Townsend , Tenn. , a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park , hosts a series of
yearly events to preserve and promote the heritage, history and culture of Appalachia in order to educate and entertain visitors and locals alike. For more information about any of the events, please visit www.smokymountains.org or contact Jeanie Hilten at the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-525-6834 or (865) 448-6134.
Winter Heritage Festival: February 4-7, 2010
To share its heritage and natural beauty, preserve its history and allow visitors and locals to
experience and celebrate the culture that is authentic to Appalachia and East Tennessee , the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with its partners host the Winter
Heritage Festival each year. The festival includes classes, exhibits, music, hikes, tours and demonstrations to provide first-hand experience and insight in the Great Smoky Mountains , Townsend area, and Cades Cove community. The award-winning event has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Events in the Southeast and with an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History.
WHEN: February 4-7, 2010
WHERE: The four-day event will be held at various locations throughout Townsend , Tenn.
CONTACT: For more information, please visit www.smokymountainfestivals.org or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134
Winter Heritage Classes: Various dates from Jan. 9—March 27, 2010
For those interested in learning a new skill, developing a hobby or simply learning about a craft and creating a unique work of art, the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau (SMCVB), will offer classes taught by local artisans during January, February and March 2010. The classes will showcase the many gifted and talented artisans and musicians in the area, as well as informing others of the traditional crafts and skills used in the Smokies. Participants can learn about basket-making, pottery, sewing and appliqué, rug hooking, and mandolin and flatpicking guitar.
WHEN: Pottery: January 9 and 23, and February 21, 2010.
Mandolin Workshop: February 12-13, 2010
Flatpicking Guitar Class: February 19-20, 2010
Basket Making Class: January 16, 21, 28 and 30, February 4, 18 and 27, and March 6, 25 and 28, 2010
Wool Applique: March 13, 2010
Rug Hooking: March 24 and March 27, 2010
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit www.smokymountains.org or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134.
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival: March 19-20, 2010
Hosted by the Townsend Artisan Guild and Fine Arts Blount, this interactive fiber arts event connects the community with fiber arts activities. The festival will include fiber animal exhibitions, sheep to shawl contest, an arts exhibition, fashion show, workshops, educational demonstrations of fiber processes, spinning, weaving, needlecrafts, dyeing, hands-on projects with children and adults, Fiber Arts Market and more.
WHEN: March 19-21, 2010
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit www.smokymountains.org, http://www.smfaf.org/ or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134.
Herb and Wildflower Day: April 3, 2010
The Smoky Mountains are home to more than 1,500 kinds of flowering plants, with a show of blooms beginning in March and running through October. The Herb and Wildflower Day at the Townsend Visitors Center is a great way to learn about these wildflowers and herbs, as well as their many practical and traditional medicinal uses. Participants can also buy locally grown plants, delicious baked goods and hand-made pottery.
WHEN: April 3, 2010 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit http://www.smokymountains.org/info/herb_wildflower.html or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134.
Spring Festival and Old Timers Day: April 30-May 1, 2010
Take the time to stop and smell the flowers, learn a little about Appalachian culture, experience a bluegrass jam session or performance, enjoy the Young Pickers Talent Contest, taste some authentic Southern barbeque, listen to a story or two, and get your fill of arts, crafts and mountain heritage—and do it all for FREE at the 18th Annual Spring Festival and Old Timer’s Day in Townsend. The event celebrates the unique and enduring heritage of Townsend, Blount County and the Great Smoky Mountains .
WHEN: April 30-May 1, 2010 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit www.smokymountainfestivals.org or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134
Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival: June 4-5, 2010
The Smoky Mountain Pottery Festival brings together potters from around the region in a juried event to exhibit, sell and demonstrate their craft. The festival emphasizes the finest pottery available in Tennessee and the Great Smoky Mountains , providing an opportunity to educate others about the long-time tradition of pottery and the various styles and methods used by potters in the past and present. The 2010 festival will have 35 pottery booths, an education and children’s tent, and Cynthia Bringle will be the featured potter.
WHEN: June 4-5, 2010
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit http://www.smokymountains.org/pottery-festival.html or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134
Trout Fest: May 14-16, 2010
Troutfest is a yearly fly fishing exposition and fundraiser. Fly tyers will demonstrate their skills for many types of fly tying, such as trout, bass, panfish and saltwater. The event also features southern food and live bluegrass music. Fly fishermen will offer free seminars and share their expertise, and National Fly Tackle Manufacturers will have gear on site. Fly shops, artists, non-profit organizations and government fish and game agencies will also exhibit. Proceeds from this event are donated to Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fisheries Department, Friends of the Smokies Fisheries Scholarship Endowment or other youth educational conservation projects.
