Virtual 245th Anniversary Event

The decision to cancel the in-person Anniversary event was not an easy one. There is no higher priority than the safety of our visitors, volunteers, and staff. Even though the traditional anniversary will not be able to be held, many of the same events you have seen in years past will be available for viewing. Here is the schedule of programs for the weekend:

 

Sat. Feb. 27

10:00 am - Virtual Wreath Laying Ceremony by DAR, SAR, and CAR Chapters

11:00 am - "Prelude to the Moores Creek Campaign" - Dr. Chris Fonveille - Professor Emeritus UNCW

11:30 am - Virtual Historic Weapons Demonstration - Musket Demonstration

12:00 pm - Battle Demonstration (from 2017) - Narrated Program featuring musket and cannon firing.

12:30 pm - "King George and Broadswords: The Highland Scots at Moores Creek" - Dr. Kimberly Sherman - Cape Fear Community College

1:00 pm - Virtual Historic Weapons Demonstration- Artillery Demonstration

1:30 pm - "Battle of Moores Creek Bridge" - Ranger Bert Dunkerly - Richmond National Battlefield

2:00 pm - 18th Century Dentistry - John Moseley - Fort Fisher State Historic Site

2:30 pm - Tour of the Moores Creek Battlefield - Ranger Jason Howell

3:30 pm - John Burgwin and the Moores Creek Campaign - Christine Lamberton - Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens

4:00 pm - Virtual Swearing in of Junior Rangers - Ranger Adam Credle

 

Sunday Feb. 28

10:00 am - Virtual Coffee with a Ranger - Ranger Jason Howell

10:30 am - 18th Century Navies - Nick Monroe - Brunswicktown/Fort Anderson State Historic Site

11:00 am - Colonial Music - The Carolina Thunder Mugs, Ken Bloom, and Bill Perks on the Bagpipes

11:30 am - "The Role of Brunswicktown in the Moores Creek Campaign" - Jim McKee - Site Supervisor - Brunswicktown/Fort Anderson State Historic Site

12:00 pm - Colonial Cooking in a Modern Kitchen - Kayla Collins

12:30 pm - "Taken at the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge" - Frank McMahon and Kristal Murphy - Historic Halifax State Historic Site

1:00 pm - Virtual 18th Century Fire-Starting and Fife and Drum Music - Camp Flintlock

1:30 pm - "Breaking Loose Together" - The Regulators in North Carolina - Dr. Marjoleine Kars - Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County

2:00 pm - "Militiamen v. Minutemen: Who was Who?" - Ranger Jason Howell

2:30 pm - "What Happened After Moores Creek Bridge: The Campaign for Sullivan's Island" - Ranger Gary Alexander - Fort Sumter/Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

3:00 pm - "What Were the Halifax Resolves?" - Kristal Murphy - Historic Halifax State Historic Site

3:30 pm - "The Next Southern Campaign" - Ninety Six National Historic Site, Cowpens National Battlefield, and King's Mountain National Military Park

 

The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and is using a phased approach to increase access on a park-by-park basis. Based on guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, park areas, such as the picnic shelter, recreational trails, and comfort station restrooms are open, while the Moores Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center is open with a 50% capacity.

 

A return to full operations will continue to be phased, and services may be limited for some time. For more information, please visit the park’s website.