http://www.nps.gov/hamp News releases from Hampton National Historic Site. en-us http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/yuletide-at-hampton.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:02:49 EST Join us for a Yuletide celebration at Hampton National Historic Site. Come see the period holiday decorations in each room and imagine the Yuletide parties for which Hampton was known. http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/songs-from-the-fields-slave-and-spiritual-songs.htm Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:49:06 EST Discover the words, tunes, and meanings of the very famous spirituals to the somewhat obscure, from the arrival of the first slaves in Jamestown, VA in 1619 to the field hands picking cotton in the 1850’s, to the songs of the Civil Rights movement- join James Thomas for a very special concert at Hampton NHS. http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/come-home-for-the-holidays.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:24:40 EST Get into the old-fashioned holiday spirit and visit four of Baltimore’s premiere historic house museums decorated in their holiday finest. http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/harvest-day-and-hampton-hallows.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:02:36 EST Help the park staff shuck and grind the corn, try your hand at making butter, watch the blacksmith make tools that would have been used on the farm. Then, stick around for an evening full of seasonally inspired tales. http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/national-public-lands-day.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:57:04 EST Come to Hampton on Saturday, September 26 from 9:00 a.m. and Noon. We will be planting trees, removing Gimson Weed an invasive plant species, and performing woods maintenance. http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/manly-arts-day-at-hampton.htm Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:48:15 EST Come to Hampton National Historic Site on September 20th from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. for a special afternoon of “manly” sport! http://www.nps.gov/hamp/parknews/pony-party.htm Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:03:31 EST Skip the traditional August Pool Party and come to Hampton for a Pony Party!