WHEN: May 14-16, 2010
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For details, call Little River Outfitters at (865) 448-9459 or visit www.troutfest.org.
Christy Fest: June 16-20, 2010
Christy Fest is an annual event, held in Townsend , Tennessee , to celebrate the character of
“Christie”, the TV series, movies and classic novel by Catherine Marshall. Cast members,
producers, writers, directors and crew from both productions come to Christy Fest to share
memories, mingle with fans, and enjoy the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains , where the
television series was filmed.
WHEN: June 16-20, 2010
WHERE: Townsend, Tenn.
CONTACT: For a schedule of events, or to register for Christy Fest, please visit www.christyfest.org.
Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day: September 24-25, 2010
The 18th Townsend Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day will include a wide array of Appalachian experiences for guests—everything from bluegrass music and clogging, to an antique tractor and engine show, storytelling, children's activities, crafts by local artisans, great food and demonstrations of a variety of traditional skills such as basketry, spinning, weaving, sorghum molasses, apple butter making, lye soap, beekeeping and blacksmithing. The two-day festival is free, and it celebrates Southern Appalachian Mountain culture and heritage. It has been voted several times as one of the top 20 events in the Southeast.
WHEN: September 24-25 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Townsend Visitors Center
7906 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Townsend , Tennessee 37882
CONTACT: For more information, please visit www.smokymountainfestivals.org or contact the Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau at (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-6134
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Where is the Best Place to Buy an Old House?
As part of the ongoing commitment to the preservation community, PreservationDirectory.com has once again teamed up with This Old House magazine to promote their search for "The Best Places to Buy an Old House." An upcoming issue and Web feature from TOH will feature the 3rd annual "The Best Places to Buy an Old House" article, which strives to identify affordable—or just plain magnificent—homes in historic neighborhoods and districts across the United States.
According to This Old House Associate Editor, Keith Pandolfi, “In the past two years, TOH has introduced our readers to more than 100 great neighborhoods jam-packed with older homes, and residents determined to both restore them—and maintain them—for future generations. This year, we’re looking for 51 more (one in each state, and one in Canada) to add to our list of the Best Places to Buy an Old House. As always, we’re especially interested in overlooked places known for affordable houses that are heavy on architectural details.
In order to most effectively accomplish this search, This Old House and PreservationDirectory.com are seeking the help of dedicated preservationists, neighborhood boosters and heritage travelers! To nominate your historic district, town or city, please submit the following information:
- The name of the neighborhood, town or district you wish to nominate
- A brief history of the area
- A brief description of the types of houses available, including architectural styles, the period in which they were built; and the average price range.
- A short paragraph on why you think the area deserves to be included on our list.
- At least five high-res digital photographs (300 DPI, at about 8.5 by 6.5) of houses and/or streetscapes in the neighborhood.
The top picks, as determined by the This Old House staff, will be published in a future issue of This Old House and will be featured on the homepage of PreservationDirectory.com. Past "winners" include Centre Park Historic District in Reading, PA; Old Louisville, KY; Albany, OR; Washington, GA; Victorian Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY; and Georgetown, TX.
To view last year's Best Places article, go to www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20283021,00.html
Nominations are due no later than November 16, 2009. Please send information outlined above to This Old House Associate Editor, Keith Pandolfi at keith_pandolfi@timeinc.com.
About PreservationDirectory.com:
PreservationDirectory.com is a primary online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada. Our goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, PreservationDirectory.com has continually expanded and evolved to cover a comprehensive array of topics and resources of most interest to the historic and cultural resource community.
Monday, September 28, 2009
What a great line up of holiday events in St. Joseph, Missouri!
St. Joseph, Missouri, the birthplace of the Pony Express, which will celebrate its sesquicentennial next year, will offer a full line-up of festive activities this holiday season.
The Pony Express theme will add to holiday cheer through the popular “Christmas Card Ride” program, offered December 19th and 20th by the Patee House Museum. For 50 cents per card, or $5 for 10 or more cards, your postage-paid, ready-to-mail holiday cards will receive an authentic Pony Express stamp—just like mail carried in the mochilas of Johnny Fry, Pony Bob, Wild Bill Hickok and other Pony Express Riders from April 3, 1860 through October 26, 1861. The Patee House is located at 12th & Penn Streets; (816) 232-8206, www.ponyexpressjessejames.com .
The Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art will kick off the holiday season with the annual Sparkling Sugarplum Festival 2009...Fabulous, Festive, Fancies, in which local and re gional vendors transform the museum into a sparkling holiday gift gallery! A “Preview Open House: Eat, Drink, Shop & Be Merry” will take place 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 ($30 admission, or $100 for patrons including weekend admission and parking pass). “Ladies Night Out” is set for 5-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13 ($15 includes admission and wine tasting). Gift Gallery hours will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 ($5 admission). In addition, the much-anticipated “Breakfast with Santa” event will take place Saturday, Dec. 5. Santa’s pancakes will be served hot off the griddle with bacon, juice, and coffee--plus a special treat for each child. Cameras will be welcome! Choose the 9 or 10:30 a.m. seating. ($10 per person).
The museum’s Third Thursday Wine Tastings, presented by Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits, will offer a sampling of fine wines for holiday enjoyment and entertaining, 5:50-7:30 p.m., Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 ($10 per person). An opening reception will be held for the museum’s holiday-season exhibits, “Bruce McCombs: Master Prints from the Albrecht-Kemper Collection,” and works by Northwest Missouri State University Art Faculty, 4-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20. Both exhibits will be on view from Nov. 21 through Jan. 11, 2010. The museum is located at 2818 Frederick St.; (816) 233-7003, www.albrecht--kemper.org.
The holidays are a special time at St. Joseph Museums, Inc.’s Wyeth-Tootle Mansion Museum. The 1879 Gothic home typifies St. Joseph’s “Golden Age.” The annual holiday lighting ceremony, “Come Home For The Holidays,” will take place at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, followed by holiday music by the Hosea elementary School Bell Choir and the St. Joseph Community Chorus Dickens Singers. The free event also will feature home tours, carriage rides, Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments and children’s crafts. On Saturday, Dec. 5, the mansion will offer “Nature’s Noel,” a winter crafts workshop for families ($3 adults, $1.50 students, free for children age 6 and under). The Wyeth-Tootle Mansion is located at 1100 Charles; (816) 232-8471, www.stjosephmuseum.org.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, St. Joseph Museums will sponsor a “Spirit of Christmas Past” Holiday Day Trip, featuring guided tours of the mansions in Independence, including “A Christmas Victorian Wedding” at the Vaile Mansion, a 31-room Second Empire Victorian home; an 1850s holiday boutique at the 1859 Federalist-style Marshal’s Home; a tour of the National Frontier Trails Museum; and “A Dickens of a Christmas” at the 1890 Bingham-Waggoner Estate, where dinner will be served in this 26-room mansion. The finale will be a driving tour of Kansas City’s new Power & Light District and the famed Country Club Plaza, where 80 miles of holiday lights will illuminate the night sky. The trip will leave the St. Joseph Museum, 3406 Frederick Ave., at 11:30 a.m., and return by approximately 8:30 p.m. ($75 for museum members. $90 for non-members; includes motor coach transportation, admission fees, dinner, snacks, driving tour, and gratuity. Reservations requir! ed).
On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6, the National Military Heritage Museum will hold its annual “Patriotic Christmas” celebration, where children will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with Santa—in a helicopter. The museum is at 701 Messanie; (816) 233-4321, www.nationalmilitaryheritagemseum.com. St. Joseph’s oldest home, the Robidoux Row Museum, will put on its holiday finery during its “Home for the Holidays” celebration. Its nine rooms will be decorated by local merchants and the Saint Joseph Historical Society. Candlelight tours will be offered 1-8 p.m., Saturday-Monday, Dec. 5-7, and Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13. ($2 in advance, $3 at the door). The museum is located at 3rd and Poulin; (816) 232-5861; www.RobidouxRowMuseum.org
The largest annual holiday lights display in Northwest Missouri will once again take place at Krug Park at the northern end of St. Joseph’s famed Parkway. The park will become “Holiday Park,” 6-10 p.m. from Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 (including Christmas night). Started in 1981, today more than 100,000 visitors drive through each year to see the lavish display of lighted arches and trees, winter scenes and the park’s lovely Italianate buildings breathtakingly outlined in lights. At the southern end of the Parkway, Hyde Park also will be dazzlingly lit for the holiday season. Admission will be free to both parks. (816) 233-9652, http://www.ci.st-joseph.mo.us/parks/holiday_park.cfm.
