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Reenactor Ronald Rinaldi Stood at Washington's Side—And in His Shoes - Washington Crossing Historic Park
Ronald Rinaldi, PhD, remembers the 1977 crossing like it was yesterday. Then a 15-year-old reenactor, Ronald was participating in his second Christmas Day reenactment at Washington Crossing Historic Park (his first was the bicentennial). He sat by a campfire watching the other reenactors prepare to cross the Delaware River when he felt a tap on the shoulder. It was St. John Terrell, the reenactment’s founder. “Come with me,” he was told. Terrell, in his final crossing, wanted Ronald right next to him in the boat. It was a day Ronald will never forget. So much so that 30 years later, Read More