BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum CATEGORIES:Living History CATEGORIES:Museums 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 DTEND:20211211T210000Z DTSTAMP:20211014T195442Z DTSTART:20211211T170000Z 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:b3aa81bd-3d26-462e-8420-17cf7cd43cbe X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=38156
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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
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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
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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
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Location: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n
Contact Phone: 703.746.4848\n
Fees: The suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n
Audien ce: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Living His tory\, Museums X-COA-DTSTAMP:20211014T195442Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR