flag Day Ceremony in Denver – Gen. Washington was major speaker
June 14 -  Flag Day
 
June 4 -  General George Washington will appear at the Springs Rescue Mission Summer Extravagannza Celebration from 9:00 till 1:00 – Extravagannza will feature rides for kids, games, give-aways, barbeque lunch, live entertainment. Gen. Washington will be present to pose for pictures,with professional photographer taking pictures, and visit with children and adults interested in the “The Father of our Country.”  Pictures will be available for pickup at a later day – no charge. 
May 30 -  Appearing with SAR (Sons of American Revolution) as Color Guard for the Commerce City Memorial Day Parade – (9:00 to 12.oo) – 8-10 SAR members dressed in American Revolutionary Continental Army uniforms with myself as General George Washington. With over 150 entries for the Parade and usually over 10,000 spectators – the Commerce City Memorial Day Parade is one of the largest in the entire United States.
 
Hopefully, many thousands of American will come out and honor America on this day of remembrance and thankfulness for the freedoms and liberties we have. And to honor those who made it possible.
The worry, stress, trials, failures, obstacles that Washington faced have produced our country.
God Bless America!
 Mountain Man – Jedediah Smith (also known as Dave Wallace)

  Below: at Downtown Lions Club in Denver – President George Washington was the speaker for the monthly meeting in May, 2011. Shown here with two members of the Lions Club – coordinator for speakers and president of club.
 
  Below: After speaking at Pioneer Canyon Elementary, David Mann and I pose with one of the teachers. David is a member of Sons of American Revolution and he and I do visits/talks to schools about the American Revolution together.
 
 

  Above two pictures and here and below – visits to schools as Gen. George Washington

 

General George Washington dancing the Minuet with TCA student “Martha Washington”

  

This picture and one above: after speaking to guys at Springs Rescue Mission as Gen. Washington – I let them try on the uniform of a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Below top: After speaking to grade school class – pose with students.

Below: High school student poses with medieval knight helmet; next to her a grade school student tries on Gen. Washington uniform