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Prince William Forest Park
1930s Heritage Days
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| Image left: Cabin Camp 3, the site of 1930s Heritage Days. Image center: 3 CCC officers, circa 1936. Image right: Cephas & Wiggins. |
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On May 31st and June 1st, 1930s Heritage Days will bring exhibitors, musicians, craftsmen and women, antique car owners, and others to Prince William Forest Park to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Bring your family and friends and your favorite lawn chair to enjoy 2 days of music, history, and family fun. At the event, there will be:
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Music
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Food
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Exhibits
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Antique Cars
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Kids Activies
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Heritage Crafts
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Getting to the event:
From points north (Washington, DC): Take I-95 south to Exit 150b. At the end of the off ramp, follow event parking signs.
From points South (Fredericksburg, VA): Take I-95 north to Exit 150. Turn left at the bottom of the ramp and follow event parking signs.
From points west (Manassas, VA): Take Route 234 (Dumfries Road) east to southbound I-95. Travel south 2 miles to Exit 150b. At the end of the off ramp, follow event parking signs.
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Once you arrive:
Follow the event parking signs to the parking field. From here you can either take the event shuttle or enjoy a one mile, stroller- and bicycle-accessible hike to Cabin Camp 3. Handicapped parking will be available at the event site. When you arrive at Cabin Camp 3, stop by the event information tent to receive your event brochure and schedule of events. (See the map below).
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What to do:
1930s Heritage Days has 3 event areas. Main Stage: There is no better way to get ‘in touch’ with the Great Depression-era than through its music. Bring you favorite picnic blanket or lawn chair and enjoy music beneath the trees.
Saturday musical highlights include:
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| Piedmont Talent | | Cephas & Wiggins play the piedmont blues. |
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Cephas & Wiggins, Saturday at 2 pm: Cephas & Wiggins are leading exponents of the Piedmont Blues, a music style specific to this region. They choose their repertoire carefully, not only for musical impact, but also to highlight the cultural and historical content of their genre. Cephas & Wiggins will conduct a 45 minute hands on blues workshop prior to their 1 hour performance set. Click here to listen to an audio clip of Cephas & Wiggins (5MB).
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Bob Perilla’s Big Hillbilly Bluegrass, Saturday at 12 noon: Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass performance highlights include a screen appearance in Chris Rock's "Head of State," multiple Kennedy Center concerts and a residence at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. At the request of the U.S. Department of State, they toured Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan and the Dominican Republic. "Big Hillbilly Bluegrass" has been entertaining music fans for over 12 years on three continents with an exciting blend of hard-driving bluegrass along with country, folk and original material.
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Sunday's musical highlights include:
Esther Haines and Hokum Jazz at 12 noon: Hokum Jazz performs vintage blues, jazz and swing from the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Members JC Veve (vocals, guitar), Esther Haynes (vocals, guitar) and Richard Seidel (bass, vocal harmony) present a range of songs from artists of that era. They have performed at the Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival, the Baltimore Blues Festival, and other DC-area events and venues since 1999. Click here for an audio clip of vocalist Esther Haynes (3MB).
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Kids Kabin!
The children of the Great Depression lived through a time of great trial and tribulation. But kids will be kids, and many children still found a way to have fun even though times were hard.
Our kids kabin will introduce the children of today to the fun and games of yesterday. Activities include:
- American Girl Activity Kits: These activity kits follow American Girl Kit Kittredge. Kit is a clever, resourceful girl facing the Great Depression with spirit and determination.
- Games: Hopscotch, jacks, red rover and other group games will happen at various times throughout the day. Introduce your children to the world before video games and how much fun they can have by interacting with other children in the great outdoors.
- Crafts: Try your hand at making a corn husk doll. Or test your skill at other hands-on crafts that use materials that would have been easy to find during the 1930s.
- Movies: Watch Shirley Temple and other kid stars of the 1930s.
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Heritage Crafts:
Blacksmithing: Terry Fisher and friends will be demonstrating blacksmith techniques and tools from the 1930s in our crafts era. Stand and watch these master craftsmen and women at work while they demonstrate one of the most important trades that young men learned in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Items made by Terry and the other blacksmiths will be on sale in the General Store.
Hand Hewn Log Making: The master craftsmen and women of the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center will be on hand to demonstrate how the Civilian Conservation Corps used logs that they felled onsite to construct the many cabins in Prince William Forest Park.
On-site Cabin Restoration: Prince William Forest Park’s own maintenance staff will be restoring one of the 150 historic cabins built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the park during the 1930s. They will almost completely take apart a cabin to demonstrate how they restore these fragile buildings – you can even try a hand at restoration yourself!
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| Clem Clement | | 1930 Cabriolet |
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Exhibits:
Antique Cars: Antique Fords from the late 1920s and early 1930s will be on hand thanks to the members of the George Washington Chapter of the Model A Club of America. For more information on the club, please visit their website.
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Antique Radios:
The Radio and TV Museum, located in Bowie, MD, will be on hand to showcase radios of the 1930s. Some of the radios will be playing excerpts from music of the era and FDR’s famous ‘fireside chats.’
Civilian Conservation Corps Exhibits:
Prince William Forest Park will open up its own collection of Civilian Conservation Corps photographs and historic items. “The Human Crop” a 1936 era movie where the Civilian Conservation Corps was filmed in Prince William Forest Park will also be shown. The Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy organization, which preserves the history of the CCC across the country, will also have an exhibit.
US Forest Service Exhibits: The Civilian Conservation Corps not only worked in national parks across the country, but also in National Forests. Aaron Shapiro, Historian for the US Forest Service, will be on hand with exhibits from the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in our nation’s national forests.
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Field Day of the Past is an annual, family event sponsored by the Rockville-Centerville Steam and Gas Historical Association. Historical displays and exhibits, re-enactments, tractor and truck pulls, small engine displays, arts and crafts, flea market, antique and modern construction equipment demonstrations, a log cabin with ongoing heritage craft demonstrations can be experienced throughout the weekend. Field Day of the Past volunteers will be at 1930s Heritage Days to showcase some of the antique farm machinery.
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General Store:
Eastern National, our park cooperating association, will be on site selling items that help tell the story of the Great Depression and the new deal. Theme-related items such as books, music, paper doll kits, games and more will be on sale for you take home with you. The blacksmith shop will also sell unique hand made items through the Eastern National General Store. Visit their e-store to shop online!
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