The St. Joseph Arts Community has planned a busy holiday schedule of theatre and music. The Robidoux Resident Theatre will present “Holiday in Plaid,” a gala dinner show, Thursday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Rodiboux Landing Playhouse, 103 W. Francis; ($9-$30; group discounts available). The players also will offer “The Lion In Winter,” Friday, Dec. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Missouri Theatre, 717 Edmond; ($9-$16). Don’t miss this classic show featuring a hilariously dysfunctional royal family on Christmas Day, 1185. For more information about both productions, please call (816) 232-1778 or visitwww.rrtstjoe.org.
The season would not be complete without a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The St. Joseph Community Chorus, in collaboration with community church choirs, will present this holiday favorite at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church, 5502 Frederick Blvd. ($10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students). The chorus also will present its annual winter concert, “Christmas at the Cathedral,” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 and 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, at St. Joseph Cathedral, 318 N. 11th St. ($12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students). For more information about both concerts please call (816) 271-4420.
And the Sanctuary Choir of First Presbyterian Church of St. Joseph will invite audience participation at its “Celebrate Christmas In Song” program, featuring Christmas carols and holiday music accompanied by piano, organ, brass and percussion, 3-4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20. The church is located at 301 N. 7th St.; (816) 279-5062, www.firstpres301.com. (Free admission).
For more information about the Pony Express Christmas Card Ride, other holiday happenings in St. Joseph, Missouri, as well as the Pony Express Sesquicentennial plus lodging, dining, shopping and attractions in St. Joseph, MO, please contact the St. Joseph Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 785-0360 or visit www.stjomo.com.
The Pony Express theme will add to holiday cheer through the popular “Christmas Card Ride” program, offered December 19th and 20th by the Patee House Museum. For 50 cents per card, or $5 for 10 or more cards, your postage-paid, ready-to-mail holiday cards will receive an authentic Pony Express stamp—just like mail carried in the mochilas of Johnny Fry, Pony Bob, Wild Bill Hickok and other Pony Express Riders from April 3, 1860 through October 26, 1861. The Patee House is located at 12th & Penn Streets; (816) 232-8206, www.ponyexpressjessejames.com .
The Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art will kick off the holiday season with the annual Sparkling Sugarplum Festival 2009...Fabulous, Festive, Fancies, in which local and re gional vendors transform the museum into a sparkling holiday gift gallery! A “Preview Open House: Eat, Drink, Shop & Be Merry” will take place 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 ($30 admission, or $100 for patrons including weekend admission and parking pass). “Ladies Night Out” is set for 5-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13 ($15 includes admission and wine tasting). Gift Gallery hours will be 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., Nov. 14 ($5 admission). In addition, the much-anticipated “Breakfast with Santa” event will take place Saturday, Dec. 5. Santa’s pancakes will be served hot off the griddle with bacon, juice, and coffee--plus a special treat for each child. Cameras will be welcome! Choose the 9 or 10:30 a.m. seating. ($10 per person).
The museum’s Third Thursday Wine Tastings, presented by Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits, will offer a sampling of fine wines for holiday enjoyment and entertaining, 5:50-7:30 p.m., Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 ($10 per person). An opening reception will be held for the museum’s holiday-season exhibits, “Bruce McCombs: Master Prints from the Albrecht-Kemper Collection,” and works by Northwest Missouri State University Art Faculty, 4-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20. Both exhibits will be on view from Nov. 21 through Jan. 11, 2010. The museum is located at 2818 Frederick St.; (816) 233-7003, www.albrecht--kemper.org.
The holidays are a special time at St. Joseph Museums, Inc.’s Wyeth-Tootle Mansion Museum. The 1879 Gothic home typifies St. Joseph’s “Golden Age.” The annual holiday lighting ceremony, “Come Home For The Holidays,” will take place at 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, followed by holiday music by the Hosea elementary School Bell Choir and the St. Joseph Community Chorus Dickens Singers. The free event also will feature home tours, carriage rides, Santa and Mrs. Claus, refreshments and children’s crafts. On Saturday, Dec. 5, the mansion will offer “Nature’s Noel,” a winter crafts workshop for families ($3 adults, $1.50 students, free for children age 6 and under). The Wyeth-Tootle Mansion is located at 1100 Charles; (816) 232-8471, www.stjosephmuseum.org.
