January 27-29, 2012
(Snow date February 3-5, 2012)
2012 School of the Ranger
The School of the Ranger, to be held at Fort Frederick, MD, open to anyone interested but preregistration is required! Classes begin at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 27, and end at 12:00 pm on Sunday 29 January 29, 2012. Space is limited to 50 students so register early to ensure your place! Cost is $48.00 if you preregister by January 2, 2012 / $58.00 after January 2, 2012. Cost includes 12 classes plus meals - Friday dinner through Sunday breakfast.
Tentative Schedule of Classes :
Fri-Jan-27
0730-1245 Arrival/Occupy Barracks All Barracks, Ft Frederick
1245 Welcome/Opening Remarks Mark Ulrich Visitor Center (VC)
1300 18th Century Knives and Hawks Bruce Roberts VC
1400 Bullet Molding and Cartridge Making Tom Flynn VC
1515 Break All VC
1530 Natives Customs/Interaction with Colonists T'Poku Temmeu VC
1630 Making Cordage/Trade with Natives Elizabeth Huxford VC
1740 Recover to Barracks/Free Time All Barracks, Ft Frederick
1800 Dinner All Barracks, Ft Frederick
1930 No-Host Social All Fort Area
Sat-Jan-28
0800 Breakfast All Barracks, Ft Frederick
0900 Ranger Packs and Essential Gear for the Trail Bill Johnson VC
1000 Ranger Patrol Skills-Roger’s Rules for Ranging Bob Staby VC/Outdoors
1120 Manual of Arms Training All Parade Grounds
1200 Lunch All VC
1300 Making Moccasins/Leggings Mickey Davis VC
1400 Making Ice Creepers/Snow Shoes Bill Fuentes VC
1500 Break All VC
1515 Know Your Enemy Mark Helba VC
1545 Scouts and Reconnaissance Chuck Anderson VC/Outdoors
1645 Reconnaissance Map Making Timothy Green VC/Outdoors
1745 Recover to Barracks/Free Time All Barracks, Ft Frederick
1800 Dinner w/Guest Speaker: Robert Albrecht, speaking on “Andreas Albrecht- the Prominent Early Colonial Moravian Gun Maker in Central PA.” VC
Sun-Jan-29
8:00 Breakfast All Unit
9:00 Live Fire on Range All Rifle Range
11:45 Closing Remarks/AAR All VC
12:00 ENDEX All Travel
Send your name, address and telephone number, with your check to:
Fort Frederick State Park
c/o 2012 SOR
11100 Fort Frederick Road
Big Pool, Maryland 21711
Make check payable to “Friends of Fort Frederick State Park”.
Note ‘SOR’ in the memo section on the check.
Contact Mark Ulrich for any questions at
mru61@yahoo.com(571) 276-4621
