"History has to be burned into the imagination before it can be received into the reason."

Macaulay 1847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                           

 

Some Additional Facets of We Make History

 

Upcoming Historic Events

WE MAKE HISTORY

 
April    Virginia
The Battle of Chancellorsville & The Grand Tour: Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown
Over 50 WMH folks - An Historical Reenactment & Touring Historic Sites of Old Virginia
 
April 12th    Purcellville, Virginia
Our first - and much anticipated - We Make History Ball in the great state of Virginia!

April 26th    Prescott, Arizona

Fashion, Games & Society in a Pleasant Outdoor Setting
 
May 3rd    Mesa, Arizona
We Make History's 7th Birthday Party!!!
All WMH time periods are welcome but our special theme will be...
A Taste of the 17th Century - Cavaliers, Roundheads, Musketeers, Puritans, Pilgrims & more!
 
June 21st    Prescott, Arizona
Arrrrrrrrr!
 
July 4th    Flagstaff, Arizona
Independence Day Parade
 
August 16th    Flagstaff, Arizona
The Highland Ball & Picnic
A whole weekend in kilts in the cool pines of Flagstaff...
 
September (Date to be Announced)    Tucson, Arizona
The Tucson Barn Dance
 
Fall 2008 (Date to be Announced)    Virginia
Another Historic Ball in Old Virginia! And an Historic Picnic Too!
 
October 18th (Tentative)    Mesa, Arizona
The Pride & Prejudice Ball

"Dancing is, of all the fine arts, that which seems peculiarly devoted to cheerfulness and joy."

Photos & Comments from Some of Our Past Events

"The History of Making History"

Our Interview in Smoke & Fire News.

 

 

 

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Dear Lord & Lady Scott,

I want to thank you again for all that you do. Historical reenacting has changed my life and my walk with my Heavenly Father for the better. Have a blessed Resurrection Sunday. He is Risen!

Miss O.    Chandler, Arizona

 

 

I would like to thank you for your emails. Your site is one of my personal favorites and I also wish to thank whoever does your web site as "it is one of the best done sites I think I have ever seen." Congratulations to you as web master and to your group of reenactors for your efforts and your patriotism toward our country.  I only wish that we as a country would have maintained the values of our ancestors, but that's another story.
 
Also please extend a thank you to the young people I see pictured. They are a bright spot and it would appear they have a leg-up on their peers. Maybe there is hope after all.............    David D. J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord & Lady Scott

 

Dear Bonnie Prince Charlie,

I am writing to thank you for the sweet memories from the 2007 Highland Ball that have lifted me up throughout the week.  The lively music, beautiful costumes, and infectious smiles of all who participated were uniquely special and a time I will treasure for some time to come.  As a mother of four young women who aspire to be the next Martha Washington or Elisabeth Elliot we are clearly counter-culture and hopelessly out-of-style.  However, your We Make History enterprise has introduced me to so many families, young men and women alike, who also have passionate aspirations to serve God, family, country, and the world through acts of service, gracious living, and honor. I cannot express how much hope and excitement I receive each time I meet more people who seek to take the high road and long for more entertainment that feeds the soul.  Thank you again for making this possible!

We look forward to more smiles and fellowship at the upcoming balls.

Sincerely yours,

Diane F. of  Flagstaff, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Lord Scott,

All my life I dreamed of having a chance to learn how to really dance and enjoy a multi-generational activity. It is such a blessing for this to be played out in our lives.  We are so thankful to you for your vision, and we encourage everyone we meet to participate. 

God Bless,

Lori M.    Chandler, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Dearest Lord and Lady Scott,

Another amazing night of dancing, fellowship, love and laughter. Thank you for all of the work you both put into making it a glorious night. THE BEST night of my life!

I thank you and wait in eager anticipation for the next Ball. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Love to We Make History,

In Christ,

Miss Valerie B.    Prescott, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lord and Lady Scott,

    I wanted to thank you for all of the hard work and effort you put into We Make History to provide us with evenings of fun, honor, and dance.