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, St. Joseph Museums will sponsor a “Spirit of Christmas Past” Holiday Day Trip, featuring guided tours of the mansions in Independence, including “A Christmas Victorian Wedding” at the Vaile Mansion, a 31-room Second Empire Victorian home; an 1850s holiday boutique at the 1859 Federalist-style Marshal’s Home; a tour of the National Frontier Trails Museum; and “A Dickens of a Christmas” at the 1890 Bingham-Waggoner Estate, where dinner will be served in this 26-room mansion. The finale will be a driving tour of Kansas City’s new Power & Light District and the famed Country Club Plaza, where 80 miles of holiday lights will illuminate the night sky. The trip will leave the St. Joseph Museum, 3406 Frederick Ave., at 11:30 a.m., and return by approximately 8:30 p.m. ($75 for museum members. $90 for non-members; includes motor coach transportation, admission fees, dinner, snacks, driving tour, and gratuity. Reservations requir! ed).
On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5 and 6, the National Military Heritage Museum will hold its annual “Patriotic Christmas” celebration, where children will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with Santa—in a helicopter. The museum is at 701 Messanie; (816) 233-4321, www.nationalmilitaryheritagemseum.com. St. Joseph’s oldest home, the Robidoux Row Museum, will put on its holiday finery during its “Home for the Holidays” celebration. Its nine rooms will be decorated by local merchants and the Saint Joseph Historical Society. Candlelight tours will be offered 1-8 p.m., Saturday-Monday, Dec. 5-7, and Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13. ($2 in advance, $3 at the door). The museum is located at 3rd and Poulin; (816) 232-5861; www.RobidouxRowMuseum.org
The largest annual holiday lights display in Northwest Missouri will once again take place at Krug Park at the northern end of St. Joseph’s famed Parkway. The park will become “Holiday Park,” 6-10 p.m. from Friday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010 (including Christmas night). Started in 1981, today more than 100,000 visitors drive through each year to see the lavish display of lighted arches and trees, winter scenes and the park’s lovely Italianate buildings breathtakingly outlined in lights. At the southern end of the Parkway, Hyde Park also will be dazzlingly lit for the holiday season. Admission will be free to both parks. (816) 233-9652, http://www.ci.st-joseph.mo.us/parks/holiday_park.cfm.
The St. Joseph Arts Community has planned a busy holiday schedule of theatre and music. The Robidoux Resident Theatre will present “Holiday in Plaid,” a gala dinner show, Thursday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 20 at the Rodiboux Landing Playhouse, 103 W. Francis; ($9-$30; group discounts available). The players also will offer “The Lion In Winter,” Friday, Dec. 11 through Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Missouri Theatre, 717 Edmond; ($9-$16). Don’t miss this classic show featuring a hilariously dysfunctional royal family on Christmas Day, 1185. For more information about both productions, please call (816) 232-1778 or visitwww.rrtstjoe.org.
The season would not be complete without a performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” The St. Joseph Community Chorus, in collaboration with community church choirs, will present this holiday favorite at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, at the Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church, 5502 Frederick Blvd. ($10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students). The chorus also will present its annual winter concert, “Christmas at the Cathedral,” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 12 and 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, at St. Joseph Cathedral, 318 N. 11th St. ($12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 students). For more information about both concerts please call (816) 271-4420.
And the Sanctuary Choir of First Presbyterian Church of St. Joseph will invite audience participation at its “Celebrate Christmas In Song” program, featuring Christmas carols and holiday music accompanied by piano, organ, brass and percussion, 3-4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 20. The church is located at 301 N. 7th St.; (816) 279-5062, www.firstpres301.com. (Free admission).
For more information about the Pony Express Christmas Card Ride, other holiday happenings in St. Joseph, Missouri, as well as the Pony Express Sesquicentennial plus lodging, dining, shopping and attractions in St. Joseph, MO, please contact the St. Joseph Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 785-0360 or visit www.stjomo.com.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Reading on a Rainy Day
I recently had surgery and while it wasn't life threatening, it has caused about 10 days of bed rest, new medications, etc. In the meantime, I've been able to do to a LOT of reading (I should be writing, but not enough energy yet). SO...while some of the books I've read are NOT historical, most have been and I wanted to share them with you in the hopes that you will share some of your good reads with me!
First, I read Blood on the Moon by Edward Steers, Jr. The book is a gripping account of the Lincoln assassination and capture/trial of Booth and his co-conspirators. Reads very much like a novel and is very fast-paced.
