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Calendar of Upcoming Events [updated November 16, 2008]

Please submit items to post upcoming Southern Campaigns programs and events of interest to Revolutionary War researchers and history buffs. Before you go, always call ahead to confirm events and admission policies.

November 19, 2008 - Richmond, Va. - "The Intelligence Aspect of the Revolutionary War," lecture by John Rowland. American Revolution Round Table of Richmond. http://arrt-richmond.org/3.html

November 21, 2008 - Identifying Savannah's Revoluntionary War Battlefield - Rita Elliott, archaeologist of the Coastal Heritage Society, will discuss findings from her archaeological study of Savannah's Revolutionary War Battlefield - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Public invited. For more information, call 912-884-5999. Fort Morris Historic Site, 2559 Fort Morris Road, Midway, Ga. 31320 Located 7 miles east of I-95 exit #76 via Island Highway and Fort Morris Road. http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMorris

November 22, 2008 -"Come & Take It!"; A Revolutionary War Encampment - 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - This American Revolution encampment commemorates Col. John McIntosh's defiant reply to a British demand for surrender, "Come & Take It!" There will be various colonial era demonstrations, musket & cannon drills, a small skirmish, and more. Interpreters in historical attire will represent a variety of colonial life: soldiers, civilians & camp followers. Public invited. For more information, call 912-884-5999. Fort Morris Historic Site, 2559 Fort Morris Road, Midway, Ga. 31320 Located 7 miles east of I-95 exit #76 via Island Highway and Fort Morris Road. http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMorris

November 29, 2008 - Ninety Six, SC– You are invited to step back into history with your family this Holiday season at Ninety Six National Historic Site’s “A Backcountry Holiday”, from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm . The past will come to life as you walk into the historic late 18th century Black Swan Tavern, where costumed interpreters will be demonstrating Backcountry life in the 1700s. Take a break from turkey and shopping malls to enjoy light refreshments in the park’s historic Black Swan Tavern. Relax by the fire and listen to Colonial holiday music played on the hammer dulcimer. Visit the Park’s Visitor Center for unique gifts. Learn about the Park’s extensive history during a leisurely tour of the park’s historic trail. Children will be invited to help decorate the cabin and decoration cookie ornaments to take home. The event is free and visitors are invited to spend an hour or spend the day. The Park is open daily 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (closed only New Years’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day). The Park is located two miles south of Ninety Six on SC Highway 248. Contact the park for details at (864) 543-4068 or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/nisi.

December 6 - 7, 2008 - Chesapeake, Virginia - The 14th Annual Battle of Great Bridge reenactment will take place on on the actual site of the battle. There will be two battles each day; the Battle of Kemps Landing at 1:00 pm (British win!) and the Battle of Great Bridge at 3:00 pm (Patriots win!) There will be military encampments, colonial crafts and music, children's colonial activities, and a colonial fashion show. http://www.virginia.org/site/description.asp?attrID=29789

December 6, 2008 - GASSAR and Samuel Elbert Chapter SAR invites you to the Battle of Vann's Creek anniversary commemoration ceremony in the beach area of the Russell State Park at 11:00 am. SCAR Editor Charles B. Baxley will present brief remarks. (Richard B. Russell State Park is north of Elberton, GA off GA-77 on Ruckersville Road about 9 miles east of Elberton.) This battle took place February 11, 1779, just three days before the successful victory of the Patriots at Kettle Creek. Free event, the public is invited. For more information please contact Larry Wilson at dlwilson@elberton.net, 706-283-1627, 1216 Robinwood Lane, Elberton, GA 30635

December 8, 2008 – Spartanburg, SC – Revolutionary War Roundtable of the Backcountry. Social time: 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm; Dinner: 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm; Program: 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm. East Carolina University professor and author, Dr. Larry Babits, will present “A line in the sand: Devil of a Whipping as a Starting Point.” Dr. Babits, author of the acclaimed, A Devil of Whipping, is about the Battle of Cowpens. Montgomery Room, Wofford College. Members - $20.00, non-members - $25.00. Visitors are welcomed, but please make a reservation. Charlie Gray, Continuing Education, Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303. FAX 864-597-4219 or email to graych@wofford.edu

http://www.wofford.edu/alumni/ContinuingEducation.aspx

Exhibits

Through January 9, 2009 - Exhibit: "Captured Colors: Four Battleflags of the American Revolution," at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, accessed through the Public Hospital of 1773, 325 W. Francis St., Colonial Williamsburg, Va.

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