Tomorrow and Sunday is the Annual Civil War Renactment at Laurel Hill in Ararat, VA. For those of you who don’t know, Laurel Hill is the birthplace of Major General J.E.B Stuart, CSA. It’s an excellent little history lesson for children and adults alike and this weekend you can get a first hand feel for the sights, sounds and smells of the Civil War.
Saturday and Sunday offer battle scenes, Civil War sutlers (read battle victual suppliers), food (hopefully not hard tack…perhaps they’ll be more understanding to your 21st century palette), exhibits, Black Rose Memorial Service which is a really neat memorial service done by the Society of the Black Rose. Additionally, you’ll be able to see a fashion show hopefully complete with hooped skirts and woolen fashions and dance the night away to the tunes by Slate Mt. Ramblers.
It sounds like a great time to be had in Patrick County, VA. And parents, what better way to immerse your children in history than to take them to something like this. Renactors take their roles very seriously, so it’s an amazing learning experience! For more information, go to www.jebstuart.org
Shai Cullop
