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CATEGORIES:Family
CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum
CATEGORIES:Living History
CATEGORIES:Museums
DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend
 arTest/Detail.aspx?si=38156\n\nGet in the holiday spirit and learn how Ch
 ristmas was observed during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Ci
 vil 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 decoration
 s\, fort tours\, and kids activities.  The suggested donation is $2 per p
 erson\, and $5 for families.\n\nThe program features a Civil War-era Unio
 n Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Weekly by artist Thoma
 s Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welcome children to the reco
 nstructed Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp.  Reenactors will in
 terpret army life in winter camps that are decorated for the season\, and
  celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing carols of the p
 eriod 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 Christmas card or ornament.  A variety of Civil War books and "stockin
 g stuffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nPlease note that masks a
 re required for adults and children in the Museum and Officers' Hut\, and
  are recommended outside in the camp settings.\n\n\nLocation: Fort Ward M
 useum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nContact Phone: 703.746.4848\nFees: The sugg
 ested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\nAudience: Anyone 
 may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Living History\, Museums
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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/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=38156">https://apps.alexa
 ndriava.gov/CalendarTest/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 Satu
 rday\, December 11\, 2021\, from 12-4 p.m.  This popular family-oriented 
 event features a patriotic Civil War Santa Claus\, reenactors in winter c
 amp settings\, period decorations\, fort tours\, and kids activities.  Th
 e suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n<br />\n<br
  />The program features a Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1
 863 cover of Harper?s Weekly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact wi
 th the public\, welcome children to the reconstructed Officers? Hut\, and
  visit soldiers in camp.  Reenactors will interpret army life in winter c
 amps that are decorated for the season\, and celebrate by opening Christm
 as boxes from home\, singing carols of the period around the campfire\, a
 nd preparing holiday meals.  The Museum will be decorated with festive gr
 eenery and a Victorian parlor tree.  Soldier-led tours of the historic fo
 rt will be presented\, and children can make a Christmas card or ornament
 .  A variety of Civil War books and ?stocking stuffers? are available in 
 the Museum shop.\n<br />\n<br />Please note that masks are required for a
 dults and 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 />F
 ees: The suggested donation is $2 per person\, and $5 for families.\n<br 
 />Audience: Anyone may attend\n<br />Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Li
 ving History\, Museums
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