An Early 19th century Formal Sweetheart Tea

Friends of Sycamore Shoals

and the Sabine Hill Social Society present 

An Early 19^th century Formal Sweetheart Tea

 

Sunday, February 18 from 2 pm – 4 pm 

at the Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park Visitors Center

 

Sharing in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, step back in time with the Sabine Hill Social Society as they host their 1st annual historically inspired Sweetheart Tea.  Our guests will be served by living historians dressed in early 19th century attire while professional harpist Frieda Winters performs a medley of tunes for your enjoyment.  You and your companions will dine on finger foods, appetizers, and pastries accompanied by coffee and a selection of teas.

Cost is $12 per person or $20 per couple or friend.  Children ages 6 – 12 years is $8.

Space is limited so please make your reservations early at 423-543-5808.

Come join in the fun of exploring history and our heritage with Sabine Hill Social Society!

Proceeds from this event supports future educational programming at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park

 

 

 

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park

1651 W. Elk Aveue   Elizabethton, TN 37643

423-543-5808

www.sycamoreshoalstn.org

www.friendsofsycamoreshoals.com

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OLD CHRISTMAS AT FORT WATAUGA

 

Saturday and Sunday, January 6 & 7, 2018

Christmas isn’t over yet! Come to Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park and see how our colonial ancestors celebrated a holiday called “Old Christmas”. In Colonial America, Christmas was celebrated as a twelve day holiday with many traditions and customs. Does The Twelve Days of Christmas sound familiar? These twelve days of feasting, and merrymaking ended on January 6^th or “Twelfth Night” with a grand celebration.

On Saturday, January 6^th from 10am-3pm and Sunday, January 7^th from 10am-3pm the Washington County Militia will hold their annual Old Christmas Celebration. As you walk through the gates of Fort Watauga you will travel back in time to an 18^th century Old Christmas “Jollification”. Each cabin in the fort will be the setting of Christmas, New Year, and 12^th Night traditions as celebrated by the settlers of different cultures on the colonial frontier. Many of our modern Christmas customs are taken from centuries old practices such as English Christmas Guns, the Irish Holly Wreath, the German Tannenbaum, Scottish First Footing, and the Dutch Sinterklaas. See how our Christmas practices of today are steeped in these old world traditions.

Get the most out of the Holiday Season and visit Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park for a fun, entertaining, and educational family outing. Arrive ready to be filled with the spirit of Christmas. It’s an event that is sure to become a tradition with your family year after year.

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is located at 1651 W. Elk Avenue in Elizabethton, TN. For more information contact the Park at 423-543-5808 or visit our websites at www.sycamoreshoalstn.org or http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/sycamore-shoals.