The Sack of St Augustine 2010
This is a great opportunity to relive history in St Augustine when the Historic Florida Militia re-enacts the Sack of St. Augustine, March 6th, 2010. The sack happened back in the year of 1668. Captain Robert Searle and his privateers left Jamaica and set course for St Augustine to loot the silver ingots held in [...]
Colonial Faire and Muster at Wormsloe Plantation, Georgia
This is one of the great living history events on the coast of Georgia that returns every year. On Saturday and Sunday, February 6-7, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., it’s time again for the annual Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster. Here you can take a giant step back into history on the [...]
Free Admission on Museum Day
On Saturday September 26th, 2009, many museums will participate in the Smithsonian Free Museum Day.
The Smithsonian is free every day, and in the spirit of sharing history with everyone the Smithsonian magazine has again organized its free museum day around the nation.
To get your free admission, go to the event website, and fill [...]
Free Weekend at National Parks on the Coast
Visit one of our national parks on Saturday July 17th or Sunday July 18th without paying admission. The National Park Service offers a couple of free weekends every year, and one of those weekends is coming up in July.
It’s the perfect opportunity to take family and friends out to a state park for a visit. [...]
Living History Event at Horton House – Jekyll Island, GA
On Saturday July 11th, colonial history comes alive at the Horton House on Jekyll Island. At this historic site you’ll be able to hear re-enactors tell the story of the 1742 Spanish attack on Horton House following the Battle of Bloody Marsh.
You can also sample Major William Horton’s ginger ‘ale’ or root ‘beer’ in honor [...]
Drake’s Raid in St. Augustine
English raiders attack St. Augustine, Florida.
On Saturday, June 6, English pirates lead by Sir Francis Drake will once again decende on St. Augustine in an authentic re-creation of Drake’s Raid of 1586.
On June 7, 1586, Drake’s 23 ships and 2,000 Englishmen attacked the city with cannons from Anastasia Island. The next day, they stormed through [...]
Gullah Heritage Celebration – Mt Pleasant, SC
The National Park Service and the Town of Mount Pleasant present a Gullah Heritage Celebration
Gullah Heritage – Ann Caldwell
The National Park Service, in partnership with the Town of Mount Pleasant, is sponsoring a series of free cultural programs at Charles Pinckney National Historic site to celebrate the Gullah Heritage.
The Gullah people of the Lowcountry preserve [...]
Georgia Day Parade in Savannah
On Thursday, February 12th, the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah organizes the Georgia Day parade. This colorful parade is a yearly tradition in Savannah. Customed characters, dignitaries, local citizens and thousands of elementary school students join the parade through the squares of Bull Street.
The parade starts at 10:30 am from Forsyth Park and then it [...]
Super Sunday at the Museum
Right after Superbowl Sunday comes another Super Sunday. On February 8 it’s time for one of Savannah’s most popular events – Super Museum Sunday. On this special day you can take your whole gang to participating museums and historic sites in Savannah without paying admission. The event begins at noon to four pm absolutely [...]
Cannon Demonstration – Charleston, SC
Fears that Fortified Charles Towne – Cannon Demonstration
During the early years of the settlement, the Charles Towne colonists faced several threats, especially from their primary enemy and colonial rival, the Spanish. The Spanish fleet at St. Augustine, Florida was within three days travel of the fledgling English colony. Charles Towne, “here settled in the very [...]
