Boonesboro Village
Not Just Learning History, But Living It!
Huzzah! Join us as we celebrate over a quarter-century of living history, life skills, craft making, and so much more!
Boonesboro Village is a living history program at Camp Daniel Boone. It allows scouts and scouters attending CDB to experience life skills and crafts that were common in the late-1700s. Living in Boonesboro Village is like going to Scout Camp in 1767, with an atmosphere and camaraderie that is very different from most traditional base camp experiences.
Participants will enter the 1770s Sunday afternoon and experience life as our ancestors knew it until they return to the 21st century on Saturday morning. Villagers live in barracks and prepare all of their own meals over an open fire.
Each resident villager is provided with a period hunting shirt (their class “A” uniform for the week), a Boonesboro Patch and two craft kits with their fees.
Each Village Craft Center is directed by Master Craftsperson with over 20 years experience in their specific craft. They will teach you the skills of the 1770s as well as the history of the period, and of their craft.
Additional crafts may be purchased at the prevailing rate. Merit badge opportunities within the village include Metalworking, Leatherworking, and Pottery. Resident Villagers can also be earn additional merit badges in the CDB base camp program. This is accomplished by working in the village in either the morning or afternoon and taking merit badges in base camp the other half of the day.
Crafts offered vary year to year, but include blacksmithing, pottery, leatherworking and knifemakeing (from a kit). Games and contests will include learning to make fire by flint & steel and the bow drill, knife & ‘hawk throw’n, and the Highland Games on Wednesday afternoon.
Villagers will do all of their own cooking in the campsite. Adults work with the scouts to complete each day’s duties. All cooking and serving equipment is provided. Participants may not bring more than 1 standard footlocker of personal gear into the village.
All campers at CDB are invited to stop by and visit Boonesboro Village during the hours of 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. daily. Whether it be to set and chat with a good cup of coffee or tea, or to build one of the crafts yourself, the village is always happy to see wayfarin campers stop in. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, the Village reopens at 7:30pm for an evening demonstation, followed immediately by the opening of the Tavern and with drinks, snacks, live music, and tavern games.
All participants must be age 13 by June 1, 2027 (prefered) or atleast 13 by their arrival date at Camp Daniel Boone.
