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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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Drew Gilpin Faust, a Civil War historian and the president of Harvard University, will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mather Training Center as part of Harpers Ferry’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Harpers Ferry. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture, which is free and open to anyone.
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ties that let youngsters dress up as Civil War soldiers for a photo op. For a full lineup of the dozens of events, go to www.nps.gov/ hafe/index.htm. Shepherdstown This weekend, Shepherdstown hosts a special program commemorating the town’s role in the aftermath of another, betterknown Civil War battle. The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with some 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers hurt or killed. The fighting, which unfolded just a stone’s throw from Shepherdstown in the Maryland village of Sharpsburg, is a key part of the history of the town, which has been marking the 250th anniversary of its founding throughout this year. In the days after the Sept. 17, 1862, battle, nearly every home and business in Shepherdstown was turned into a makeshift hospital or morgue. On Sunday, anyone is welcome to join a three-mile walk that will recreate the trek made by some 10,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were wounded in Sept. 17, 1862. The free walk, sponsored by Shepherdstown 250 and the Sharpsburg Heritage Festival, begins at 5:30 p.m. For details, go to antietamremembrance.org. The day before, an Antietam
Remembrance Illumination starts at 7 p.m. and will include the placement of 3,654 candles on the battlefield to honor each of the soldiers who died there. Saturday’s hour-long program will include an artillery salute. On Thursday, Shepherdstown 250 will host a special program open to anyone interested in learning more about the clothing local residents made and wore in the 18th and 19th centuries. Kathy Corpus, an assistant professor of Family and Consumer Sciences at Shepherd, will deliver the free program, which begins at 7 p.m. in Room 210 of Stutzman/Sloanker Hall, located on the northwest corner of High and King streets. For details, contact Elise Baach (etbaach@gmail.com or phone her at 304-876-7060). Next week, Shepherdstown 250 and the Shepherdstown Opera House are offering a special showing of two locally made videos on the fighting in Antietam and the battle’s aftermath in Shepherdstown. The free showing, at the theater at 131 W. German St., starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Featured will be a 40-minute video: “Antietam: Decisions Sorely Missed,” which follows selected people at the battle showing history-making decisions each made – or failed to make – during the battle. After a 15-minute intermission, guests will see the 54-minute video, “Shepherdstown’s Wounded Thousands.” It draws from diaries and letters of townspeople there when the grievous-
WASSEL PHOTO AND DESIGN Partying like it’s 1799: Organizers of Discover Downtown Charles Town’s Third Thursday have chosen the history theme, Charles Washington’s Town. The Sept. 20 event will include a costume contest. On Sept. 22, the celebration continues with Charles Town’s Heritage Festival.
ly wounded men flooded into Shepherdstown. Charles Town There’s good news and bad news for those who appreciate George Washington’s ties to the area. Unlike in years past, the public this fall won’t have the chance to tour Claymont Court and other private homes with ties to the first president and his family through the Washington Homes Tour. But the good news is good indeed: history fans can instead attend a gala to celebrate a high-profile wedding held in Charles Town in 1794. Saturday marks the 218th anniversary of the wedding of en-
trenched 43-year-old bachelor (and future president) James Madison to Dolley Payne Todd, a pretty 26-year-old Quaker widow from North Carolina. Though the pair would spend their newlywed years in Philadelphia, they began their married life at Harewood, the home built in 1770 by Samuel Washington, George Washington’s younger brother. (At the time, a sister of Dolley’s lived at Harewood with her husband, Samuel’s son, George Steptoe Washington.) Organizers of Saturday’s event, which begins with hors d’oeuvres at 5 p.m. and includes a buffet dinner at 6 p.m., say Harewood’s elegant pan-
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Harewood on Saturday will be the site of a gala marking the 218th anniversary of the wedding there of future president James Madison and Dolley Payne Todd. The event, which begins with hors d’oeuvres at 5 p.m., costs $100 per person. Proceeds benefit Friends of Happy Retreat, the non-profit organization dedicated to preserving another of Jefferson County’s Washington homes.
