Thanks to South Carolina. Also see "window" link below:
Starting on 15 June 2003, in an initial pilot program, the Petersburg National Battlefield will partner with the City of Petersburg's Department of Tourism sites at Blandford Church, Center Hill Mansion, and in Old Town this summer. The National Park Service, working along with the city staff, will provide twelve special interpretive programs from mid-June through mid-August that are FREE to the public.
The content of these programs will run the gamut of formal talks, living history, and walking tours. The Calendar of Events is as follows:
15 June 2003. OLD TOWN, Centre Hill Mansion, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Battle of Old Men and Young Boys"
Sunday, June 15 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 Centre Hill Mansion
21 June 2003. OLD TOWN, 22 Old Street, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Confederate Recruiting Station"
Saturday, June 21 at 11:00, 1:00, & 3:00 Old Town: Confederate Recruiting Station.
26 June 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH Reception Center, Petersburg -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
"Stories in Stone"; A Tale of Two Cemeteries
Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
28 June 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH Reception Center, Petersburg -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
"Every tombstone is a biography"
Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16 at 7:00 p.m.
12 July 2003. OLD TOWN, Centre Hill Mansion, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Battle of the Crater"
Saturday, July 12 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 Centre Hill Mansion Sunday, August 3 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 Centre Hill Mansion (1st Person Living History presentation)
19 July 2003. OLD TOWN, Site To Be Announced, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Caring for the Wounded"
Saturday, July 19 at 11:00, 1:00, & 3:00 Old Town (Site To Be Announced)
20 July 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH Reception Center, Petersburg -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
“Mourning is Woman’s Work”
Sunday July 20 at 3:00 p.m.
24 July 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH Reception Center, Petersburg -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
"Stories in Stone"; A Tale of Two Cemeteries
Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
2 August 2003. OLD TOWN, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Walking Tour of Old Town Petersburg"
Saturday, August 2 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00
3 August 2003. OLD TOWN, Centre Hill Mansion, Petersburg -- Interpretive Talks by NPS Ranger Randolph Watkins & others:
"Battle of the Crater"
Saturday, July 12 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 Centre Hill Mansion Sunday, August 3 at 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 Centre Hill Mansion (1st Person Living History presentation)
16 August 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH Reception Center, Petersburg -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
"Every tombstone is a biography"
Saturday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16 at 7:00 p.m.
28 August 2003. BLANDFORD CHURCH, Petersburg Reception Center -- Martha Atkinson & NPS Ranger Elizabeth Dinger.
"Stories in Stone"; A Tale of Two Cemeteries
Thursday, June 26 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 24 at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m.
*Please consult the Petersburg Visitor Center on Cockade Alley for directions to the various locations where talks are held. Programs may be canceled due to inclement weather. For further information please call Park Ranger Randy Watkins, Petersburg National Battlefield at (804) 732-3531 or Martha Atkinson, Blandford Church Reception Center, (804) 733-2396.
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9 June 1864 "at Petersburg"; Battle of Old Men and Young Boys:
"Should you penetrate the town before Kautz, who is to attack on the Jerusalem
Road, the public buildings, public stores, bridges across the Appomattox, depots and cars, are all to be destroyed"
9 June 1864
Union General Gilmore's instructions to General Hinks on June 9,1864 (+)
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Blandford Church:
Should it be the case that you have not had the opportunity to experience Blandford Church, it is one of the largest and most magnificent Confederate Memorials in the nation, representing deceased veterans of all the Confederate States of the past. "Through the light" of rare Louis Comfort Tiffany windows a message is imparted. Thirteen memorial windows were dedicated to each State along with two other special Tiffany memorial windows. Being donated by these Southern States, along with other contributions, to honor spirit and heritage, this memorial belongs to every American. Its purpose was for the world to view -- to appreciate and understand its varied significance which "strengthens us for the unknowns that we face in our futures, and hopefully gives us understanding to use in shaping it."
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Link: "Windows To The Past & Present" "click" on: http://www.craterroad.com/oldblandfordchurch.html from
http://www.nps.gov/pete/pphtml/newseventsdetail7393.html
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Ashleigh Moody,
Petersburg