Let me know what you're reading!
Thanks!
Kristie
Battlefield Journal
Traveling Through History
Monday, September 7, 2009
Mindy Belloff is Recreating The Declaration of Independence!
Set by Hand, ONE LETTER AT A TIME, as Printed by a Woman in 1777, the portfolio will include essays with introductory text by David Armitage, Professor of History Harvard University & author of The Declaration of Independence: A Global History. Limited edition begins September 2.
In 1777, Congress commissioned Mary Katherine Goddard of Baltimore to print 13 copies of the Declaration of Independence, one for each of the colonies forming the United States of America. It was the first time the Declaration revealed the identity of the signors. She put herself at risk for treason by printing the document and adding her name at the bottom. To honor this American pioneer, artist Mindy Belloff will reproduce Goddard’s elegant two-column design, hand set over 7,500 characters in Caslon typeface as the original, and letterpress print them one at a time on paper made specifically for the historic recreation. Only nine known copies of the Goddard Broadside exist today, which makes it inaccessible to a wide audience. The new edition will be limited to no more than 150 copies. The project began on August 12th, as the first batch of type arrived at the artist's print shop, the same month and day of Mary Katherine Goddard’s death (August 12, 1816 at the age of 78). The date is symbolic as a celebration not only of our Founding Fathers’ drafting of this important document, but of the life’s achievement of a woman who stood up for freedom of the press and the rights of women in the newly formed UNITED STATES.
1776
We hold these Truths to be self-evident,
that all Men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their CREATOR
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
2009
We hold these Truths to be self-evident,
that all People are created equal,
that they are endowed by their CREATOR
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
In 1777, Congress commissioned Mary Katherine Goddard of Baltimore to print 13 copies of the Declaration of Independence, one for each of the colonies forming the United States of America. It was the first time the Declaration revealed the identity of the signors. She put herself at risk for treason by printing the document and adding her name at the bottom. To honor this American pioneer, artist Mindy Belloff will reproduce Goddard’s elegant two-column design, hand set over 7,500 characters in Caslon typeface as the original, and letterpress print them one at a time on paper made specifically for the historic recreation. Only nine known copies of the Goddard Broadside exist today, which makes it inaccessible to a wide audience. The new edition will be limited to no more than 150 copies. The project began on August 12th, as the first batch of type arrived at the artist's print shop, the same month and day of Mary Katherine Goddard’s death (August 12, 1816 at the age of 78). The date is symbolic as a celebration not only of our Founding Fathers’ drafting of this important document, but of the life’s achievement of a woman who stood up for freedom of the press and the rights of women in the newly formed UNITED STATES.
1776
We hold these Truths to be self-evident,
that all Men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their CREATOR
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
2009
We hold these Truths to be self-evident,
that all People are created equal,
that they are endowed by their CREATOR
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Send me information on...
I'm very interested in gathering the stories behind street names...what does Gallows Hill Rd mean and who does John. J. Quagmire Lane represent?
Send me your stories about street names in your town!
Thanks!
Kristie Poehler, Editor
Battlefield Journal
Traveling Through History
Send me your stories about street names in your town!
Thanks!
Kristie Poehler, Editor
Battlefield Journal
Traveling Through History
Gozaic
Okay, I've had a chance to look around this site...I registered, even downloaded their exclusive screensaver. It is a very cool site!
I love the blogs--the chance to comment on different historic sites and share photos and tips with other travelers. This is indeed a travelers dream site. There is even an e-postcard screen where you can send a quick note to your friends along with a photo of a site you love.
Of course, I contributed to the Civil War blog. My topic was Gettysburg and my deep soul-searching ties to the hallowed ground there. Tell me what you would talk about if you visited Gozaic...
I look forward to hearing your comments on this new site, sponsored by Heritage Travel, a subsidiary of National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Thanks!
Kristie Poehler, Editor
Battlefield Journal
Traveling Through History
I love the blogs--the chance to comment on different historic sites and share photos and tips with other travelers. This is indeed a travelers dream site. There is even an e-postcard screen where you can send a quick note to your friends along with a photo of a site you love.
Of course, I contributed to the Civil War blog. My topic was Gettysburg and my deep soul-searching ties to the hallowed ground there. Tell me what you would talk about if you visited Gozaic...
I look forward to hearing your comments on this new site, sponsored by Heritage Travel, a subsidiary of National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Thanks!
Kristie Poehler, Editor
Battlefield Journal
Traveling Through History
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