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I am helping to organize another event this October at Welbourne Plantation in Middleburg, VA. The event standards are the same as Hopewell Furnace...just a different impression (upper class Southern). Below is the information about the event...if you are interested in attending, please let me know (snowcraig@ymail.com). We need to fill 16 spots in the B & B in order to cover the costs of renting it for the weekend. Registration will be on a first come, first serve, first paid basis.
Thanks!
Jess Craig
Welbourne Plantation
October 22-23, 2011
The event at Welbourne will be a 36 hour, first-person event in which participants will be able to live a “day-in-the-life” of the Dulany Family. This historic property was built in 1770 and was witness to much history, especially during the Civil War era. There is extensive documentation about the Dulany Family at Welbourne during the Civil War and we will use this documentation to frame the event. Participants can portray members of the Dulany family, extended family, neighbors and guests. We will have an informal schedule for the event of everyday life activities and perhaps a few “unusual” or “entertaining” scenarios also.
The primary impression for this event will be upper class Virginians. There is also opportunity for those who want to portray servants/slaves. This is a private event with no spectators, so we have freedom to create impressions and scenarios as we see fit.
Logistics:
We will be renting out the entire house for the weekend for $2,220. The house is run as a bed & breakfast with modern conveniences (plumbing and electricity). The rooms are furnished with period antiques. The maximum number of overnight guests is 16 people, so the cost for lodging per person is $138 for two nights. This also includes a full breakfast for Saturday and Sunday.
In order to secure your spot at this event and to guarantee we can cover the cost of renting the entire house, we need a non-refundable deposit of $50 by June 15, 2011. Payment in full is due by September 15, 2011. Payment plans can be arranged if you want to pay in installments. (Checks can be made out to AGSAS and sent to Kevin Bender 137 Shippensburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257).
Breakfast is provided both days for overnight guests. Lunch will be pot-luck provided by the participants. We have use of the kitchen for dinner, so we can do a nice pot-luck dinner on Saturday evening together. All participants are expected to contribute food to the community meals.
Daytrippers are welcome to this event. They will be expected to contribute to meals that they participate in.
Registration:
If you are interested in the event or have any questions, please contact, Jessica Craig at snowcraig@ymail.com
Resources:
Welbourne Bed & Breakfast: www.welbourneinn.com
The Dulanys of Welbourne; A Family in Mosby’s Confederacy
By Margaret Ann Vogtsberger, Howell Press, Inc., 1997.
In the Shadow of the Enemy; The Civil War Journal of Ida Powell Dulany,
Ed. by Mary L. Mackall, Stevan F. Meserve and Anne Mackall Sasscer., U. of TN, 2009.
Thanks!
Jess Craig
Welbourne Plantation
October 22-23, 2011
The event at Welbourne will be a 36 hour, first-person event in which participants will be able to live a “day-in-the-life” of the Dulany Family. This historic property was built in 1770 and was witness to much history, especially during the Civil War era. There is extensive documentation about the Dulany Family at Welbourne during the Civil War and we will use this documentation to frame the event. Participants can portray members of the Dulany family, extended family, neighbors and guests. We will have an informal schedule for the event of everyday life activities and perhaps a few “unusual” or “entertaining” scenarios also.
The primary impression for this event will be upper class Virginians. There is also opportunity for those who want to portray servants/slaves. This is a private event with no spectators, so we have freedom to create impressions and scenarios as we see fit.
Logistics:
We will be renting out the entire house for the weekend for $2,220. The house is run as a bed & breakfast with modern conveniences (plumbing and electricity). The rooms are furnished with period antiques. The maximum number of overnight guests is 16 people, so the cost for lodging per person is $138 for two nights. This also includes a full breakfast for Saturday and Sunday.
In order to secure your spot at this event and to guarantee we can cover the cost of renting the entire house, we need a non-refundable deposit of $50 by June 15, 2011. Payment in full is due by September 15, 2011. Payment plans can be arranged if you want to pay in installments. (Checks can be made out to AGSAS and sent to Kevin Bender 137 Shippensburg Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257).
Breakfast is provided both days for overnight guests. Lunch will be pot-luck provided by the participants. We have use of the kitchen for dinner, so we can do a nice pot-luck dinner on Saturday evening together. All participants are expected to contribute food to the community meals.
Daytrippers are welcome to this event. They will be expected to contribute to meals that they participate in.
Registration:
If you are interested in the event or have any questions, please contact, Jessica Craig at snowcraig@ymail.com
Resources:
Welbourne Bed & Breakfast: www.welbourneinn.com
The Dulanys of Welbourne; A Family in Mosby’s Confederacy
By Margaret Ann Vogtsberger, Howell Press, Inc., 1997.
In the Shadow of the Enemy; The Civil War Journal of Ida Powell Dulany,
Ed. by Mary L. Mackall, Stevan F. Meserve and Anne Mackall Sasscer., U. of TN, 2009.
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