Historical reenactment is an educational activity in which participants attempt to recreate some aspects of a historical event or period. This may be as narrow as a specific moment from a battle to how their lives were lived.
There are many groups that come to Fort de Chartres. Decide what time period and persona you are most interested and then come to some of the Fort’s events and meet the re-enactors. They are more then happy to help you. You can also contact some of the various groups in the “Links” section of the forts page. You can also contact us through our page for more information
Fort de Chartres is the last of three eighteenth-century forts by that name erected near the Mississippi River by France's colonial government. From 1720 to 1763 French administration of the Illinois Country was centered at the forts, built successively over a 40-year period on or near the same site. The stone fort, built in the 1750s and abandoned in 1771, has been partially reconstructed to provide a glimpse of life in Illinois under the French regime. Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, which also preserves the archaeological remains of the earlier wooden forts, is managed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
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