North
Carolina Civil War News event listings
at
state historic sites and museums
November
& December
November
2013
Jefferson Davis’
Visit to Wilmington and Fort Fisher
November 2,
2013
North Carolina
Living History
Event
For more
information: (910) 458-5538 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
“Jefferson Davis’
Visit to Wilmington and Fort Fisher” marks the 150th anniversary of Confederate
President Jefferson Davis' visit to the important port of Wilmington and his
inspection of the Cape Fear River defenses. See Civil war re-enactors and
demonstrations of artillery and infantry drills in this free program at Fort
Fisher State Historic Site (610 Fort Fisher Boulevard South) in Kure Beach.
Blood and War at My
Doorstep
November 2,
2013
North Carolina
Lecture Program
(author)
For more
information: (252) 923-3971 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
For this series
lecture at Historic Bath, “Blood and War at My Doorstep: Some North Carolina
Women During the War,” author and researcher Brenda Chambers McKean shares how
citizens reacted on the home front when their soldiers marched to the War
Between the States. Some women worked through "Aid Societies"; others did
whatever they had to do to survive. Period newspaper accounts and unpublished
letters help tell the story. The free lecture is from 10-11:30 a.m. at the state
historic site’s visitor center, 207 Carteret Street.
Military
Timeline
November 9 and
10, 2013
North Carolina
Living History
Event
For more
information: (704) 873-5882 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
The annual "Military
Timeline” living history program at Fort Dobbs in Statesville celebrates
Veterans Day weekend with free activities exploring military history over the
past 300 years. Visitors can see Cherokee warriors, Civil War Confederate and
Union soldiers, WWII G.I.'s and grunts from the Vietnam War, among others, and
learn how their uniforms, equipment and experiences have changed in three
centuries. Weapons firing demonstrations are featured both days at the state
historic site, 438 Fort Dobbs Road.
Defending New Bern:
300 Years of Stewardship
November 11,
2013
North Carolina
Living History
Event
For more
information: (800) 767-1560 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
On Veterans Day
Tryon Palace in New Bern presents "Defending New Bern: 300 Years of
Stewardship,” a salute to the military men and women who have defended eastern
North Carolina over three centuries. Admission is free for all active-duty and
military veterans with the presentation of their military ID, and their
immediate family members get discounted admission to Tryon Palace and its N.C.
History Center, 529 South Front Street.
Tryon’s Tales for
Tots: A Civil War Thanksgiving
November 13,
2013
North Carolina
Children’s
Program
For more
information: (800) 767-1560 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
Tryon Palace offers
"A Civil War Thanksgiving” in its “Tales for Tots” series. Preschoolers and
parents will learn about Thanksgiving in Union-occupied New Bern during the
Civil War by visiting the Hay House and helping to make a recipe on the
19th-century wood stove. Fee is $6 per child with one accompanying adult free;
fee for additional adults is $6. The Tryon Palace historic site is at 529 South
Front Street.
Civil War Weekend at
Tryon Palace
November 16 and 17,
2013
North Carolina
Living History
Event
For more
information: (800) 767-1560 or http://www.tryonpalace.org/calendar.php
Tryon Palace in New
Bern explores regional Civil War heritage in "Civil War Weekend” programs.
Through costumed interpreters and exhibits learn about the establishment of the
nearby James City community and the participation of U.S. Colored Troops
stationed in New Bern. Paid admission is required to the historic site at 529
South Front Street.
Digital Collections:
An Update
November 18,
2013
North Carolina
Lecture Program
(archivists)
For more
information: (919) 807-7310 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
"Tour" the digital
collections from the State Archives of North Carolina through the eyes of staff
archivists. Take a look at some of the fascinating documents, diary entries, and
letters posted on the Civil War 150 blog, and discover how and why items are
selected. The free lecture is from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the State Archives &
History/State Library Building, 109 East Jones Street,
Raleigh.
Gone with the Glory:
The Civil War in Cinema
November 23,
2013
North Carolina
Lecture Program
(author)
For more
information: (252) 335-1453 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
Author Brian Steel
Wills, director of the Civil War Center at Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw,
Ga.), will discuss and sign copies of his book, “Gone with the Glory: The Civil
War in Cinema.” The free lecture is at 2 p.m. at the Museum of the Albemarle,
501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City. Wills is also a professor of history at
the university.
