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1 – 30, 2009 – Exhibition, “From the First Shot
to the Gallows: Winchester’s Involvement with the John Brown
Raid”
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Description: Sponsored by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, this exhibit focuses on rare artifacts that tell the story of Winchester’s involvement with the John Brown raid. Free admission. Time: Monday – Saturday
10 AM – 4:00 PM |
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| September
1 - 30, 2009 –Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical College,
and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
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Description:This exhibit, designed by and for students, focuses on Winchester’s connection to the John Brown Raid. Free admission. Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00
PM, Daily except major holidays. |
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| September
6, 13, 20, 27, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown”
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| Description: Join a park ranger and discover that John Brown's Raid actually covered several miles, over 30 buildings and hundreds of people. Discover some of these places and people on this two hour, two mile walking tour of Harpers Ferry. Time: 11:00 A.M. |
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| September 16, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum | |
| Description:. Sponsored by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, the forums will focus on John Brown and the five African American raiders. Time: 7:00 P.M.
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| September 18-19, 2009 – Display of original David Hunter Strother drawings from the John Brown Raid, Trial and Execution | |
Description:. Display and lecture by John Cuthbert, curator of West Virginia University Archives about the original drawings of Strother who was an artist and correspondent for Harpers Weekly. Free admission Time: Friday September 18 Display – 4-9 pm, Lecture 7:00 pm– Saturday September 19 -- Display and lecture at 1:00 pm Location: Friday Jefferson County Museum, 200 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, WV, Saturday at Charles Town Visitors Center, 108 N. Charles Street, Charles Town, WV Contact:Bob O’Connor Contact
number: 304-535-2627 |
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| September 26, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House | |
Description: John Frederick Blessing was a local baker and confectioner who befriended John Brown during his imprisonment in Charles Town. Prior to his execution, Brown inscribed and presented his jailhouse Bible to Blessing. The Blessing house is now owned by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society. Currently the house is not open to the public on a regular basis. Join a guide for a special sesquicentennial tour of the John Blessing house. Time: 10:00 A.M.
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| September 27, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson County | |
| Description: Join a guide for a two-hour walking tour of John Brown related sites in Charles Town. Sponsored by the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society. Time: 2:00 P.M.
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