Monday, June 13, 2022

Fort Fisher State Historic Site to Hold Living History Program

Okay, I kind of missed printing this before the date it happened.  My excuse is, "I forgot to run it."  However, it's good to see the Fruends of Fort Fisher, to which I belong, getting operative again after you-know-what.

From the May 24, 2022,  WECT (Wilmington, N.C.)

In coordination with a Friends of Fort Fisher capital campaign to fund new earthwork projects at the site, a living history program  will be held on Saturday, June 11.

It is a free event and will highlight the history of the blockade runner Modern Greece and include the always popular cannon firings, a Confederate soldiers encampment, artillery and infantry demonstrations, guest speakers and  special guided tours.  (There will be a small charge for some of the tours.)

Re-enactors will also  demonstrate routine activities  like sick call, pay call, rationing and weapons training.

The day's events are scheduled to run from 10 am to 4 pm.

At noon, the Friends of Fort Fisher (to which I belong) will kick off a capital campaign for work to be done to the fort's earthworks.  All of the fort's programming is made possible by the Friends of Fort Fisher, a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing this national treasure.

--Old B-Runner


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