Special Guests:

Our special guest is Daniel Boone! Steven Caudill of Winchester, Kentucky will portray frontiersman Daniel Boone. Steven’s presentation is an educational look into the facts and myths that surround Kentucky’s favorite frontiersman. He has given lectures to elementary schools, colleges, civic groups, and organizations and has made numerous appearances at living history events across the country. Through his 20 year career as a Winchester Police Department officer and detective he developed very strong communication skills and interacts with many types of people with ease. His website is www.danielbooneofkentucky.com.

Renowned historian and storyteller Kitty Wilson-Evans portrays the slave Kessie. Kitty has worked at Historic Brattonsville for years and has made it her mission to tell the stories of the slaves that once lived during the colonial era. She shares not only the stories but the songs and dances of the people.
Kitty is also coauthor with Lucinda Dunn of the book Kessie’s Tales: The Adventures of an African-American Slave Girl in South Carolina. Don’t miss out on the chance to hear this exceptional speaker who has been recognized locally, nationally, and internationally. Her website is www.kessiestales.com.

Kathy Doyle will present the program Dressing From The Inside Out. Kathy will describe and explain women’s colonial era clothing, from undergarments to outerwear. Attendees will be able to see how the garments are worn and learn about variations of clothing due to social structure. She will answer questions during and after the program. The program is currently scheduled for Saturday and possibly Sunday and will take place in the Meeting House.

If you are planning on participating as a reenactor, please download the registration form. (pdf 68KB)

Download a brochure about the event (688 KB).

The weekend will be filled with new ways to learn and experience the history of Augusta and North Augusta. Historical reenactors will be at the Living History Park to allow a glimpse of the period of the American Revolution.

 

SATURDAY (free admission) from 10 am–5 pm at the Living History Park in North Augusta Historical interpreters will show you colonial life and skills. Musketry, sewing, firestarting, woodworking, blacksmithing, tools and trades of the period as well as interactive discussions and activities with the interpreters will fill the day.

SUNDAY (free admission) 10 am–3 pm Everyday Life during Colonial Times.
Please join us for an 18th century Anglican worship service at 10 a.m. in the Willow Springs Meeting House at the Living History Park in North Augusta.

 

We thank our sponsors:

Olde Towne Preservation Association
Aiken County Parks, Recreation & Tourism
South Carolina National Heritage Corridor
City of North Augusta
AT&T Real Yellow Pages
Aiken County Historical Museum
News 12
The Augusta Chronicle

and all of the interpreters who have volunteered their time to Keep History Alive.