HISTORY COMES TO LIFE AT THE RAMSEY HOUSE LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND!
A Timeline Event: French and Indian War to Civil War
May 14th to 15th

NEW EVENTS!!

HISTORY COMES TO LIFE AT THE RAMSEY HOUSE LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND!

History comes to life 150 years after the Great Conflict between the States at the Ramsey House. To commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Ramsey House will open its fields and facilities- May 14th and 15th at 10:00AM to 5:00PM - for a Living History Timeline event with military and camp life demonstrations from 1750-1854.

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Stroll the grounds through Union and Confederate encampments
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Tom and Sue Wright as Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd will perform their "Life of Lincoln"
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Meet General Lee, his horse Traveler, and Mrs. Lee!
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Historical Fiddler, Chip Bailey, will provide a backdrop of authentic fiddle music from the Civil War period.
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Demonstrations include blacksmithing, period pottery, 18th century women's life, Scottish clothing of the 18th and 19th centuries, etc.
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And much more!!

General Admission is $5 per person, Scouts in uniform are $3 per person, and children under 6 are free!

Workshops
June 1st - "Sampler Workshop for Mothers & Daughters" with needlewoman Bonnie Sheeley ~10a.m. - 2p.m.~ Cost: $25 for each adult-child pair; $15 for each additional person; RHP members $20. Reservations required. Children must be 8 years or older. Parents and other family members are invited to bring children to a beginning counted-thread needlework class. Pairs will stitch a small 8-inch sampler typical of what might have been stitched by young girls in the 1800's living at the Ramsey House. Materials will be furnished, but students must bring scissors and bag lunch. One sampler will be made per pair.
Lunch & Learn Series
(Bring a sandwich & we'll provide the drinks & dessert)

Thurs., 3/17 (postponed now to 5/11!!) "Colonial Bird Jars, Gourds, and Roosting Baskets" with News Sentinel Bird Life columnist Marcia Davis ~12:10-12:50p.m.~ Cost: $8; RHP members $6. Come and hear Marcia give the history of colonial bird homes and find out what was used as the very first birdhouse. Some containers may be available for sale.

Also Coming Up!!!

May 14 & 15 - A Living History Weekend: A Timeline from the French and Indian War to the Civil War - Come stroll through history and see reenactors and demonstrators relive America's past wars.

May 20-22 - 30th Annual Smoky Mountain Highland Games in Maryville - A weekend of getting to know all about your Scottish clan.

May 28 - Statehood Day - All historic homes are open free to the public to celebrate Tennessee's becoming a state.

July 9 - A Haunting at Ramsey - Come and meet local celebrities in the Visitors Center from 6-7:30p.m. From 7:30-9:30p.m. in the historic Ramsey House hear local celebrities tell not-too-scary stories.