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living history

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noun

  1. any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Starting in January, the world’s largest living history museum would celebrate its 100th anniversary, and Kurt Smith would hit 10 years “interpreting” Thomas Jefferson, a major role at the Virginia museum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

My family had been members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval-era living history organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Its next event is a living history day on 1 June, to mark the opening of a replica Iron Age settlement.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

Haley’s easy manner of gliding over the jagged edges of living history has largely worked.

From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2024

It was like being in the presence of a relic, or even living history.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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