Tag Archives: Living History

Fort Dobbs Recreates Life on the Frontier For 2nd Saturdays July 13

June 14, 2013 – 4:00 pm

STATESVILLE — Guests are encouraged to get their hands dirty at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site as part of the statewide “2nd Saturdays” series. Costumed interpreters will construct a mud baking oven of the type used in the mid-18th century on Saturday, July 13. Visitors can help build this replica of an essential piece of [...]

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Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace to Present Arts and History Extravaganza

June 4, 2013 – 7:00 pm

WEAVERVILLE — The sights and sounds of the past will come to life on Saturday, June 8, as the Gov. Zebulon B. Vance Birthplace kicks off this summer’s series of programming known as 2nd Saturdays. The free event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will present living history re-enactors, hands-on activities, craft demonstrations and area artists vending [...]

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Celebrate a “Day in Durham” with Cultural Resources 2nd Saturdays Programs June 8

June 4, 2013 – 5:00 pm

DURHAM — A day of free family fun on June 8 celebrates all things Durham, the cavalry to the rescue, and an early Juneteenth commemoration, in the first of three 2nd Saturdays programs organized by the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources this summer.  Unique programs of arts, history, food, and fun will be found on [...]

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Fort Dobbs Recreates Life on the Frontier

May 30, 2013 – 11:00 am

STATESVILLE — Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will offer a glimpse of life on the North Carolina frontier on June 8-9.  In the summer of 1755, 50 soldiers arrived on a remote hilltop near present-day Statesville with orders to build a fort to guard local settlers and mark the edge of the British Empire. Named [...]

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Bennett Place Marks Memorial Day with Soldiers Throughout Time May 25

May 22, 2013 – 5:30 pm

DURHAM — Bennett Place State Historic Site will present a special living history program to remember and honor American soldiers on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This Memorial Day tribute is for American military personnel throughout our nation’s history. Living historians [...]

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Celebrate Patriots’ Day with a Boom at Alamance Battleground on May 17-19

May 17, 2013 – 1:00 pm

BURLINGTON - Alamance Battleground State Historic Site will commemorate the 242ndanniversary of the Battle of Alamance with special, family-friendly activities during its 18th-centuryLiving Experience and Patriots’ Dayon May 18-19. There will be commemorative ceremonies and living history demonstrations for all to enjoy. Costumed interpreters will re-enact military and domestic life all day on Saturday, and on Sunday from 1-5 [...]

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Preparing for the War for Empire At Fort Dobbs On April 13 and 14

April 11, 2013 – 12:00 pm

STATESVILLE — Hundreds of re-enactors will be dressed for war this weekend at a restaged battle in the War for Empire at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville. Interpreters will capture the fury and chaos of warfare during the French and Indian War, when Cherokee warriors allied with France battled English settlers on North Carolina’s western [...]

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Civil War History Comes Alive at the Museum of the Cape Fear

March 7, 2013 – 3:30 pm

FAYATTEVILLE – On Saturday April 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the grounds of the old Fayetteville Arsenal will once again host Confederate soldiers. “Skirmishes and Shortages: N.C. in 1863” is a Civil War Sesquicentennial living history event focused on what was happening in our state 150 years ago. Members of the 26th NC [...]

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Civil War Comes to Life with Soldier’s Ball, Encampments, Rare Exhibits

March 5, 2013 – 2:30 pm

After its fall to Union troops in March of 1862, New Bern remained a Federally-occupied city for the remainder of the Civil War. Experience life in New Bern during that occupation as Tryon Palace invites visitors to go behind Union lines for “Civil War Weekend: Keepers of the Town.” Held the weekend of March 9-10, [...]

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148th Anniversary of the Fall of Fort Anderson Focuses on Medical Maladies of the Civil War

February 12, 2013 – 5:30 pm

WINNABOW — During the Civil War, a soldier was far more likely to die from disease than during battle. In fact, biological pestilence may even have altered the course of the war. Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will share some often overlooked yet fascinating stories behind these hidden terrors during a living history event on [...]

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Civil War Living History Commemoration of the Battle of Elizabeth City

January 23, 2013 – 12:32 pm

Cannon firing on Waterfront Park, re-enactor encampments, demonstrations and tours of the Civil War sesquicentennial exhibit, Under Both Flags: Civil War in the Albemarle will signal the beginning of a public history day at the Museum of the Albemarle to take place Saturday, February 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Union and Confederate living historians [...]

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Fort Fisher Civil War Program Commemorates Fighting And Recalls Lost Ship

January 17, 2013 – 3:41 pm

KURE BEACH — The pivotal role of Fort Fisher in the Civil War is underscored in the movie Lincoln, as the president emphasized that it must be captured. Fort Fisher State Historic Site will demonstrate some of the power of the fort in the 148th anniversary program “Sheppard’s Battery: Confederates Defending the Left Flank” on Saturday, [...]

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Celebrate Christmas with Civil War Soldiers At Bentonville Battlefield

November 19, 2012 – 4:19 pm

FOUR OAKS – Leave the hustle and bustle of modern holidays behind and travel back to a simpler place and time at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s “Civil War Christmas” event. On Saturday, Dec. 1, drop by and help decorate an 1860s style Christmas tree, spend time with Confederate soldiers around the campfire, sip cider with [...]

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Commemorate Veterans Day Across North Carolina

November 8, 2012 – 9:08 am

Musket firing at the coast, a patriotic parade and concert in the Piedmont and a timeline of military history in the west are just a few of the ways visitors can commemorate Veterans Day with the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. On Sunday, November 11, join Tryon Palace in New Bern for a special salute to the [...]

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N.C. Transportation Museum Hosts the Mecklenburg Beauregards Civil War Encampment and Ladies Tea

October 24, 2012 – 1:00 pm

SPENCER — This Saturday, Oct. 27, the N.C. Transportation Museum will be hosting activities that take visitors back to time when the country was on the brink of collapse, brother fought brother, and a house was divided against itself. The Mecklenburg Beauregards Civil War Encampment and Ladies Tea will take place from 10 a.m. to [...]

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