ABOUT US
Historic Interpretations, Inc. passionately creates living history detailed programs for patrons of all ages, including school organizations, special events, and other venues, through classes and workshops, historic interpretations, stage productions, short films, travel and learn programs, and touring performance ensembles.
Our dedicated volunteers maintain the integrity of first person historic personas and consist of actors, historians, educators, entertainers, and artisans who enjoy the portrayal of real people, from real life, to share our real history.
Our dedicated volunteers maintain the integrity of first person historic personas and consist of actors, historians, educators, entertainers, and artisans who enjoy the portrayal of real people, from real life, to share our real history.
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OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
OUR VALUES
Stewardship and Service
Innovation and Resourcefulness
Integrity
Inclusivity & Collaboration
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Historic Interpretations, a welcoming community, educates by demonstrating the arts, sciences, and culture of 1550-1620 and 1750-1820 British and American history, using interactive activities, historic recreations, and virtual experiences.
The vision of Historic Interpretations, Inc. is to maximize the power of personal and community stories and shared history to enrich, educate, and entertain.
Historic Interpretations is responsible for the care of the historical resources that have been entrusted to us; Public service is inherent in what we do: we challenge ourselves to focus on meeting our patrons' changing needs to provide unparalleled services, education and entertainment.
We continually seek fresh new ways to meet our mission of connecting people to history and sharing compelling stories; Creativity and effectiveness are critical to our success and are recognized, supported, honored and rewarded. We communicate with honesty, openness and transparency: Our tradition of excellence and leadership across different professions are upheld and supported. Historic Interpretations conducts its work with cooperation and mutual respect, working collaboratively to create teams that take advantage of the diversity of skills and activities throughout the organization and the greater community. |
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
In 2000, a local renaissance faire created the story of a mythical meeting between Mary Stuart and Elizabeth Tudor. The concept for Historic Interpretations was born from members of that cast who had so much fun portraying the Scottish Royal Court that they were not ready for the story to be over when that 2000 faire ended. The cast banded together to form The Guilde of St. Andrew of North Carolina, the first iteration of our performance company, to provide the court of Mary, Queen of Scots, at the 2002 Mountain Renaissance Adventure Faire. Soon, other performances up and down the East coast followed, as far afield as Florida and Illinois.
Today we have volunteers who portray the life of Renaissance Europe, as well as the courts of Queen Elizabeth of England and Mary Queen of Scotland, the households of the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Leycester, as well as create an entire American Colonial Village and personas of the Regency Period.
Since our humble beginning, we’ve expanded our operation to include credited individuals skilled in costuming, cooking, brewing, arms and armor, dancing, and even performing religious ceremonies of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Historic Interpretations can provide living history programs, theatrical performances, special events, classes and workshops. Contact us to learn how you can have a custom program designed for your school, library, event, or venue or become a volunteer, and be sure to check out our public events offering a range of entertainments and opportunities for all ages. Historic Interpretations, Inc. is s a non-profit 501c3 organization.
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