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The King's Orange Rangers are affiliated with a number of other re-enactment groups with Nova Scotia and abroad. The links listed below include websites for some of these groups. In addition, we have provide links to community festivals that the King's Orange Rangers participates in, and some of the festivals are fellow re-enactors take part in, here and Nova Scotia. Finally, to meet our aim of encouraging education about the period of the American Revolution we have included a number sites useful for their historical sites and some commercial websites where people can purchase the materials necessary to start their own journey into the active exploration of our history, which is re-enacting! We hope you find these links useful.
| Website | Type | Description |
| http://www.regionofqueens.com | Municipality of the Region of Queens | Provides information about the municipality as a government, businesses in the area, services available and local organizations and events. |
| www.privateerdays.com | Festival - Privateer Days Liverpool | Site contains information on one of Nova Scotia's premier signature festivals and includes historical information on privateering and the American Revolution and features picture galleries of various historical re-enactments. |
| http://www.novascotiapirates.ca/ | Festival - Pirates of Jeddore Festival | A festival heralded by its organizers as encouraging the most wretched men and women of the sea--pyrates--to abound the streets of the coastal town causing mayhem, or as known to them good cheer. This year the pyrates may meet a poor end as King George III has ordered the King's Orange Rangers to intervene, there is sure to be a battle! |
| http://groups.yahoo.com/group/louisbourg2008encampment/ | Event - 2009 Grand Encampment at Fortress Louisbourg Chat Group | |
| http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/fortanne/index_e.asp | Historic Places - Government of Canada | Parks Canada website for Fort Anne National Historic Site, located in Annapolis Royal. Fort Anne is host to a reenactment every summer attended by numerous Nova Scotia reenacting societies. |
| http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/louisbourg/index_e.asp | Historic Places - Government of Canada | Parks Canada website for Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site, located in Louisbourg. Fortress Louisbourg was built in the early 18th century and was the stronghold of the French regime while it developed Québec. |
| http://fortress.uccb.ns.ca/ | Research - Maintained by University College of Cape Breton | This website is dedicated to past, present and future research endeavors related to the development of the Fortress Louisbourg, both as a bastion of French power in 18th century Nova Scotia and as a cultural centre for people of French and English lineage and for the Native peoples of Nova Scotia. |
| http://www.queenscountytimes.ca/ | Local Information | A non-profit web site dedicated to the people of Queens County maintained by local resident, Mary Mouzar. Everything from weather to upcoming events. |
| http://www.gosea.com/loyalistarms/ | Commercial - Re-enactment Supplier | Loyalist Arms - A re-enactment supplier specializing in weaponry ranging from muskets to cannons. They have supplied numerous movie sets including all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies! |
| http://www.brigade.org/ | Reenactment Society - Brigade of the American Revolution | One of the most active reenactment societies for the period of the American Revolution, the group has been active since 1962 and includes over 130 units. The site has excellent resources for people interested in joining this past time with articles including histories and how to make period clothing. |
| http://www.britishbrigade.org/ | Reenactment Society - British Brigade of the American Revolution | A group that has been long involved in reenactment activities, their website hosts articles on topics ranging from proper military protocol to 1764 musket drill. A wonderful resource for all involved in reenacting. |
| http://www.fifthfoot.org/ | Reenactment Society - His Majesty's Fifth Regiment of Foot | An exemplar reenacting website. With excellent summaries of company and British Brigade rules, historic articles on topics including clothing and over 70 links to other groups ranging from sutlers to musicians. |
| http://www.geocities.com/captainwmkidd/ | Reenactment Society - Free Men of the Sea (Pyrates/Pirates) Please note the current contact for the group is fmos@comcast.net The email on their site has not been updated yet. | Let their information tell their tale, as a dead man can tell none, which is what you'll be should you speak ill of this lot! Annual participants in Privateer Days this group of New England reenactors are infamous for their song and legendary for their knowledge of the fact and fiction surrounding piracy! |
| http://www.royalprovincial.com/ | History - American Revolution General: The On-Line Institute for Advanced Loyalist Studies | This site is dedicated to the study of Loyalists during the American Revolution and offers information for both persons beginning to study this era and those who want to engage with specific topics in this period of history. |
| http://www.southcoasthistorical.org/works_in_progress.htm | History - Sewing Practices | Features some instructions and designs for those who like to create their own pieces and also has commercial reenactment products for sale. |
| www.cmhg.gc.ca | History - Canadian Military | Has a searchable database of scholarly articles relating to all areas of the Canadian Military's history ranging from the year 1000 - forward. The database is moderately user friendly. Numerous articles are present on the American Revolution and Seven Year's Wars. |
| http://www.blupete.com | History - Blue Pete | Comprehensive historical writings on focusing on Nova Scotia. Information is presented following timelines and abstracts are available for each article. |
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