December
2013
Somerset Place
Christmas Open House
December 1,
2013
North Carolina
Holiday Event
(living history program)
For more
information: (252) 797-4560 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
The 24th Annual
Christmas Open House at Somerset Place in Creswell explores simple seasonal
pleasures on a 19th-century plantation, with traditional greenery decorations
and Christmas arrangements adorning the site buildings. Take self-guided tours
of the former plantation while enjoying holiday music, plus complimentary
samplings of homemade sweets, hot spiced tea, and old-fashioned black-eyed peas
cooked over an open fire and served with hearth-cooked, buttery "Somerset
cornbread." This free program is from 1-4 p.m. at the state historic site (one
of the upper South's largest plantations during the Civil War) at 2572 Lake
Shore Road.
Christmas by
Candlelight at Duke Homestead
December 6 and 13,
2013
North Carolina
Holiday Event
(living history program)
For more
information: (919) 477-5498 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
Celebrate an 1870s
Christmas during evening "Christmas by
Candlelight" tours at Duke Homestead State Historic Site in Durham. Free holiday
tours feature period decorations, caroling, dances, hot apple cider and other
goodies from 7-9 p.m. at the state historic site, 2828 Duke Homestead Road.
Washington Duke started a farm operation here in 1852 that became a major
tobacco production empire after the Civil War created a target audience for his
“bright leaf” products.
A Civil War
Christmas Open House
December 7,
2013
North Carolina
Holiday Event
(living history program)
For more
information: (910) 594-0789 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
Bentonville
Battlefield near Four Oaks recreates a traditional Civil War Christmas for “A
Civil War Christmas Open House.” Visitors can enjoy cookies and cider while
listening to period music during this free program from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the
state historic site, 5466 Harper House Road. Costumed military interpreters
discuss how the common soldier spent his holiday furlough time with friends and
family. Costumed interpreters decorate the Harper farmhouse kitchen using
natural materials including holly, magnolia, fruits and popcorn
strands.
Fort Fisher Holiday
Open House
December 10,
2013
North Carolina
Holiday Event
For more
information: (910) 458-5538 or http://www.nchistoricsites.org/fisher/fisher.htm
Celebrate the
Christmas season in Kure Beach at this Civil War fort’s annual Holiday Open
House. The free program at this state historic site (1610 Ft. Fisher Boulevard
South) includes music, decorations, refreshments and gift store discounts. For
most of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept the Wilmington port open to
blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland, but its
defeat in January 1865 after an amphibious assault helped seal the fate of the
Confederacy.
Edenton Bell
Battery
December 14,
2013
North Carolina
Living History
Event
For more
information: (252) 482-2637 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
Visit the 1767
Chowan County Courthouse Green for this special living history program on the
Edenton Bell Battery Confederate Unit. Visitors of all ages can learn about life
in the Confederate Army in the Edenton area. The free program is sponsored by
the Historic Edenton State Historic Site, 108 N. Broad Street.
Christmas in the
Carolinas during the Civil War
December 14 and 15,
2013
North Carolina
Holiday Event
(living history program)
For more
information: (919) 383-4345 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
"Christmas
in
the Carolinas during the Civil War” explores traditional 19-century traditions
at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham. Civilians and soldiers will
enjoy cooking, music, decorating, caroling, a visit by Old St. Nick and the
annual roasting of the hog’s head during the free program at this Civil War
battlefield (4409 Bennett Memorial Road), scene of the war’s largest troop
surrender. The kids can write letters to Old St. Nick and make Christmas
ornaments. Refreshments include hot apple cider and Christmas cookies. Hours are
10 a.m.-4 p.m. December 14 and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. December 15.
Real to Reel: The
Making of ‘Gone with the Wind’
December 15,
2013
North Carolina
Movie Viewing (and
related program)
For more
information: (252) 335-1453 or http://www.nccultureevents.com
The Museum of the
Albemarle in Elizabeth City will show the film “Gone with the Wind” at 2 p.m. as
the finale to its exhibit “Real to Reel: The Making of ‘Gone with the Wind.’ ”
The exhibit showcases authentic memorabilia -- costumes, screen tests, scene
props, a script, Vivien Leigh's Academy Award and more than 120 other items --
from the James Tumblin collection. For this day only, admission to the exhibit
is free and gift shops items related to the Civil War and “Gone with the Wind”
are discounted 10% discount. The history museum is located at 501 South Water
Street.
Gina
Cappellano
Museum of
the Albemarle
501 S. Water
Street
Elizabeth
City, NC 27909
Phone:
252-335-1453
Fax:
252-335-0637
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