History enthusiasts and the historically curious came out to Century Village in Fryer Park on June 4 to experience a trip to the past during the annual Heritage Celebration. Presented by the city of Grove City and the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society, the event allows those living in modern times to get a glimpse of the lives of those who inhabited these lands during the mid-to-late 18th and 19th centuries. Here, historical reenactor James Sturckler demonstrates that while the years may have passed, people have and always will find pleasure in the simple things like catching a cool breeze underneath the trees on a warm day. When not being lulled by the pleasantness of the atmospheric conditions, Sturckler often engaged with attendees about the American Revolutionary War in which his character was a soldier of the King’s 8th Regiment of Foot. The resident of Dayton – who has been a living history reenactor for more than two decades – hand-sewed this uniform.
