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    227th Anniversary Observance of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    227th Anniversary Observance of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse

    at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

    March 15-March 16, 2008

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    Locations for scheduled events: GCHNMP is Guilford Courthouse National Military Park At New Garden and Old Battleground Roads Visitor Center at 2332 New Garden Road THP is Tannenbaum Historic Park At New Garden and Battleground (US220) Roads PP is Price Park At New Garden Road and Hobbs Road (2 miles west of Battleground Ave./US220) For more information call: 336-288-1776 (GCHNMP) or 336-545-5315 (THP). Saturday, March 15, 2008. 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. •All day. Living History: Soldier’s Life in Camp. Battlefield Site. PP (Price Park). •All day. Living History: Craftsmen and Sutlers. PP (Price Park). •All day. Living History: Military & Civilian Life with Guilford Militia, 7th Virginia Regiment, and the British 7th Regiment of Foot. Tour Stop 6. GCHNMP. •All day. Living History: Detached Field Hospital of His Majesty’s Army in North America. Stop 6. GCHNMP. •All day. Living History: Military & Civilian Life with N.J. Light Infantry. Stop 7. GCHNMP. •All day. Living History: Domestic Lifeways of the 18th Century. Tour Stop 8. GCHNMP. •9:30 AM. Celtic Music Program presented by Ken Bloom. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •9:30 AM. A Guided Battlefield Walk begins at the Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •9:45 AM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Stop 6. GCHNMP. •10:00-11:00 AM. Life in British Army Camp. THP •10:30 AM Music by the Guilford Court House Fifes & Drums, Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •11:00 AM. Observance Program for the 227th Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse (1781-2008). Greene Monument. GCHNMP. •11:00-12:00 Noon. Music/Fiddle Lesson with Camp Flintlock. THP •12:00-1:00 PM. Cooking Demonstration in Kitchen. THP •1:00 PM. Domestic Lifeways presented by Common Knowledge. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •1:00 PM. Living History Program: “Friends in Times of Need”: Meet an 18th century Quaker and learn about her experiences during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •1:00-3:00 PM. Everyday Life in Colonial Backcountry & Kids Games. THP •2:00 PM. Celtic Music Program presented by Ken Bloom. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •2:00 PM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Stop 6. GCHNMP. •2:00-3:00 PM. Tactical Demonstrations & Reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. PP (Price Park). •3:00-4:00 PM. Blacksmith Demonstration in Melson Forge. THP •3:00 PM. Domestic Lifeways presented by Common Knowledge. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •3:30 PM. A Guided Battlefield Walk begins at Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •4:00 PM. Carolina Colonial Dancers. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •4:00 PM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Stop 6. GCHNMP. •5:00 PM. All activities close. Sunday, March 16, 2008, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. •All day. Living History: Military & Civilian Life with Guilford Militia, 7th Virginia Regiment, British 7th Regiment of Foot at Tour Stop 6. GCHNMP. •All day. Living History: Detached Field Hospital of His Majesty’s Army in North America. Stop 6. GCHNMP. •All day. Living History: Military & Civilian Life with N.J. Light Infantry. Stop 7. GCHNMP. •8:30 AM to 2 PM. Living History. Domestic Lifeways of the 18th Century at Tour Stop 8. GCHNMP. •8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Living History. Soldier’s Life in Camp. Battlefield Site. PP (Price Park). •8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Living History. Craftsmen & Sutlers. PP (Price Park). •9:30 AM. A Guided Battlefield Walk begins at Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •10:00 AM. Carolina Colonial Dancers. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •10:00-11:00 AM. Life in British Army Camp. THP •10:00.AM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Stop 6. GCHNMP. •11:00-12:00 Noon. Music/Fiddle Lesson with Camp Flintlock. THP •11:00 AM. Living History Program: “Friends in Times of Need”: Meet an 18th century Quaker and learn about her experiences during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •11:00 AM. Celtic Music Program presented by Ken Bloom. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •12:00-1:00 PM. Cooking Demonstration in Kitchen. THP •12:00 Noon. “Noble was the Stand of the Virginians: Virginia Troops at Guilford Courthouse” Presented by Mike Cecere, Historian and Author. Visitor Center, GCHNMP. •12 :00 Noon. Domestic Lifeways presented by Common Knowledge. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •12:30 PM. Music by the Guilford Court House Fifes & Drums. Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •1:00 PM. Celtic Music Program presented by Ken Bloom Performance Tent, Tour Stop 8. GCHNMP. •1:00 PM. Living History Program: “Friends in Times of Need”: Meet an 18th century Quaker and learn about her experiences during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •1:00-3:00 PM. Everyday Life in Colonial Backcountry & Kids Games. THP •1:30 PM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Tour Stop 6. GCHNMP. •2:00 PM. Domestic Lifeways presented by Common Knowledge, Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •2:00-3:00 PM. Tactical Demonstrations & Reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. PP (Price Park). •3:00-4:00 PM. Blacksmith Demonstration in Melson Forge. THP •3:00 PM. “The Yanks are Coming”: Dental Care in the 18th Century. Presented by Mike Williams, Detached Field Hospital of His Majesty’s Army in North America. Performance Tent, Stop 8. GCHNMP. •3:30 PM. A Guided Battlefield Walk begins at Visitor Center. GCHNMP. •4:00 PM. Small Arms Demonstration at Militia Camp, Stop 6. GCHNMP. •5:00 PM. All activities close.


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        Guilford Courthouse National Military Park

        2332 New Garden Road
        Greensboro, NC 27410

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        March 15-March 16, 2008

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