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Last Updated October 28, 2008
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2009
All events are subject to change or cancellation. Please
contact the site for confirmation.
March 28, Saturday
Planting the Fields
Join the farm staff as they prepare for
the spring planting season. Visitors will get to learn how the Bennett
family and other North Carolina farmers made their living and tried to
survive during the time of the American Civil War. Program is10am-4pm.
Admission is FREE and donations graciously accepted. For More Information
Contact: 919-383-4345.
April 4, Saturday
Civil War Park Day
This is a national workday for volunteers to come out and
support their local Civil War Historic Site. Projects include gardening,
cleaning of park grounds, clearing nature trails, and other preservation
opportunities. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is FREE and donations
graciously accepted. For More Information Contact: 919-383-4345.
April 25-26, Saturday-Sunday
Anniversary Surrender Commemoration
This commemorative event marks the largest surrender of the
American Civil War, which helped reunify the United States. Visit Bennett
Place where the generals convened to sign the papers, which made them
prominent figures in history. Living history programs and lectures will be
held throughout the weekend. Program is10am-4pm. Admission is FREE and
donations graciously accepted. For More Information Contact: 919-383-4345.
May 20, Wednesday
Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina Observance)
Meet historical interpreters portraying Confederate
soldiers. They will demonstrate the life of the soldier and discuss what
Confederate Memorial Day means to them. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is
FREE and donations graciously accepted. For More Information Contact:
919-383-4345.
May 23, Saturday
Memorial Day Remembrance
Memorial Day began in small communities, which recognized
those soldiers who gave their lives during the American Civil War. Join
Civil War soldier interpreters as the share the history and significance
of Memorial Day. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is FREE and donations
graciously accepted. For More Information Contact: 919-383-4345.
July 18-19, Saturday-Sunday
Union Occupation in the Carolinas
Historically Reconstruction ended in North Carolina on July
4, 1868. Join Union soldiers at Bennett Place as they discuss the days
after the surrender and Reconstruction in the South. Living Historians
will demonstrate life of the Northern soldiers who served under General
Sherman at the close of the American Civil War. Soldiers will be encamped
around the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. Program is 10am-4pm.
Admission is FREE and donations graciously accepted. For More Information
Contact: 919-383-4345.
August 22-2, Saturday-Sunday
Soldiers of the Old North State
Living Historians will demonstrate life of the Southern
soldiers who served the Old North State during the American Civil War.
Visit with Confederate soldiers as they discuss and exhibit the uniforms
and equipment of North Carolina soldier. Soldiers will be encamped around
the Bennett Farm throughout the weekend. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is
FREE and donations graciously accepted. For More Information Contact:
919-383-4345.
October 10-11, Saturday-Sunday
Road To Secession
Experience what life was like for the people of Piedmont
North Carolina during the beginning months of the Civil War. A recruitment
station and encampment will be set up on the grounds of the Bennett Farm,
much like camps established throughout the South, recruiting men to defend
the Southern cause. Civilians will enlist in the army and be transformed
into soldiers. The women will demonstrate domestic chores such as cooking,
gardening, sewing for their husbands and sons heading off to war. Soldiers
will share their stories of enlistment, and their new life in the
Confederate army. Visitors will have the opportunity to “enlist” and
become soldiers as well. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is FREE and
donations graciously accepted. 10am-4pm. For More Information Contact:
919-383-4345.
December 12-13, Saturday-Sunday
Christmas in the Carolinas During the Civil War
Visit Bennett Place during the holiday season and witness
how Christmas was celebrated in the Piedmont Carolinas. The farm will be
decorated in a typical Christmas fashion. Music, caroling, and
refreshments will be served. Program is 10am-4pm. Admission is FREE and
donations graciously accepted. For More Information Contact: 919-383-4345.
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