I talked to her and she said that she has the same style of Minnetonka boots that I just bought, buuut...that at some of the larger rendezvous I may stand out due to the fact the top fringed portion of the boot was not a style seen until the 1860s or later, but for me they will do, what I hope to get from reenacting is a close facsimile of life in the 19th century, starting with the colonial and buckskinning period, into the gold rush era, onto the civil war, the following expansion and farming as well as cattle culture, as well as the buffalo hunting. And as such I have the attire to use to close as I financially am able, reenact multiple periods, and with some time and additional funds, the firearms to span those eras, as well as period camping and cooking, which remained virtually unchanged from 1803-1899, canvas tent, army cot, bed roll, woden chairs and table and cast iron cookware. My love for history and the lives of those in those eras drives my love of reenacting, along with the research, searching for historical items and gear, as well as the lessons their often simple but fulfilling lives can teach us. And if history teaches us anything, its that those who don't learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them.