Living History: Christmas on Appomattox Plantation
December 12th
City Point Area in Hopewell

Appomattox Plantation

On Saturday, December 12 a living history program will occur at the General Grant's Headquarters Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield. At 11:00, 1:30, and 3:30 p.m. guided tours will be conducted in which visitors will be transported back to 1858. Living historians will portray actual Eppes family members and the enslaved people who lived at City Point (present day Hopewell, Virginia) and will hear the thoughts of these people as they prepare for Christmas and an uncertain future. Outside the scheduled tour times, the living historians will continue to interact with visitors from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions and dress warmly.

Historically, the Grant's Headquarters Unit at City Point is well known to Civil War buffs and historians as being the center of Union operations during the Petersburg Campaign. However, the Eppes family occupied the plantation home for generations before the Civil War. Richard Eppes' description of the 1858 Christmas celebration is the most detailed of the antebellum Christmas journal entries. That Christmas, however, was less than one year away from John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid, two years away from the 1860 election which catapulted Abraham Lincoln into the Presidency, and less than three years away from the start of the American Civil War.

The General Grant's Headquarters Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield is located at 1001 Pecan Avenue in Hopewell. There is no fee for this program and no reservations are necessary. For more information, please call Park Ranger Emmanuel Dabney at (804) 732-3531 ext. 222.

Thursday In Old Towne continues each Thursday night through September 24th. These community events are sponsored by The Petersburg Foundation. All proceeds will go to the "Picture Petersburg" project - the revitalization and beautification of the Washington Street entrance off I-95 into the City of Petersburg. The Petersburg Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.

Each Thursday evening, come early to shop and dine in Old Towne. Check out discounts offered at many of Old Towne's specialty shops and restaurants.

Outside band, Castaways start playing at 7p.m. and the inside band, Faultline begins at 9:30p.m. Military discount tickets available. Gates open at 6:30p.m., rain or shine. Must be 18 years old or older to attend.

804-733-8344
Old Towne Civic Center
136 River Street
Petersburg, Virginia 23803
www.otciviccenter.com
www.oldtownepetersburg.com

Virginia LISC invites applicants for its’ United for Progress (UP) Neighborhoods Initiative grant. The grant supports the first of two neighborhood-based Quality of Life planning opportunities in Petersburg. The Battersea Neighborhood is the target community for the first grant. The UP Neighborhoods Initiative builds upon successful LISC-sponsored neighborhood-based planning processes around the country. The process includes extensive community engagement, broad collaboration, early action projects and quality of life planning that result in a written plan and implementation strategy for the target community. Nationally, quality of life planning processes have resulted in new housing, after school programs for youth, childcare centers and employment initiatives and strong neighborhood leadership.

Eligible applicants can include: Community-based nonprofits, faith-based institutions, nonprofit community development corporations, schools, local government entities, institutions of higher education. Interested organizations may obtain a Request for Proposals by contacting the following:

Veronica Jemmott
Phone: 804 358 7602, ext. 11
Email: vjemmott@lisc.org

Barbara DuVal
Phone: 804 358-7602, ext. 12
Email: BDuVal@lisc.org

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