The Ray Family: Jake, Jenny, Jeremy, Jennifer
About them: Jake has been a member of this group of reenactors for over 8 years.
He is the culprit responsible for introducing Jenny to reenacting, also around 8 years ago, but she was not affiliated with
this group until a year before their marriage in 2004. Jake was the unit's Corporal in last years election of officers.
This year he begins his duties as Sargeant.
Jenny is this website's author and editor, although it's success is a result of the
group's efforts. Jenny became an official member as spouse to Jake in August of 2004. Jenny enjoys being the unit's
unofficial photographer and captures their shenanegans with a Pentax K-1000 manual SLR camera, and recently with a compatable
Rebel (aren't brand names ironic?) 70-210 mm zoom lens. In addition to photographing the guys, Jenny spends reenacting
time sewing (mostly repairs), knitting/crocheting, soap making and other period craft demonstrations in the camp area.
Jeremy (this season 6 years old) and Jennifer (this season 4 years old) are Jake's
children from a previous marriage. God in His goodness and grace has united them in a virtuously seamless bond of family
and they know Jenny to be their Mama. They take reenacting with all the enthusiasm that children can daily supply.
They patiently get fitted for their period clothes in spare time off the field, and are little text books of information on
1800s games, manners and ways. Jennifer is always asking when we will go to the next "acknick".
The family looks forward to many reenacting seasons and experiences together, and
will welcome a new addition in late May. The children's out-grown period clothes have been carefully put away so that
the new "Baby Ray" will be ready for next season's adventures. (Although the parents would like to note that most of the next
few seasons will consist of "day trips" rather than full weekends until the baby is old enough to camp (2 1/2 or 3 years old.)
