BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN 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. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023 X-WR-CALNAME:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum CATEGORIES:Holiday Event CATEGORIES:Living History CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=55722\n\nThe program features a Civil War-era Union San ta Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly by artist Thomas Nas t\, who will interact with the public\, welcome children to the reconstru cted Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp. Reenactors will interpr et army life in winter camps that are decorated for the season\, and cele brate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols of the period around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals. The Museum will be d ecorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tree. Children can make a holiday card or ornament. A variety of Civil War books and "stoc king stuffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward M useum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Holiday Event\, Living History\, Museums\n\nImport th is event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal.a spx?id=1&si=55722 DTEND:20231209T210000Z DTSTAMP:20231108T155704Z DTSTART:20231209T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:5d3bd6d9-ea26-4cf6-840b-fb0ebaec68a3 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=55722
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The program featur es a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper?s Weekly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welco me children to the reconstructed Officers? Hut\, and visit soldiers in ca mp. Reenactors will interpret army life in winter camps that are decorat ed for the season\, and celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols of the period around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals. The Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victoria n parlor tree. Children can make a holiday card or ornament. A variety of Civil War books and ?stocking stuffers? are available in the Museum sh op.\n
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Location: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n
Audience: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, H oliday Event\, Living History\, Museums\n
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