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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 9\, 2023
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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
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CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum
CATEGORIES:Holiday Event
CATEGORIES:Living History
CATEGORIES:Museums
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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
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DTSTAMP:20231108T155704Z
DTSTART:20231209T170000Z
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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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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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