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:Fort Ward Park CATEGORIES:Holiday Event CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:Imported on Oct 2\, 2026\, 70 days before the event.\nTo verif y info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=6 3701\n\nGet in the holiday spirit and learn how Christmas was observed du ring the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Christmas in Ca mp program on Saturday\, December 12\, 2025\, from 12-4 p.m. This popula r family-oriented event features a patriotic Civil War Santa Claus\, reen actors in winter camp settings\, and period decorations. Christmas in Cam p The program features a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 18 63 cover of Harper's Weekly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact wit h the public\, welcome children to the reconstructed Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp. Reenactors will interpret army life in winter ca mps that are decorated for the season\, and celebrate by opening Christma s boxes from home and singing carols of the period around the campfire. T he Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tree. Children can make a holiday card or ornament. A variety of Civil War books and "stocking stuffers" are available in the Museum shop. Fort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts in the extensive system kn own as the Defenses of Washington. The Museum offers exhibits and public programs throughout the year. Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site is locat ed at 4301 West Braddock Road in the City of Alexandria. \n\nFor more in formation about this program\, please call 703.746.4848\, or visit alexan dria.gov/FortWard.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n Audience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Holiday Event\, Museums DTEND:20261212T210000Z DTSTAMP:20261002T131201Z DTSTART:20261212T170000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:6 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:10c4d86a-f3b3-4588-bcd7-1156ba1c40d5 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Imported on Oct 2\, 2026\, 70 days before the event.
To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calenda r/Detail.aspx?si=63701
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Get in the holiday spirit and lea rn how Christmas was observed during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum?s annual Civil War Christmas in Camp program on Saturday\, December 12\, 20 25\, from 12-4 p.m. This popular family-oriented event features a patrio tic Civil War Santa Claus\, reenactors in winter camp settings\, and peri od decorations. Christmas in Camp The program features a Civil War-era Un ion Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper?s Weekly by artist Tho mas Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welcome children to the re constructed Officers? Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp. Reenactors will interpret army life in winter camps that are decorated for the season\, a nd celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home and singing carols of t he period around the campfire. The Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tree. Children can make a holiday card o r ornament. A variety of Civil War books and ?stocking stuffers? are ava ilable in the Museum shop. Fort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts in the extensive system known as the Defenses of Washington. The M useum offers exhibits and public programs throughout the year. Fort Ward Museum &\; Historic Site is located at 4301 West Braddock Road in the City of Alexandria. \n
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For more information about this pro gram\, please call 703.746.4848\, or visit alexandria.gov/FortWard.\n
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Location: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n
Audien ce: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Holiday Event\, Museums X-COA-DTSTAMP:20261002T131201Z BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:Christmas in Camp: Please visit website to confirm time\, loca tion\, etc. DURATION:PT30M REPEAT:2 TRIGGER:-PT30M END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR