Homeschool Tuesdays at Greenville Zoo

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October 7 & 8, 2006

Events

Enjoy a day of crisp autumn air while experiencing history as it comes to life at Walnut Grove Plantation. Recapture the past by participating in basketry, blacksmithing, candledripping, doll making, dyeing, quilting, soapmaking, spinning, weaving and a wide variety of colonial skills demonstrated by craftsmen in period clothing. oo Be swept back to the Revolutionary 1780 western front when "Bloody Bill" Cunningham, a deserter of the American cause, attacked Walnut Grove Plantation. Captain Cunningham and his desperate band of tories will re-enact the raid on Walnut Grove to murder Captain Steadman and two other American Patriots. Witness the brave heroine, Kate Barry, warn her husband and his troops of the attack...too late to save Captain Steadman and his friends...but in time to keep the house from being burned.

Directions

From I-26 take Exit 28 (Hwy 221) toward Spartanburg and follow the signs to Walnut Grove Plantation.

For more information call :  864 - 596 - 3501 or email scha@mindspring.com

 

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 Fall 2006 Homeshool Day Latta Plantation

October 13th, 2006
10am-4pm

Huntersville, NC Celebrate Fall at this Living History Event set aside for Home Schoolers of all ages. Tour the circa 1800 Latta home and see candlemaking demonstrations in the historic kitchen. Taste fresh cider from the press and visit the historic breeds of farm animals. See short staple cotton in full bloom and learn how it is processed!

Children 4 and under can look for surprise-filled fall eggs in the hay maze. Students can learn about Charlotte gold mining history through demonstrations and storytelling by Ray Source. Extra activities will include candle dipping, gold panning and pony rides. There will be homeschool vendors, a food vendor and craft vendors on site, and activities will be ongoing throughout the day.

Admission is $4 for person, ages 4 and under are free. Candle dipping and gold panning each cost an additional $1 Pony rides, provided by the Latta Equestrian Center, will be an additional $6 RSVP to Rachel Hooey at 704-875- 2312 or rhooey@lattaplantation.org by October 9th, 2006.
About Historic Latta Plantation

Historic Latta Plantation (www.lattaplantation.org), once a successful cotton plantation, is now a living history farm. Costumed interpreters, historic displays and hands-on activities allow visitors to experience what life was like for the planters, yeoman farmers, and enslaved African-Americans of the North Carolina backcountry in the early 19th century. Historic Latta Plantation features the home of James Latta, built ca. 1800, as well as original and replica outbuildings and historically appropriate farming practices and livestock. Historic Latta Plantation is owned by Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation and administered by Latta Place, Inc. It is funded in part by Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation and the Arts and Sciences Council.

Directions

Historic Latta Plantation is located on Sample Road, off of Beatties Ford Road in Huntersville, NC. Traveling from Charlotte on I-77 North, take exit 16B (Sunset Road West,) make a right at the 2nd light onto Beatties Ford Road, continue on Beatties Ford Road for approximately 5 miles and make a left onto Sample Road. Historic Latta Plantation is located at the end of Sample Road. From the north on I-77 South, take exit 23 (Huntersville). Go right off of the exit onto Gilead Road. Take the third left, McCoy Road. At the stop sign, turn right on Beatties Ford Road. Turn left onto Sample Road.
Website: http://www.lattaplantation.org

Historic Latta Plantation
Rachel Hooey
Director of Education
email: rachelhooey@gmail.com
phone: 704-875-2312

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http://www.nps.gov/nisi/planyourvisit/candlelight-tour.htm
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 14th

Annual Candlelight Tour at Ninety Six National Historic Park

New this year!

1 pm to 4 pm: 
Living History around the Black  Swan Tavern. 

1 pm: 
Ranger led battlefield tour (meet at the Black Swan Tavern).

8 pm: 
DVD: Ninety Six: A Frontier Crossroad will stop showing. It will be available from 8 am until 8 pm only. 

If you have scouts or a group of 20 or more, please email or call (864-543-4068) the park by Friday, October 6 to register. 

Tours begin at 7 pm & leave every 10 mins.
The last Tour will leave at 8:20 pm. 
The Visitor Center will be open 8 am to 9 pm.

Guided tours proceed along the one-mile historic trail, which is illuminated by the soft glow of candlelight and torchlight. Along the way, costumed volunteers portray Colonial citizens and soldiers who tell stories of peace and war at old Ninety Six in the 1700’s. The haunting sounds of musket fire and fife & drums in the darkness will help you relive an exciting period of this frontier outpost. It’s an unusual program you will want to experience with the whole family!

We will remember the soldiers that fought and died here by illuminating the Patriot siegeworks and the historic Loyalist Star Fort with a luminary for each Patriot and Loyalist life lost during the 1781 battle. Likewise at our Stockade Fort, we will honor the first Patriot and first Loyalist killed here in 1775 during the first Revolutionary War land battle in the South.     

During the day, walk our historic trails, see our museum, historic oil paintings, gift shop, and 10 minute DVD in our Visitor Center, then stay for our Candlelight Tour. 

Tickets will not be given out earlier than 6 pm on October 14. When you arrive, visit our ticket tent near the main parking area to get your tickets. 

There is no charge to attend the activities, however, donations are accepted. All donations are used for events within the park.

Additional parking will be available.

Please bring a flashlight & wear comfortable walking shoes.

Reservations are only necessary for groups.

In case of rain, the event will be cancelled and not rescheduled.

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 Library Tour:
Here's an opportunity to have a special fall story time and safari tour of the main branch library. We'd like to have a group for 4-6 year olds, a group for 7-9, and a group for 10 and up. The 10 and up group will have a
behind the scenes tour of the library and some information on research resources. The tour will be on Friday, October 6 at 11:00. Bring a picnic lunch for afterwards, if you'd like. There is no cost, but we need a head count as soon as possible. So let me know if you're interested.

Publix Tour:
Also, if you're interested in joining us for a tour of Publix (at University Square - Old Buncombe and 25), please let me know. Again, head counts are important. We'll be meeting on Friday, October 27th at 9:00.

Contact elliehammond@bellsouth.net if interested
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