ScheduleSubject to Change, Grow and Expand!
March
Mar Biltmore House ~ Spring Tour, Asheville, NC
April
April 7 Festival of Flowers, Biltmore House, Asheville, NC (April 7-May 20)
April Anniversary of Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, VA
April 20-22 Garden Faire, Abingdon VA
May ? Doors Open! Local Tri-Cites Museum Tour, 20 Historical places and museums for FREE! (date pending)
May 4-6 Anniversary Battle for Columbia (Sherman's March to Columbia) SC
May 11-13 The Raid at Martin's Station (1776) Wilderness Road State Park, Ewing VA (near Gap)
May 21-23 Natural Tunnel Siege at the Blockhouse, State Park, Scott County VA
May 26 Historic Gardens Tour, Jonesborough TN
June
June California History Trip -- PENDING!
June 1-3 Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City, TN
June 29-30 Jonesborough Days (Oldest town in TN) Jonesborough, TN
July
July 1 Jonesborough Days (Oldest town in TN) Jonesborough, TN
July or Lexington VA trip (Stonewall Jackson House, VMI, Cemetery, TBD)
July 13-21 Various sites in Northeast TN, Funfest, Kingsport, TN
July 12-28 Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals (Outdoor Drama),Elizabethton TN
July-Aug Virginia Highlands Festival, Various historical events, Abingdon VA
October
Oct 5-7 National Storytelling Festival , Jonesborough, TN
Oct 11-14 ETCWC, Civil War Sesquicentennial Event, 150th Civil War Anniversary Events, Greeneville, TN
Living History Sites 2011 Schedule
July
July Manassas 150th Battle & Washington DC TRIP !
August
Aug Biltmore House
Living History Sites 2010 Schedule
August
Aug Carter Mansion, part of Sycamore Shoals Elizabethton, TN
Aug Washington DC TRIP for Emily's Brain SPECT Scan!!
September
Sept 12 Carpet of Flowers, Biltmore, Asheville NC
Sept Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Atlanta, Civil War Reenactment, Atlanta GA
Sept 18-20 Allison Woods Living History, Statesville, NC
Sept 25-26 Overmountain Men ~ Battle of King's Mountain, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
Sept 25-26 Necessities of the 1850's "Fall Festival" at Exchange Place, Kingsport TN
Sept 25 Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, Bluegrass & Sorghum Festival, Johnson City, TN
October
Oct 8-10 Civil War Battle of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, TN
Oct 9 Wilderness Road Heritage Festival (Colonial) Wilderness Road State Park, Ewing VA (near Gap)
Oct 14-18 John Brown's Raid, Harper's Ferry National Historic Park, Harper's Ferry WV
Oct 22-24 Chattanooga, TN - Conference
Oct Hart's Square, Catawba County Historical Assn. searching for more info
November
Nov Stoneman's Raid, Green River Plantation, Asheville NC
Nov 19-20 Precept Conference, Pelzer, SC
Nov 12-Jan1 Candlelight Christmas Evenings, Biltmore House, Asheville, NC
Nov 5-Jan12 Christmas at Biltmore, Asheville, NC
December
Dec 3-4 Christmas at Carter Mansion, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
Dec 4 Visions of Christmas: 1860 Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, Johnson City, TN
Dec 4 Christmas in the Country, Exchange Place, Kingsport, TN
Dec 4 Yule Log Burning at 4pm, Exchange Place, Kingsport, TN
Dec 4-5 Christmas Muster at Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
Dec 3-4 Candlelight Christmas, Rocky Mount, Piney Flats, TN (also weekend of Dec 10-11)
Dec 11 Crockett Christmas, at Davy Crockett Birthplace in Limestone, TN from 2-7pm
Living History Sites 2009 Schedule
March
March 6 Harry W Meador Coal Museum, Southwest VA Museum, Mosby's Restaurant, SW VA
March 13 Bays Mountain Planetarium, Kingsport, TN
March 20-22 Atlanta Trip (Cyclorama, King Tut, Ancient China Terracotta Army)
April
April 4 Rocky Mount Museum Woolly Days, Piney Flats, TN
April 17 The Botanical Garden at Asheville, Asheville NCApril 25-6 Exchange Place, Spring Garden Fair and Sheep to Shear, Kingsport TN
April 25-6 Cumberland Gap Tennessee, War Between the States Weekend
May
May 16-17 Siege of Fort Watauga, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
May 23 Doors Open! Local Tri-Cites Museum Tour, 20 Historical places and museums for FREE!
May 23 Historic Blountville, Old West Days, Blountville TN
May 30 Natural Tunnel Siege at the Blockhouse, State Park, Scott County VA
May 31 Dollywood (we are actually going to an amusement park - not a history adventure!)
June
June 6-7 18th Annual Battle of Jonesville, Jonesville VA, schedule here
June 6-7 Skirmish at Warm Springs, Hot Springs NC
June 19-20 Battle of the Burg, Gatlinburg, TN, Article
July
July Jonesborough Days (Oldest town in TN) Jonesborough, TN
July 4 Sycamore Shoals 18th Century Independence Celebration, Elizabethton, TN
July 10-18 Various sites in Northeast TN, Funfest, Kingsport, TN
July 13 A Civil War Evening with Ed Bearss, Kingsport TN
Ju 25-Aug 9 Virginia Highlands Festival, Various historical events, Abingdon VA
July 24-27 Charlottesville VA trip 4 Presidential homes Monticello, Montpelier, Ash Lawn, Poplar Forest, Michie Tavern
August
Aug 14-16 Battle of Saltville, Civil War Reenactment, Saltville VA
Aug 21-23 Chattanooga Trip
September
Sept 12-20 Messiah's Mansion ~ Living Tabernacle ~ Charlotte, NC
October
Oct 16-18 Columbia SC - Conference
November
Nov 7-8 Skirmish at Zollicoffer, Bluff City TN (Times News Article on 2008)
December
Dec 4 Christmas at Carter Mansion, Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
Dec 5 Vision of Christmas: 1859- Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site, Johnson City, TN
Dec 5 Christmas in the Country, Exchange Place, Kingsport, TN
Dec 5 Yule Log Burning at 4pm, Exchange Place, Kingsport, TN
Dec 5-6 Christmas Muster at Sycamore Shoals, Elizabethton, TN
Dec 11-12 Candlelight Christmas, Rocky Mount, Piney Flats, TN (also weekend of Dec 4-5)
TBD – To be determined
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Living History Sites 2010 Schedule
January
February
March
Mar 19 Biltmore House, Day before Spring Tour, Asheville, NC
April
April 11 Festival of Flowers, Biltmore House, Asheville, NC
April 9-11 145th Anniversary of Surrender, Appomattox Court House, Appomattox, VA
April 16-17 Garden Faire, Abingdon VA
Ap30-May1 145th Anniversary Battle for Columbia (Sherman's March to Columbia) SC
May 1 Doors Open! Local Tri-Cites Museum Tour, 20 Historical places and museums for FREE!
May 1-2 ETCWC, November 1864 Battle of Bulls Gap, 145th Civil War Anniversary, Greeneville, TN (postponed)
May 7-9 The Raid at Martin's Station (1776) Wilderness Road State Park, Ewing VA (near Gap)
May 22-23 Lavender Festival, historic Jonesborough, TN
May 21-23 Natural Tunnel Siege at the Blockhouse, State Park, Scott County VA
May 29 Victory Gardens Tour (reminiscent of World War II), Jonesborough TN
June
June 4-6 Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City, TN
July
July 3-4 Jonesborough Days (Oldest town in TN) Jonesborough, TN
July or Lexington VA trip (Stonewall Jackson House, VMI, Cemetery, TBD)
July 16-24 Various sites in Northeast TN, Funfest, Kingsport, TN
July 15-31 Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals (Outdoor Drama),Elizabethton TN
July-Aug Virginia Highlands Festival, Various historical events, Abingdon VA
