BREWSTER — Historic reenactor and docent Mike Reveruzzi of Brewster has clothing for some very particular occasions.

Let’s say he wants to dress as the town’s Civil War-era blacksmith. He’s ready with his green vest and blue britches. A British marine fighting in the War of 1812? No problem — he has the red jacket and black top hat.

He says he can, in fact, dress as any “ordinary average Joe” of 1774 to 1780 wearing breeches, long stockings, a vest, a jacket and a neckcloth. On this bright and sunny spring morning in Windmill Village, an area with three historic buildings next to Drummer Boy Park, Reveruzzi is dressed as the miller working at the 1795 Higgins Farm Windmill. He’s wearing his white smock and black tricorn hat. Blacksmiths wore smocks over their shirts to protect them — they would have had only two or three sets of clothing. And what about those shoes — black shoes with buckles? The shoes may not be exactly authentic because “Colonial shoes did not have a left or right,” he says. At that time people wore flat shoes, with no arch support.

In a word: Uncomfortable.

Briefly, Reveruzzi explains how the mill worked and how townspeople lined up to get their grain and corn ground. In the early colonies, three things were considered essential to a settlement — a minister, a blacksmith and a miller.

Reveruzzi leads the way into the 1795 Harris-Black House restored by the Brewster Historical Society. The house, moved from Red Top Road, may be the smallest post-and-beam house remaining on Cape Cod. It is a mere 256 square feet with a steep “Cape Cod staircase” leading to the sleeping loft above. Here in the keeping room the hearth draws the eye, as does the wall surrounding it, painted a rich red in buttermilk paint. Sunshine streams into the small room through wavy old window glass. Reveruzzi looks right at home as he perches on a bench and removes his tricorn hat to reminisce, for a time.

Reveruzzi, 75, is a docent for the Brewster Historical Society, which maintains these buildings, and a sometime portrayer of the ghost of Captain Elijah Cobb, who died in 1848 and whose 1799 home is now home to the Cobb House Museum. As a retired teacher, Reveruzzi is well-versed in not only the historic information he’s conveying, but in how to hold an audience. He taught the sixth grade in Enfield, Conn. for 35 years. Although he had intended to use his master’s degree in political science to work in government, he found that “I really liked working with kids.”

Although conversant in local history, Reveruzzi is a washashore who grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Enfield.

“Everyone spoke Italian there,” Reveruzzi says. In 1970, he married a Cape Codder, his wife Linda, whom he met in the very first class he attended while both were students at American International College in Springfield. Reveruzzi notes that Linda is a Chatham Nickerson on her mother’s side, and can trace her family back to 1630. The couple bought their house on Millstone Road in 1971 from Linda’s aunt, and at that time you could still see Cape Cod Bay from the attic windows. The Cape Cod Rail Trail had not yet been developed — the old train tracks ran through the neighborhood.

Reveruzzi says that when his wife grew up in Brewster in the 1950s, the town’s year-round population was 900. She and her cousin could “ride down Millstone Road doing tricks on their bicycles — there wouldn’t be anyone for hours.” To summon the doctor, you simply dialed “7” on your telephone. If the doctor didn’t answer, the telephone operator, based on Route 6A, probably knew where to find him.

Still, when the Reveruzzis and their four children — three daughters and a son — came down to the Cape on vacations “the kids went everywhere. Everyone in the neighborhood knew who they were,” Reveruzzi says. When Reveruzzi retired he and Linda moved full-time to Brewster.

As well as his historic activities with the Brewster Historical Society, Reveruzzi is a member of the Brewster Colonial Artillery Company, a subset of the Yarmouth Minutemen. His son John, who lives next door, was the original Minuteman in the family, and after he had been a part of the group for about five years, he invited his father to join.

“I’ve always been a history buff,” Reveruzzi says. He has served in the group now for at least 25 years.

The Yarmouth Minutemen is a non-profit Colonial reenactment group that reenacts Revolutionary War battles and makes presentations at schools, although they no longer bring in muskets “with all the violence” in schools. (In fact, they have never shot live bullets and instead use “salutes,” Reveruzzi says.) Mainly the Minutemen speak to students about what it was like to live in the 18th century, and they show off items such as wooden bowls and pewter dishes. They also walk in parades such Chatham’s Fourth of July parade. The group is open to all ages with the one requirement being an interest in Colonial history.

Windmill Village, at 51 Drummer Boy Rd., will open for the season on June 29.

