Confederates in the Attic: Local Activities Related to the Civil War
Civil War Exhibit
"North Carolina and the Civil War" exhibit featuring more than 350 personal belongings, photographs, military items and personal accounts, that tell the story of the military and home front, with a focus on 15 individuals. Admission is free.
North Carolina Museum of History, 5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh
Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m.
Exhibit runs through 2003.
Call 919-715-0200 for more information.
http://nchistory.dcr.state.nc.us/museums/
History Tonight Focus Civil War
Terri Crow lectures on "Mary Bayaird Clark and Sherman's Occupation of Raleigh."
Thursday, August 17, 7 p.m.
St. Mark's Chapel, Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh
Call 919-834-4844 for more information.
Artillery Demonstration
Uniformed interpreters at the Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site will demonstrate Civil War artillery on a 3-inch ordinance rifle, a common fieldpiece of the period.
Saturday, August 26, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site, 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks (Johnston County)
Call 910-594-0789 for more information.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm
Civil War Artillery Presentation
Cannon firing presented by Major Black Jack Travis Commander of Reilly's Battery 10th NC, D, Chief of Artillery Longstreet's Corp.
Sunday, August 27, 2 p.m.
Olivia Raney Library, 4016 Carya Drive, Raleigh
http://www.co.wake.nc.us/library/locations/orl/programs.htm
Civil War Lecture Series
Fred W. Kiger, a lifelong Civil War enthusiast and former teacher, will give lectures through December.
"The Civil War College"
Thursday, September 3 to Tuesday, September 29
Call 919-962-7054 for more information.
History Tonight Focus Civil War
Ralph Kirshner lectures on "North or South: The Sometimes Difficult Process of Choosing Sides."
Thursday, September 7, 7 p.m.
St. Mark's Chapel, Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh
Call 919-834-4844 for more information.
The Civil War Experience in North Carolina and Virginia
Live the Civil War experience by studying the causes, consequences and battles. The class includes optional field trips to battle sites.
Monday, September 11 - October 2, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Millbrook High School, 2201 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh
Wake Tech Fall 2000 Non-Credit Course #0036041
http://www.wake.tec.nc.us/conted/schedules/hgn.html
Civil War Reenactment
A Civil War reenactment with horse-drawn artillery and musket-firing demonstrations and lectures on Civil War flags and uniforms.
Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Capitol Square, State Capitol, Raleigh
Call 919-834-4844 for more information.
American Civil War
An overview of events and personalities of the period, emphasizing military campaigns, political considerations and economic conditions.
Tuesday, September 12 - November 14, 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Athens Drive High School, 1420 Athens Dr., Raleigh
Wake Tech Fall 2000 Non-Credit Course #0036417
http://www.wake.tec.nc.us/conted/schedules/hgn.html
Civil War Demonstrations
Join the First North Carolina Battalion for a living history program with military and domestic skills being demonstrated
Saturday, September 12, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
and
Sunday, September 13, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bennett Place State Historic Site, 4409 Bennett Memorial Road, Durham
Call 919-383-4345 for more information.
Civil War Heritage Festival
A Confederate encampment on the grounds and displays about activities on the home front will portray life during the Civil War. A lecture series about Civil War history will take place in the Capitol. Admission is free.
Saturday, September 16, 10 a.m - 5 p.m.
State Capitol and grounds, Raleigh
History Tonight Focus Civil War
Mark Bradley lectures on "Raleigh and the Last Stand in the Carolinas."
Wednesday, October 11, 7 p.m.
St. Mark's Chapel, Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa Street, Raleigh
Call 919-834-4844 for more information.
Valley of the Shadow Project
The Valley of the Shadow Project is a digital archive about the Civil War that has attracted three million visitors and considerable attention in the educational community and beyond. Dr. Edward Ayers, professor of history at UVA and director of the Valley of the Shadow Project, will discuss the collaborative way it has been built, the uses to which it is being put, and the lessons learned about future digital projects.
Friday, October 27, time to be announced
East Campus, Duke University, Durham
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/
Valley of the Shadow Project
This session will demonstrate how the American Civil War can be understood through the prism of the Valley of the Shadow Project, a digital archive that presents diaries, letters, newspapers, official records, censuses, service records, and many other sources for two communities in the North and South.
Friday, October 27, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
West Campus, Duke University, Durham
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/
Christmas Open House
Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site will hold an open
house showing how Christmas was celebrated during the Civil War. Costumed interpreters will decorate the kitchen in festive themes.
Saturday, December 2, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Bentonville Battleground State Historic Site, 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks (Johnston County)
Call 910-594-0789 for more information.
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/bentonvi/bentonvi.htm
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Last revised: August 1, 2000