First Steps with the HCA
If you are interested in getting involved with HCA. We recommend contacting the New Member Liaison prior to an event so we are aware you are coming and we can arrange to meet you.
If you are ready to attend an event as a reenactor, in costume, please contact the New Member Liaison at least two weeks prior to an event, so we can determine if we have a costume available to loan you.
As your interest and involvement increases, you will be assigned a mentor from the current HCA membership to continue to guide you through the processes associated with reenactment in our living history weekend events.
Stage 1: Guest
Attend an event with loaner clothing (as available) and spend the day with HCA. Stage 1 may be two to three events.
Stage 2: Apprentice
Become an HCA member, gain access to HCA guidelines, attend each event “as an apprentice”, work towards a foundation wardrobe and will be asked to coordinate your own sleeping arrangements this may be purchasing a tent, getting a hotel room or find someone who is willing to share their tent. Stage 2 may be one to two seasons.
Stage 4: Oak Street Resident
Full wardrobe and impression- at this stage you are focused on refining your presentation skills and enhancing your level of authenticity.
Stage 3: Journeyman
Actively developing impression and corresponding clothing, moving beyond borrowing, buying a presentation space and encampment furnishings appropriate to your impression. Stage 3 may be two to three season.
