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
2010
LIVING HISTORY EVENT SCHEDULE
For additional event details - see press releases as they are issued in our NEWS section!
 AR FOR EMPIRE: 1760
April 10-11
In early 1760, efforts to keep the peace between the Cherokee and English disintegrated into all-out war. The frontiers of both Carolinas and Virginia became the scene of ruthless, bloody encounters between the former allies. Join hundreds of soldiers, Native Americans, and civilians from the 18th century at Fort Dobbs as we look at this crucial time in our state’s history. Events include on-going demonstrations of camp life, military drill, and colonial trades, as well as a re-creation of the 1760 Cherokee attack on Fort Dobbs and scholarly lectures.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday — CLICK HERE to open Schedule of Events flyer
School Day programming available Friday, April 9.
 ictualling the Troops
June 12-13
Living history weekend. One of the most important considerations 18th century commanders had in maintaining a unit of soldiers was to keep them fed. Learn what types of food the provincial soldiers at Fort Dobbs ate and how they prepared it. Other demonstrations include on-going camp life, military drill, musket and cannon firings.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
 one for a Soldier
July 24-25
Living history weekend. A recruiting party of the N.C. Provincials will be at Fort Dobbs looking for new soldiers! Visitors will have the opportunity to “enlist” in the company guarding the western frontier and learn first-hand what it took to be a soldier in the 18th Century. Demonstrations of military drill, weapons firings and camp life will be ongoing.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
 iversions of the 18th Century Soldier
September 11-12
Living history weekend. Join the provincial soldiers of Fort Dobbs as they find entertainment through period music, song and games! Demonstrations of military drill and camp life are also featured throughout the day.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
 ighteenth Century Trade Faire
October 2-3
The lives of many civilians on the Carolina frontier were disrupted by the French and Indian War. Join hundreds of soldiers, Native Americans and civilians as they set up their camps near Fort Dobbs. Visitors can experience a snapshot of life on the edge of the British Empire in the 1750’s. The event will feature a re-created skirmish between Cherokee Indians and colonial militia, scholarly lectures and on-going demonstrations of 18th century camp life and trades.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
School Day programming available Friday, October 1.
 oldiers in Iredell County
November 13-14
Living history weekend. Historic interpreters will present a timeline of the soldiers who have passed through the area of present-day Iredell County over the past 250 years. Visit with Cherokee warriors, militia of the Revolution, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, World War II GIs and modern servicemen, among others, and compare the experience of soldiers in America through the years. Weapons firing demonstrations will be featured, as well as on-going demonstrations of 18th Century camp life.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
inter on the Western Frontier
December 11-12
Living history weekend. Set on an open hilltop, the military post at Fort Dobbs was a cold, lonely place to spend the winter. Learn how the provincial soldiers stationed at the fort deal with the harsh season and celebrate the Advent of Christmas. Demonstrations include on-going camp life, military drill, musket and cannon firings.
10-4 Saturday and Sunday
A special evening program will be held Saturday evening. Please call for more information.
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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