eled drawing room looks nearly the same as it did when the Madisons married there. Tickets cost $100 per person, and proceeds will go to Friends of Happy Retreat, the non-profit organization dedicated to preserving another of Jefferson County’s Washington homes. Happy Retreat, built in 1780, belonged to Charles Washington, the first president’s youngest sibling and the man who founded Charles Town. For details on purchasing tickets, go to www.happyretreat.org. Organizers say the Washington Homes Tour will resume in 2013. History-related special events in Charles Town continue next week, when Discover Downtown Charles Town hosts another Third Thursday event. This month’s theme is “Charles Washington’s Town.” The downtown fun, happening from 5 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 20, will include a concert and a Colonial dance workshop with Michael Barraclough, who will instruct participants the Virginia Reel and other traditional dances. The free instruction, open to anyone of any age, will take place downtown on North Charles Street from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Organizers say the emphasis will be on having fun and that those taking part need neither a partner nor dance experience. Another element of the Third Thursday: a history-themed costume contest. Organizers plan to
award those who dress up with prizes in categories such as best Colonial costume, best historical character, best Civil War costume and most authentic historical costume. And then starting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 22, Charles Town holds its third-annual Heritage Festival with highlights that will include actors portraying George and Charles Washington available to pose with visitors and a variety of guided walking tours of downtown that will allow visitors to see the Jefferson County Courthouse (built in 1837) and the nearby site where Brown was hanged as well as the locations of structures dating back to the town’s founding in 1786. There’s also an open house planned at Fisherman’s Hall, built in 1885 and used over the years as the area’s AfricanAmerican community center. The heritage festival also will feature kids activities; a first-ever pie bake-off; the 2012 Heritage Quest Historic Downtown Scavenger Hunt (available to individuals, teams, families; to register, email CTHeritageQuest@gmail.com or stop by Skipper’s Downtown Dips and Deli at 114 W. Washington St.); and the day’s finale, a concert with the band Touché at 6 p.m. at Jefferson Memorial Park. To learn more about the event, email ctheritagefestival.com or find “Charles Town Heritage Festival” on Facebook.
Community Calendar Looking ahead Bolivar Heights bird walk: The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a bird walk in the Bolivar Heights section of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on Sept. 19. The trip will begin at 8 a.m. and last two to three hours. The event is free and no pre-registration will be required. For questions, go to the PVAS website at www.potomacaudubon.org or contact Deb Hale at debhale72@ gmail.com or 304-535-2346. Lecture on the U.S. Constitution: “Manufacturing Intent: Five Ways to Abuse History While Pretending to Interpret the Constitution” is free and open to the public on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies Auditorium, 213 N. King St., Shepherdstown. ‘SAIL’ invites community: Shepherdstown Area Independent Living or “SAIL,” invites members of the community to join friends and neighbors for coffee and conversation to learn more about the organization. SAIL is a non-profit whose mission is to enable its members to remain active, connected, independent and in their homes and community as long as possible. For details and reservations call the office at 304-8707245. Meetings will be held on Sept. 19 and 26 at 10 a.m. at the homes of current members. Other sessions will be scheduled as needed. Visit the website at www. shepherdstownSAIL.org. Benefit concert: The 8th annual concert for the benefit of the
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Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association will be held Sept. 21 at the train station at Shepherdstown. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. Don Oehser and Todd Coyle will provide the entertainment. A $10 donation is requested at the door. There will be free food, adult beverages for a small donation and soft drinks. An auction with Civil War interest is also planned. For questions, visit http:// www.battleofshepherdstown.org/. Pancake breakfast fundraiser: The Jefferson County Council on Aging will host a pancake breakfast on Sept. 21 from 7 to 9 a.m. Menu will consist of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage links, fried potatoes, baked apples, juice and coffee. Cost is $3 for ages 60 yrs. and up; $4 for ages 59 yrs. and under. Carryout will be available. All proceeds will go towards the Jefferson County Conquerors of Alzheimer’s. For questions, contact Chasidy Rosa Morales at 304725-4045. Battlefield tour: In order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Shepherdstown, the Shepherdstown Battlefield Preservation Association Inc. plans to hold a tour of the site of the 1862 Battle of Shepherdstown. On Sept. 22, two tours of the battlefield will be led by two Civil War historians. The first tour will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the second tour at 3:30 p.m. The cost will be a donation of $30 per participant. Tickets for the battlefield tour are available on SBPA’s website at: http://www.battleofshepherdstown.or.
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