Historic reenactor and docent Mike Reveruzzi of Brewster has clothing for some very particular occasions.Let’s say he wants to dress as the town’s Civil War-era blacksmith. He’s ready with his green vest and blue britches. A British marine fighting in the War of 1812? No problem — he has the red jacket and black top hat.He says he can, in fact, dress as any “ordinary average Joe” of 1774 to 1780 wearing breeches, long stockings, a vest, a jacket and a neckcloth. On this bright and sunny spring morning in Windmill Village, an area with three historic buildings next to Drummer Boy Park, Reveruzzi is dressed as the miller working at the 1795 Higgins Farm Windmill. He’s wearing his white smock and black tricorn hat. Blacksmiths wore smocks over their shirts to protect them — they would have had only two or three sets of clothing. And what about those shoes — black shoes with buckles? The shoes may not be exactly authentic because “Colonial shoes did not have a left or right,” he says. At that time people wore flat shoes, with no arch support.In a word: Uncomfortable.Briefly, Reveruzzi explains how the mill worked and how townspeople lined up to get their grain and corn ground. In the early colonies, three things were considered essential to a settlement — a minister, a blacksmith and a miller.Reveruzzi leads the way into the 1795 Harris-Black House restored by the Brewster Historical Society. The house, moved from Red Top Road, may be the smallest post-and-beam house remaining on Cape Cod. It is a mere 256 square feet with a steep “Cape Cod staircase” leading to the sleeping loft above. Here in the keeping room the hearth draws the eye, as does the wall surrounding it, painted a rich red in buttermilk paint. Sunshine streams into the small room through wavy old window glass. Reveruzzi looks right at home as he perches on a bench and removes his tricorn hat to reminisce, for a time.Reveruzzi, 75, is a docent for the Brewster Historical Society, which maintains these buildings, and a sometime portrayer of the ghost of Captain Elijah Cobb, who died in 1848 and whose 1799 home is now home to the Cobb House Museum. As a retired teacher, Reveruzzi is well-versed in not only the historic information he’s conveying, but in how to hold an audience. He taught the sixth grade in Enfield, Conn. for 35 years. Although he had intended to use his master’s degree in political science to work in government, he found that “I really liked working with kids.”Although conversant in local history, Reveruzzi is a washashore who grew up in an Italian neighborhood in Enfield.“Everyone spoke Italian there,” Reveruzzi says. In 1970, he married a Cape Codder, his wife Linda, whom he met in the very first class he attended while both were students at American International College in Springfield. Reveruzzi notes that Linda is a Chatham Nickerson on her mother’s side, and can trace her family back to 1630. The couple bought their house on Millstone Road in 1971 from Linda’s aunt, and at that time you could still see Cape Cod Bay from the attic windows. The Cape Cod Rail Trail had not yet been developed — the old train tracks ran through the neighborhood.Reveruzzi says that when his wife grew up in Brewster in the 1950s, the town’s year-round population was 900. She and her cousin could “ride down Millstone Road doing tricks on their bicycles — there wouldn’t be anyone for hours.” To summon the doctor, you simply dialed “7” on your telephone. If the doctor didn’t answer, the telephone operator, based on Route 6A, probably knew where to find him.Still, when the Reveruzzis and their four children — three daughters and a son — came down to the Cape on vacations “the kids went everywhere. Everyone in the neighborhood knew who they were,” Reveruzzi says. When Reveruzzi retired he and Linda moved full-time to Brewster.As well as his historic activities with the Brewster Historical Society, Reveruzzi is a member of the Brewster Colonial Artillery Company, a subset of the Yarmouth Minutemen. His son John, who lives next door, was the original Minuteman in the family, and after he had been a part of the group for about five years, he invited his father to join.“I’ve always been a history buff,” Reveruzzi says. He has served in the group now for at least 25 years.The Yarmouth Minutemen is a non-profit Colonial reenactment group that reenacts Revolutionary War battles and makes presentations at schools, although they no longer bring in muskets “with all the violence” in schools. (In fact, they have never shot live bullets and instead use “salutes,” Reveruzzi says.) Mainly the Minutemen speak to students about what it was like to live in the 18th century, and they show off items such as wooden bowls and pewter dishes. They also walk in parades such Chatham’s Fourth of July parade. The group is open to all ages with the one requirement being an interest in Colonial history.Windmill Village, at 51 Drummer Boy Rd., will open for the season on June 29.