Description:  John Brown’s Body, a two-act play adapted from the epic poem by Stephen Vincent Benét, is coming to Harpers Ferry and Shepherdstown, WV this Fall.  The play takes the audience back to the time of the American Civil War and allows us to experience the lives of a handful of remarkable people in that tragic period in the history of the United States of America.  Produced by the Harpers Ferry Historic Town Foundation for the Town of Harpers Ferry, the play is directed by Joe Yates with a cast of local actors, musicians, and current and former students from Shepherd University.  Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased at www.HistoricHarpersFerry.com.

Time:  8:00 P.M. for November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 19, 20, 2009
Time:  3:00 P.M. for November 15 & 22, 2009
Location:  St. Agnes Catholic Church, Corner of Church and Washington Street, Shepherdstown, WV
Contact Name:  Betsy Bainbridge
Contact Number:  (304) 535-2030
Website:  http://www.HistoricHarpersFerry.com

Description:  An immersive field experience examining slavery in the region, the nature of Harpers Ferry before the Raid, the nature of John Brown’s raiders, their experience at the Kennedy Farm and in the raid itself, and the panic-stricken aftermath in Northern Virginia during and after Brown’s trial.  Participants will spend time on a plantation, sit on the attic floor of the Kennedy Farm, and actually march into Harpers Ferry from Maryland by nightfall.  Continental breakfast, supper, bus, and all admissions included in $75.00 fee.  Sponsored by the Mosby Heritage Area Association.

Time:  8:45 a.m.-9:15 p.m.
Location:  Program begins in Visitor Center at Historic Morven Park, 17195 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg VA 20176
Contact Name:   Rich Gillespie
Contact Number:  (540) 687-5578
Website:  http://www.mosbyheritagearea.org

Description: Dramatic debate with Fred Morsell as Frederick Douglass and Jim Getty as Abraham Lincoln.

Description:  Sponsored by the Old Court House Civil War Museum, this one-act drama focuses on John Brown’s trial. The play was performed in the newly renovated court room of the Frederick County Court House in 2005, and returns by popular demand in commemoration of the John Brown Sesquicentennial.
http://www.civilwarmuseum.org/events051008.htm

Time: Friday & Saturday – 7:00 PM / Sunday – 2:00 PM
Location: The Old Court House Civil War Museum, 20 N. Loudoun Street, Winchester, VA
Contact: Maricarol Miller
Contact number: 540-542-1145
Website: http://www.civilwarmuseum.org

Description:. Sponsored by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, the forums will focus on Dangerfield Newby and Lewis Leary.

Time: 7:00 P.M.
Location: Wainwright Baptist Church, Charles Town, WV
Contact Name: George Rutherford
Contact Number: (304) 725-9610
Website: http://jeffctywvblackhistory.org

Description: Join a guide for a two-hour walking tour of John Brown related sites in Charles Town. Sponsored by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society.

Time: 2:00 P.M.
Location: Meet at Jefferson County Courthouse, Charles Town, WV
Contact Name: James Tolbert
Contact Number: (304) 725-7852
Website: http://jeffctywvblackhistory.org

Description: John Frederick Blessing was a local baker and confectioner who befriended John Brown during his imprisonment in Charles Town. Prior to his execution, Brown inscribed and presented his jailhouse Bible to Blessing. The Blessing house is now owned by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society. Currently the house is not open to the public on a regular basis. Join a guide for a special sesquicentennial tour of the John Blessing house.

Time: 10:00 A.M.
Location: 303 East North Street, Charles Town, WV
Contact Name: George Rutherford
Contact Number: (304) 725-9610
Website: http://jeffctywvblackhistory.org