Calendar of Events
Foundation events for 2008
The Visitor Center is now closed for the
season. It will reopen
for weekends on June 28 and close October 5th. Hours Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m.
Note: The Center is open now for the School Tour Program, but this is by pre-registration only. Call Robert Flanagan for information on the program (304)856-3866.
Please Note: Farm Day has been temporarily suspended due to lack of support.
This is a direct consequence of our need of help for these events and our other programs.
Please call Bob Flanagan (856-3866) or email Mark Jones
(see Contact page) if you can spare us your time and talents.
Without new help, our other programs will also suffer cutbacks.
We have tentative plans to reinstitute Farm Day in 2009.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
History Symposium & Colonial Feast
Commemorating the Battle of Great Cacapehon - This year's Feast highlights Gen. Forbes campaign to
finish Gen. Braddock's work and capture Fort Duquesne. The History
Symposium will have several speakers talking on subjects related to the
Forbes campaign. The Symposium begins in the afternoon and is free to the
public. The Colonial Feast is a catered event which is open to the public,
but you must have tickets reserved no later than April 8th. Please check
back for ticket purchase information and a list of speakers. Note: this event will
be held at the American Legion Hall just north of our site on Coldstream
Rd.
Saturday, May 3,
2008
Spring Cleanup Day at Fort
Edwards - come help get the Visitor Center, Garden and grounds in
shape for our visitor season. For info call 496-8845
Friday, June 20 - Sunday, June 22,
2008
Forbes Campaign Event at Fort
Loudoun, Pennsylvania - for details please go to:
http://www.fortedwards.org/cwffa/bouquet.htm
Saturday, June 28, 2008 Children's Day at Fort Edwards - Opening Day
of Summer Season
A special day of activities for children will be held at
Fort Edwards on the first day of our summer visitor season. Activities will include:
- Judi DeWitt will demonstrate/mentor/do Indian
face painting
- Clyde DeWitt will demonstrate lace making
- Robin Pancake will demonstrate making corn husk
dolls
- Rosie Rollins will bring her horse and give a
talk on horse "doin's"
- Roy Moose will be here with his snakes
- Ginny LeMaster will demonstrate/do candle
dipping
- Brian LeMaster will show and talk about
Colonial guns
- Abby Chapple will demonstrate/teach caligraphy
on real slate
- A Conestoga wagon will be on display
- Lin Hausknecht will show/talk about pottery
making
- Steve Ritz will provide music
- Buck O'Brien will be our Storyteller
- A Native American will represent a Colonial-era
Indian woman
- Microscopic examination will be made of the
water in Cacapon River
- Bunny rabbits galore
- Colonial Sack races
- Mary Painter will bring her sheep, and demo
spinning
- Scarecrow contest: (the winning scarecrow will guard the Colonial Garden for the 2008 season)
Saturday, September 6 - Sunday, September 7,
2008
Heritage Days in Romney at the Bottling Works
Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Visitor Center Closes
for Season
Associated era events:
See: www.FrontierForts.org calendar of events
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