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1 – 30, 2009 – Exhibition, “From the
First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s Involvement
with the John Brown Raid”
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Description: Sponsored
by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society,
this exhibit focuses on rare artifacts that tell
the story of Winchester’s involvement with the John
Brown raid. Free admission.
Time:
Monday – Saturday 10 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday 12 PM – 4:00 PM
Location:
The Hollingsworth Mill
1360 S. Pleasant Valley Road,
Winchester, VA
Contact: Cissy Shull
Contact number: 540-662-6550
Website: www.winchesterhistory.org |
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September
1 - 30, 2009 –Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical
College, and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to
the John Brown Raid”
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Description:This
exhibit, designed by and for students, focuses on Winchester’s
connection to the John Brown Raid. Free admission.
Time:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Daily except major holidays.
Location: The Winchester-Frederick County Visitors Center
in Davis Hall, 1400 S. Pleasant Valley Road, Winchester,
VA
Contact Name: Ann Denkler
Contact Number: (540) 678-4334
Websites: www.su.edu and www.visitwinchesterva.com |
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| September
6, 13, 20, 27, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of
John Brown”
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Description: Join
a park ranger and discover that John Brown's Raid actually
covered several miles, over 30 buildings and hundreds of
people. Discover some of these places and people on this
two hour, two mile walking tour of Harpers Ferry.
Time:
11:00 A.M.
Location: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Contact Name: Park Information
Contact Number: (304) 535-6029
Website: http://www.nps.gov/hafe/index.htm |
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| September
16, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum
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Description:. Sponsored
by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society,
the forums will focus on Hayward Shepherd and Osborn Anderson.
Time:
7:00 P.M.
Location: Star Lodge Masonic Hall, Charles Town, WV
Contact
Name: George Rutherford
Contact Number: (304) 725-9610
Website: http://jeffctywvblackhistory.org |
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| September
18-19, 2009 – Display of original David Hunter Strother
drawings from the John Brown Raid, Trial and Execution
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Description:. Display
and lecture by John Cuthbert, curator of West Virginia
University Archives about the original drawings of Strother
who was an artist and correspondent for Harpers Weekly.
Free admission
Time:
Friday September 18 Display – 4-9 pm, Lecture 7:00
pm– Saturday September 19 -- Display and lecture
at 1:00 pm
Location:
Friday Jefferson County Museum, 200 E. Washington Street,
Charles Town, WV, Saturday at Charles Town Visitors Center,
108 N. Charles Street, Charles Town, WV Contact:Bob O’Connor
Contact
number: 304-535-2627
Website: www.jeffctywvmuseum.org
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| September
24, 25, 26 2009 – John Brown’s Body |
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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: 3:00
P.M.
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 |
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| September
26, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House |
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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 |
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| September
27, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town,
Jefferson County
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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
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| September
27,
2009 – Lewis Washington Kidnapped by John Brown's
Raiders at Beallair
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Description: Join
us at the Beallair manor house to discover how John Brown's
Raiders kidnapped Lewis Washington, great grandnephew of
our first president. Some of his slaves were also kidnapped
and there are conflicting reports about whether the slaves
joined the Raiders' efforts to start a rebellion. Docents
will share these stories and more.
Time:
1-3 pm
Location: Beallair manor house, Old Country Club.Rd. Charles
Town
Contact Name: Kit Bainbridge
Contact Number: 800-353-0068
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