Ft. Pocahontas 160th Reenactment
This Union fortification comes to life as military and civilian reenactors portray the lives of soldier and citizen inhabitants of the fort.
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Fort C.F. Smith Living History
You are invited to join the staff of Fort C.F. Smith Park for a day of living history with the Union army.
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DC Emancipation Day Parade
Saturday, April 14, 2024 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Emancipation Day marks April 16th 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. The Act
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160th Olustee Reenactment
The Battle of Olustee or Battle of Ocean Pond was fought in Baker County, Florida on February 20, 1864, during the American Civil War. It was the largest battle fought
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Gettysburg Remembrance Day
Join in honoring the soldiers and civilians of the American Civil War in this special annual parade. The parade lines up on Middle Street, proceeds to Baltimore Street and then
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Juneteenth in Kennett Square
Chester County, once known as a “hotbed of abolitionism,” was the threshold of liberty for Black freedom seekers making their way across the border from Delaware, a slave state, and
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Juneteenth Commemoration at Roosevelt Island
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the final abolition of slavery. This year it will be commemorated on June 13th at Theodore Roosevelt Island
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This Union fortification comes to life as military and civilian reenactors portray the lives of soldier and citizen inhabitants of the fort.
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Fairfax HisTree Day
Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Discover the past and invest in our future at FairfaxHisTree Day, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat. April 22, at
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Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Emancipation Day marks April 16th 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. The Act
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