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SCAR Sponsored Events May 31st - roundtable June 7th - bus tour |
Calendar of Upcoming Events [updated May 08, 2008] Please submit items to post upcoming Southern Campaigns programs and events of interest to Revolutionary War researchers and history buffs. Before you go, always call ahead to confirm events and admission policies. To add events, contact Steven J. Rauch, SCAR calendar editor at sjrauch@aol.com. May 15, 2008 – Washington Crossing, Pa. - 7:30 pm - lecture by Holly Mayer, Ph.D., Professor of History, Duquesne University on “Congress’s Own: French Canadian Continentals and Camp Followers” - David Library of the American Revolution (1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.) in the Feinstone Conference Center. Lecture free, seating limited, reservations recommended by calling (215) 493-6776 ext. 100. http://www.dlar.org May 17, 2008 - Burlinton, NC - 12th Annual Patriot’s Day Celebration at 2:00 pm. May 17 - 18, 2008 - Huntersville, NC - Rural Hill Plantation - 227th Anniversary of the American Revolution: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm - reenactment of the Battles of Cowan's Ford (Sat) and Weitzel's Mill (Sun). Demonstrations - children's colonial games; tomahawk throwing competition; student militia; craftsmen and artisans: blacksmithing, basket making, candle making, cooking, weaving, carpentry; colonial merchandise vendors; and guest speakers and book signings. Admission charged. http://www.ruralhill.net/nest.htm May 21, 2008 - Richmond, Va. - American Revolution
Round Table of Richmond will meet at the Westhampton Room in the University
of Richmond's Heilman Dining Center. Dinner available from 5:30 - 6:30
pm followed by the meeting at 6:30 pm -"Founding of the Continental
Navy," lecture by John Millan. http://www.richmond.edu/about/directions/campusmap.pdf.
Park in the lot adjacent to the Modlin Center for the Arts (location
50 on the map). Meeting room in Heilman Dining Center, location 34 on
the map. Directions to campus: http://www.richmond.edu/about/directions
May 24, 2008 - Lancaster, SC - Commemoration of the 228th Anniversary of the Battle of the Waxhaws or Buford’s Massacre. Program begins at 10:30 am. http://www.ncssar.com/events/BufordsMassacre2008.pdf May 31, 2008 - Southern Campaigns Roundtable at Fairfield, a beautiful 18th century mansion and grounds in rural Fairfield County, SC. Host Charles B. Baxley cbbaxley@truvista.net or http://www.southerncampaign.org/rt.html June 6 - 8, 2008 - North Augusta, SC - "Dinner with Ben" at Colonial Times. Ben Franklin will be the special guest at a reservations required, $50.00 per person, for a Colonial Repast (dinner) in the Spring House Tavern. For information and tickets contact Lynn Thompson, President of the Olde Towne Preservation Assoiation. LST1770@comcast.net and Lynn@Colonialtimes.us or P.O. Box 7915 North Augusta, S.C. 29861 tel: 803 279-7560; fax: 803 279-9595. June 6 - 8, 2008 - Great Falls, SC - annual re-enactment of the Battle of Beckhamville takes place on the original battlefield. This was the first Patriot victory following the May 1780 fall of Charleston. The re-enactment includes period music, dancing, church service (on Sunday only), Colonial era tradesmen and craftsmen, blacksmiths, children's activities, sutler shops, vendors, and food concessions. Intersection of SC 97 and SC 99 at Alexander's Old Field, just north of Great Falls. For more information call (803) 482-2370. Ticketed event. ttp://www.battleofbeckhamville.com June 7, 2008 – Richmond, Va. - Corps of Discovery - Sorry! Sold out! Wait list only - bus tour of Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton’s daring Charlottesville Raid bus tour with guide Dr. John Maass. Sponsored by SCAR and the American Revolution Round Table - Richmond. http://www.southerncampaign.org/cod.html June 7, 2008 - Lincolnton, NC - the 228th anniversary celebration of the Battle of Ramsour's Mill - 9:00 am camp opens to the public; 10:00 am wreath laying ceremony at the mass grave site by SAR, DAR, CAR, and others; 11:30 am lunch at the cabin site; 4:00 pm battle reenactment at the campsite; 8:30 pm ghost walk around the battlefield. Walking shoes and flashlights recommended, free event, public invited. Contact Darrell Harkey hiscord@charter.net. June 8, 2008 – Washington Crossing, Pa. - 3:00 pm - lecture by John Rees, Independent Historian, “The Pleasure of Their Number, 1778: Crisis, Conscription, and Revolutionary Soldiers’ Recollections” - David Library of the American Revolution (1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.) in the Feinstone Conference Center. Lecture free, seating limited, reservations recommended by calling (215) 493-6776 ext. 100. http://www.dlar.org July 4, 2008 – Asheville, NC - Charles F. Price’s new book, Nor the Battle to the Strong: A Novel of the American Revolution in the South will be officially launched on Friday at 7:00 pm at Malaprop's Bookstore. (www.beil.com). Free event, public invited to meet the author. http://www.malaprops.