Santa and John Guss at Bennett Place in 2011

Greetings from Bennett Place!

It has begun!! We kicked off our Museum Fundraising Capital Campaign for the redesign of our museum on October 4th! Our goal is $50,000 and we are on our way. You too can be a part of this worthwhile endeavor by making a contribution to the Museum Campaign. Visit this page in our website or you can mail in a contribution.

Christmas and the Holiday Season is now upon us and we will have a special visit from Ole Saint Nick on December 15-16, 2012. So make sure to bring the family and friends out to the Bennett Farm. In addition, we will have Confederate General D.H. Hill as portrayed by Mr. Doug Batson, historian and author, who has done extensive study on this famous yet controversial Tar Heel officer. A unique Christmas church service will be held on Sunday, December 16th at 10:30am. Saturday evening, December 15th we invite all of our friends and supporters to join us at the Bennett Place for an evening of Christmas celebration with food and drink and good fellowship. It’s our way of saying thank you for all of your wonderful support.

Please continue to check our upcoming calendar of events, which coming up in the new year on February 23, 2013 we have a very special 150th Anniversary event entitled, “The Emancipation Proclamation: An Exploration”. Earl Ijames, historian, will be our keynote speaker in addition to “A Trail to Freedom”, a living history guided tour through the forest of the Bennett Farm to hear stories of struggle and freedom from those who lived it. Also, check out the remainder of our calendar of events and join us for a variety of Civil War and other related educational experiences.

Finally, high school seniors don’t forget to send in your scholarship applications for the William Vatavuk Scholarship!! The college scholarship is $500.00!! Visit this webpage for all the details.

On behalf of the staff and volunteers at Bennett Place State Historic Site we wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season!!

Again, THANK YOU for your continued support of this national treasure.

Sincerely,

John Guss, Site Manager

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