• Encourages education of the history of the United States in times of conflict. This education method is evolving to encompass life on the home front as well as abroad.
  
  
• Promotes a grass roots level person to person interchange of history as experienced by the public. This interchange is often cross-generational between family members as well as between the public and the interpreters.
  
  
• Attracts people of all ages and encourages family attendance and interaction.
  
  
• Provides an opportunity to experience Live displays of historic artifacts and their use and meaning.
  
  
• Encourages the conservation of our Nation's historic artifacts while using these artifacts for the education of the general public at the local level.
  
  
• Creates an additional economic opportunity for local municipalities to attract Tourism spending at levels including lodging, food services, airline services, car rentals, local shops, and other Tourist attractions.
  
  
• Is non-political, intercultural, non-denominational and yet provides an opportunity to solicit support for a variety of public concerns.
  
  

The Duffle Bag & Associates is the Non-Profit Event Promotion arm of The Duffle Bag, Inc., a corporation furnishing Technical Advice and historic material to the Entertainment Industry and general public. Although organized in part by it's parent corporation, The Associates are an association of Living Historians who gather specifically to organize and participate in public events. We are not a club and require no dues or fees, participation is generally by invitation for a specific occasion. Past participation has included Parades, Holiday Commemorative Exhibits, Air Shows and Dedications. We number approximately one hundred participants on average, with approximately one hundred twenty tons of historic vehicles, clothing and artifacts which can be exhibited. With notice our organization can combine with others we know to an overall participant/exhibitor count of approximately three hundred. The Associates gather together as a collective group ready to promote the interest to the public wherever possible. When called upon to participate in an event it is not uncommon for our associates to travel many miles with a great deal of historic equipment and vehicles.

We can create an overall historic presence which draws the maximum public attendance and holds their attention for the maximum amount of time. Since the nature of living history is Live Historic Interpreters demonstrating and discussing the clothing and equipment with the public, what the public gets is a look back in time. We also often present historic interpreters dressed in authentic period clothing conducting representative daily routines such as drills, guard duty/changing of the guards, marches, and maintenance tasks.

Our organization can guarantee that the appearance and performance of the participants is historically accurate and upholds the high standards of conduct which we represent.

Resumes and references of our Event Organizers and Management can be made available to the appropriate Authorities.