    I have enjoyed coming to your balls and am always so impressed by all that attend. It is so refreshing to go somewhere and be treated with respect and dignity. In this day and age, girls only seem to worry about having or getting a boyfriend and that's how they treat men, and men seem to only treat girls as potential girlfriends and objects of desire. It is so wonderful to be able to go to your balls and throw aside the thoughts and pressures of the world and be completely comfortable, with both sexes being treated with respect, honor, and dignity. I have never once worried about any of the men attending the balls acting inappropriately, and all the girls seem to treat the men with the same honor, and respect. So, with all that to say, I just want to thank you for providing such wonderful, upstanding evenings and I always look forward to your balls.

May God bless and keep you.

Sincerely,

Miss Kia C.

Scottsdale, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Lord Scott,

My favorite memories from the evening are the beautiful people from at the ball whose immense physical beauty is often exceeded by their inner beauty.

What a wonderful world it would be if everyone were like your guests.

I Remain

Your Friend and Humble Servant

1st Sgt. Mike C.   Glendale, Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(We receive positive letters from all over the world from people who have found inspiration in the WMH website. Here is one from nearby California which we think you will enjoy.)

Dear friends of all that is historical and wholesome,
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ladan and I am a 21 year old California native. I am currently attending the University of California Irvine as a pre-med major and am getting ready to go to medical school within the next year. Your website keeps me going when I am barely able to keep my eyes open at 2 AM (during my all night study sessions). I always turn to your website and awaken my senses and positive feelings with the beautiful pictures from the events your organization hosts. With my life drenched in cell biology, chemistry and physics the world you have created is an escape to heaven for me!
I have never felt that I belonged to this time period. I only listen to classical music and opera, can only find true happiness in a live ballet, and indulge in the fashions of hundred of years ago, and hold my old-fashioned ideals of relationships and etiquette between people to the higher standards of the past. Your website fuels my passion and keeps me alive in this dreary world of today. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I only wish that I were lucky enough to live in your community and have the opportunity to join in all the fun! Your neighbors are so lucky to have someone as dedicated and passionate as you in their community.
Thank you again for your amazing website and educational resources. I could read about the etiquette and dress codes for ladies all day long.
You certainly make my physics and chemistry classes easier to tackle psychologically! Thank you and bless you for all that you have done.
So grateful to you,
Ladan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Make History is an educational enterprise devoted to bringing history to life in the context of a creative, inspirational and family-friendly environment. Grand Balls, reenactments, workshops, seminars, speeches and dramatic portrayals are just some of the means utilized to achieve this goal. We are particularly known for our historic dances, each of which is set during a certain themed time period such as Jacobean, Baroque, Georgian, Colonial, Regency, Civil War or Victorian. One of our annual reenacting events, the American Heritage Festival is the largest multi-era living history gathering to take place in the Southwest and is gaining national attention among historical reenactors and the public at large. We are also excited to be in the early planning stages of building a Center for Heritage, Education and the Arts including an historic ballroom, performing arts center, formal garden, educational space and perhaps even a small living history village for ongoing historical reenacting. Dream this dream with us!
 
Our ever expanding We Make History family includes persons who have attended from virtually ever corner of Arizona as well as those who have traveled to join us from other states including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Vermont.
 
The We Make History Family is made up of homeschooling families, living historians, couples, singles, high school and college students, church groups, educators, political figures, business owners, doctors, dentists, lawyers, actors, musicians, ministers, farmers, television producers, ballroom, ballet and folk dancers and other enthusiastic people looking for the elegant, formal and respectful experience of another time. The great majority dress in period style clothing, recreating historic fashions as per the period setting of the particular historic event. But at our formal, historic Balls those in modern evening attire are always welcome as well.
 
Why do we do this? Our desire is to provide wholesome multi-generational educational and recreational opportunities, to recreate and encourage the best aspects of our cultural heritage, to make positive use of the arts and to create an atmosphere and environment where a level of grace, respect and gentility are expected and exercised to a much higher degree than the current culture around us. In fact, by making inspirational use of our heritage and the arts we are able to positively impact lives. Through changing lives we change our culture. Thus... We Make History! (Also, of course, we very much enjoy history, fashion, pageantry and dance!)
Would you like to know more about our happy, enthusiastic and growing group? Contact Lord Scott here.