[VAcourier] Call for Uniformed Volunteers for a Living History - "A Day in the Life of the Civil War Soldier"

[Virginia Division SCV Communication List]

This message was just received from 7th Brigade Commander Tracy Clary 
who is asking for volunteers in uniform to assist in the living history 
below for 5th graders which is scheduled for Friday, April 17 and will 
continue all day on Saturday as well when it will be open to the public. 
This is an excellent opportunity to teach 5th graders in the County's 
Public School System about the War Between the States from a Southern 
perspective.

If you would like to help out with the living history on one or both 
days, please contact Cmdr. Clary to let him know you are available.


John Sawyer, Commander
Virginia Division SCV

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*The Old Brunswick Camp # 512 to** Present *
*"A Day in the Life of the Civil War Soldier"*
** 
On Friday, April 17th, 2010, at the Historic St. Marks Church near 
Alberta, Va, The Old Brunswick Camp, along with the Brunswick Museum & 
Historical Society Inc., will host a Living History event for approx. 
175  5th graders from Brunswick County Public Schools.   This will be 
our very first venture into the County's public school system and our 
intention is to provide these children with an understanding of what it 
was like for the soldier in the field.   What we are hoping to do is 
break these kids into multiple groups of 15 or 20 kids, and have 6 or 8 
different presentations ongoing on topics such as;
*Food - how it was distributed and cooked/prepared*
*Weapons - how there were cared for and used*
*Flags - (confederate) all the different ones and what were they for and 
their history*
*The African American experience - we may mention slavery, but we will 
also tell the story of the Black Confederate Soldiers too!!!*
*Confederate Aspects - Reasons Brunswick County men went to fight....*
*Women Back Home - (we could really use some Lady volunteers in period 
dress talking about the suffering back home)*
*Deceased Confederates - fortunately there is a cemetery there at the 
church where 3 Confederate Veterans are buried - we will probably tell 
these men's story* 
During the day, groups will go inside the historic Church to see 
artifacts of the period and will be given a short talk.  They will then 
have the opportunity ask questions.   The Living History will be going 
on all day on Saturday also - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.   We will be doing a 
lot of advertising for this.   It is also the weekend of the 
Lawrenceville Spring Fest.   So we are kinda tagging on to that and that 
event, and the chamber will be doing lots of advertising for us too.
 
What I am interested in is volunteers in uniform to assist us with this 
project, *AND* any and all ideas that anyone has to help make this event 
successful.  
The Old Brunswick Camp will provide lunch for all the volunteers who 
assist.  
Please let me hear all ya'll's thoughts on this endevour. 
Thanks so much,
 
Tracy Clary, Adjutant
The Old Brunswick Camp # 512
7th Brigade Commander
Virginia Division - SCV
389 Fleshood Lane
Lawrenceville, VA   23868
434-848-4556 - home
434-848-3542 - office
434-774-4341 - cell
brunswickreb at gmail.com <mailto:brunswickreb at gmail.com>
tracy.clary at vafb.com <mailto:tracy.clary at vafb.com>

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