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp July 12 - 13, 2008 - Brattonsville, SC - Huck’s Defeat and the War in the Backcountry. This Revolutionary War reenactment brings to life the war in the Carolina backcountry. Three significant battles will be reenacted including Huck’s defeat, Stallions Plantation and Musgrove Mill. Other activities include camp life demonstrations, music, firearms presentations, and theatrical performances of the tumultuous times of the American Revolution. Younger visitors are especially invited to explore the children’s encampment area where they can try their hand at historic toys and games, take part in military drills, explore a Revolutionary War camp, and hear kid friendly ghost stories. Food concessions and shopping will be available. For a list of scheduled activities visit www.chmuseums.org. July 26, 2008 - South Boston, Va. - grand opening of the Crossing of the Dan permanent exhibit in the upper floor of The Prizery, 700 Bruce Street at 2:00 p m. http://www.prizery.com/RacetotheDan/Exhibit.htm. August 2 - 3, 2008 - Sanford, NC - House in Horseshoe - Living History Encampment - 288 Alston House Road, Sanford, NC 27330 Phone: (910) 947-2051 http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Sections/HS/horsesho/horsesho.htm September 16, 2008 - Savannah, Ga. - Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture - the Savannah History Museum theatre, 303 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Public invited, admission free. light reception at 6:30 pm, lecture at 7:00 pm. http://www.chsgeorgia.org September 17, 2008 - Richmond, Va. - "Georgia After the War," lecture by Jim Jordan. American Revolution Round Table of Richmond. http://arrt-richmond.org/3.html September 23, 2008 - Savannah, Ga. - Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture - the Savannah History Museum theatre, 303 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Public invited, admission free. light reception at 6:30 pm, lecture at 7:00 pm. http://www.chsgeorgia.org September 30, 2008 - Savannah, Ga. - Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture - the Savannah History Museum theatre, 303 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Public invited, admission free. Light reception at 6:30 pm, lecture at 7:00 pm. http://www.chsgeorgia.org October 4 -5, 2008 - Roebuck, SC - Walnut Grove Plantation, Living History Encampment - 1200 Otts Shoals Road. (864) 576-6546 Admission charged. walnutgrove@spartanburghistory.org October 7, 2008 - Savannah, Ga. - Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Lectures - the Savannah History Museum theatre, 303 MLK, Jr. Blvd. Public invited, admission free. Light reception at 6:30 pm, lecture at 7:00 pm. http://www.chsgeorgia.org October 10-11, 2008 - Manning, SC - 6th Gen. Francis Marion/Swamp Fox Symposium - “Explore the Revolutionary War Southern Campaign, Marion & his Contemporaries”. Immerse yourself in Gen. Marion's world and learn how his contemporaries such as Gens. Horatio Gates, Nathanael Greene, Mary Esther Videau Marion, Gov. John Rutledge, Col. Hezekiah Maham, & others interacted with him, as well as the modern applications of Marion's style. FE DuBose Campus of Central Carolina Technical College, I-95, Exit 122, ½ mi East on US 521. http://www.francismarionsymposium.com Registration form on line & mail to PO Box 667, Manning, SC 29102 by 9/21/08 for early bird discounts. Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society, Carole & George Summers 803-478-2645 cell: 919-730-3533 October 11-12, 2008 - Williamsburg, Va. - Prelude to Victory: Washington Prepares for Yorktown – Meet one part of a vast army on its way to lay siege to Yorktown. Join Williamsburg citizens and revolutionary soldiers to hear General Washington rally the troops at the Courthouse, and watch the Army display its might in firing emonstrations. October 18 – 19, 2008 – Gloucester, Va. - reenactment of the Battle of the Hook sponsored by the County of Gloucester, Va. http://www.battleofthehook.com November 1-2, 2008 - Camden, SC - Historic Camden's Revolutionary War Field ays http://www.historic-camden.net November 19, 2008 - Richmond, Va. - "The Intelligence Aspect of the Revolutionary War," lecture by John Rowland. American Revolution Round Table of Richmond. http://arrt-richmond.org/3.html November 22, 2008 - and Columbus Ga. - 11:00 am dedication of a new monument to the Revolutionary War Infantryman at the new National Infantry Museum, Fort Benning. Sponsored by the Georgia Society SAR. December 6, 2008 - Elbert County, Ga. - Battle of Vann's Creek anniversary commemoration at 11:00 am at the Richard B. Russell State Park near Elberton, Ga. 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