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DESCRIPTION:Get in the holiday spirit and learn how Christmas was observed
  during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Christmas in
  Camp program
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 11\, 2021
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DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 ar/Detail.aspx?si=38156\n\nGet in the holiday spirit and learn how Christ
 mas was observed during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil 
 War Christmas in Camp program on Saturday\, December 11\, 2021\, from 12-
 4 p.m.  This popular family-oriented event features a patriotic Civil War
  Santa Claus\, reenactors in winter camp settings\, period decorations\, 
 fort tours\, and kids activities.  The suggested donation is $2 per perso
 n\, and $5 for families.\n\nThe program features a Civil War-era Union Sa
 nta Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly by artist Thomas Na
 st\, who will interact with the public\, welcome children to the reconstr
 ucted Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp.  Reenactors will interp
 ret army life in winter camps that are decorated for the season\, and cel
 ebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols of the perio
 d around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals.  The Museum will be 
 decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tree.  Soldier-led
  tours of the historic fort will be presented\, and children can make a C
 hristmas card or ornament.  A variety of Civil War books and "stocking st
 uffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nPlease note that masks are r
 equired for adults and children in the Museum and Officers' Hut\, and are
  recommended outside in the camp settings.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museu
 m\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4848\nFees: The suggeste
 d donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\nAudience: Anyone may 
 attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImp
 ort this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/
 iCal.aspx?id=1&si=38156
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DTSTART:20211211T170000Z
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LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see <a href="https://ap
 ps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=38156">https://apps.alexandri
 ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=38156</a><br />\n<br />Get in the holiday
  spirit and learn how Christmas was observed during the Civil War at Fort
  Ward Museum?s annual Civil War Christmas in Camp program on Saturday\, D
 ecember 11\, 2021\, from 12-4 p.m.  This popular family-oriented event fe
 atures a patriotic Civil War Santa Claus\, reenactors in winter camp sett
 ings\, period decorations\, fort tours\, and kids activities.  The sugges
 ted donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n<br />\n<br />The p
 rogram features a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cove
 r of Harper?s Weekly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact with the p
 ublic\, welcome children to the reconstructed Officers? Hut\, and visit s
 oldiers in camp.  Reenactors will interpret army life in winter camps tha
 t are decorated for the season\, and celebrate by opening Christmas boxes
  from home\, singing carols of the period around the campfire\, and prepa
 ring holiday meals.  The Museum will be decorated with festive greenery a
 nd a Victorian parlor tree.  Soldier-led tours of the historic fort will 
 be presented\, and children can make a Christmas card or ornament.  A var
 iety of Civil War books and ?stocking stuffers? are available in the Muse
 um shop.\n<br />\n<br />Please note that masks are required for adults an
 d children in the Museum and Officers? Hut\, and are recommended outside 
 in the camp settings.\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />Location: Fort Ward Museum\,
  4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n<br />Contact Phone: 703.746.4848\n<br />Fees: The
  suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n<br />Audien
 ce: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Living His
 tory\, Museums\n<br />\n<br />Import this event into your calendar: http:
 //apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.aspx?id=1&amp\;si=38156
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