LIVING
HISTORY SPECIAL EVENTS
"We
drove down from Ohio to meet our friends from Florida who drove up for the weekend.
This is a beautiful location. Are you doing this again next year?" —
Great Wagon Festival Visitor
"I've been waiting for this weekend for
months!" — War for Empire Visitor
2012
LIVING HISTORY EVENT SCHEDULE
For additional event details - see press releases as they are issued in our NEWS section!
 iving History Weekend
February 25-26
252nd Anniversary of the attack on Fort Dobbs.
Historic interpreters will present musket and cannon firing demonstrations as well as on-going demonstrations of 18th Century camp life.
10-4 Saturday and 10-3 Sunday. (Special evening musket and cannon firing at 6pm Saturday.)
 ar for Empire
March 31-April 1
Join hundreds of soldiers, American Indians, and civilians from the 18th Century as we look at the French and Indian War history of North Carolina through encampments, trade demonstrations, and battle reenactments.
10-4 Saturday and 10-3 Sunday. (School day programming available by reservation on Friday, March 30.)
iving History Weekend
June 9-10
Historic interpreters will present musket and cannon firing demonstrations as well as on-going demonstrations of 18th Century camp life.
10-4 Saturday and 10-3 Sunday.
 ands-On History Day
July 14
An aspect of 18th Century life will be explored through a hands-on demonstration at 10am and 2pm.
ands-On History Day
August 11
An aspect of 18th Century life will be explored through a hands-on demonstration at 10am and 2pm.
 all Education Day
September 28
Hands-on school programming will allow students the opportunity to visit various stations to learn about the culture of American-Indians, watch musket and cannon firing demonstrations, observe period tradesmen at work and try their skill at typical games of the time.
Program runs 9-3 and participation is by reservation only.
 ilitary Timeline
November 10-11
North Carolina has survived numerous invading military forces and sent tens of thousands of her sons and daughters off to war over the centuries. Visit with Cherokee warriors, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, WWII G.I.'s and grunts from Vietnam, among others, and learn how their uniforms, equipment and experience have changed over the past three hundred years. Cannon and small arms demonstrations will be featured.
10-4 Saturday and 10-3 Sunday
iving History Weekend
December 8
Historic interpreters will present musket and cannon firing demonstrations as well as on-going demonstrations of 18th Century camp life.
10-4 Saturday
Fort
Dobbs special events and living history weekends are made possible by the generous
support of Friends of Fort Dobbs, whose mission is to serve the mission of Fort
Dobbs State Historic Site - "Preserve and interpret North Carolina's only
French and Indian War fort site to all citizens and visitors."
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