Hampton National Historic Site Hosts 18th & 19th Century Events

From Hampton NHS: On The Plantation: The Overseer’s House, Slave Quarters and Farm Tour

Sunday, June 11, July 23, & August 13, 2017, 1 pm - 2:30 pm

Dressed in period attire, Park Ranger Anokwale will guide visitors through the authentic slave
quarters and overseer’s house and give voice to the enslaved African Americans and European
Indentured Servants who made the Ridgelys’ lavish lifestyle possible. Participants will have the
opportunity to experience first hand, replicas of items used during the 1800s on the plantation such as an iron collar and shackles.

• Juneteenth: Remembering & Celebrating Freedom

Sunday, June 18, 2017, 1-3 pm

In April 1865, the declaration of freedom for the millions of people of African descent in bondage was heard throughout the United States with the surrender of General Lee. However, the bondsmen, women and children in Texas did not receive this liberating information until June 19, 1865 (two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation).
Today, Juneteenth celebrates African American freedom and achievement, while encouraging continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. Join us in remembering and celebrating the resilient people who have gone before us, “Lest we forget —lest we forget!”

• 18th & 19th Century Child’s Play

Saturday & Sunday, July-August, 2017, 10 am—1 pm

The entire family can play: marbles, jax, Game of Graces, Tabletop Nine Pins, Jacobs Ladder, cup and ball, hoop and stick, partake in sack races and more. All the fun will take place on the Hampton NHS’s farm.

Paws In The Park, (TBA)
Meet your "forever friend" at Hampton National Historic Site. Local rescue groups and shelters will be at Hampton with dogs and cats who just want to be a part your family. Activities, information and fun for humans and our four legged friends alike! "Feel the warmth of a cold nose".

Image Courtesy of Hampton NHS