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Recruits of Fort Beausejour’s soldier for a day program are led through their drills by historic site interpreter Gabrielle Dallaporta. Learning drills was a part of the kids’ enlistment before they were stationed around the fort and began their milit

Published on July 28th, 2010; Published on July 28th, 2010
Mitch MacDonald

Beausejour’s Soldier for a Day program teaches kids history the fun way

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FORT BEAUSEJOUR - The battle between French and British forces at Fort Beausejour may have ended 255 years ago, but kids were training yesterday to defend the garrison from further attack.

Every Tuesday and Wednesday until Aug. 18, six to twelve-year-olds can enlist in the site's Soldier for a Day program and become and an honourary 18th century French recruit for four hours.

For the full story, check out tomorrow's edition of the Amherst Daily News.

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