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Kingsley Heritage Celebration 2019

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The slave quarters at Kingsley Plantation.

NPS Photo/ Herring

News Release Date: March 5, 2019
Contact: Susie Sernaker, 904-251-3537 ext 218
Contact: Emily Palmer, 904-251-3537 ext 214

Jacksonville, FL—Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve invites you to the 21^th annual Kingsley Heritage Celebration being held on March 16 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. This free family-friendly event takes visitors back in time through a living history festival.
Demonstrations include cooking, weaving, spinning, and planting. Families are invited to help with tasks such as butter churning and cotton ginning, as well as participate in the game of cricket. Musket demonstrations will also occur throughout the day. “This special event has a variety of activities that appeal to all ages” says Superintendent Chris Hughes.
 
There will also be live artistic expressions of African culture. Nan Nkama Pan- African Drum and Dance Ensemble and Storyteller Cynthia Watts will provide performances steeped in African traditions.

St. George Episcopal Church will offer tours of the historic building and have BBQ lunches for sale in the courtyard.  Kingsley Heritage Celebration is free and open to the public.

Located off Heckscher Drive/A1A one-half mile north of the St. Johns River ferry landing, Kingsley Plantation is open daily, at no charge, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For more information, please call Kingsley Plantation at [phone] or visit http://www.nps.gov/timu.
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Tags: free activities, event, african american artists, living history

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