Calendar of Events
Community
Calendar
FEBRUARY
Saturday, February 13, 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, February 14, 1 pm to 4 pm
Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park
Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he
crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE.
Drop-in.
Saturday,
February 13, 3 pm to 5 pm
“Tracing Our
Roots: Recapturing the Legacy of High Point’s
Washington Drive,” Presented by Mrs. Lois Powell and Ms
Sandra Satterfield - 3rd Floor Research
Services Program Room
Sponsored by
Heritage Research Center
Lois Powell,
founder of the Washington Drive Resource & Enrichment
Center, and Ms Sandra Satterfield, the Center’s
activities coordinator, will update the public on their
efforts to preserve the heritage of the Washington Drive
in High Point and produce a documentary about its past.
Wednesday, February 17, 10 am
High Point Museum Guild Meeting
“Trading Paths, Colonial Roads, and Transportation of
the Piedmont” - Tom Magnuson, president of the Trading
Path Association in Hillsborough and member of the
Speakers Bureau Association for the North Carolina
Humanities Council, will speak.
Thursday,
February 18, 7 pm to 8 pm
Introduction
to FOOTNOTES.COM - Public Computing Training Center
- 2nd floor, High Point Public Library
Sponsored by
Heritage Research Center
Find original
documents from the National Archives on-line with our
newest genealogical database.
Please
pre-register by calling 336 883-3637 or
e-mail
Saturday, February 20, 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, February 21, 1 pm to 4 pm
Candle Dipping in the Historical Park
Light up your dark days of winter with a candle made in
our historical park. Our costumed interpreters will show
you how. All ages welcome. Cost: $1 per candle. Free
for members. Drop-in.
Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 10 am to 11 am
Introduction
to HeritageQuest - 2nd Floor PCC Training
Lab - High Point Public Library
HeritageQuest
is available to all North Carolina library card holders
from home and contains some very useful resources for
the genealogist, including a census search and browse
function, abbreviated Revolutionary War pension files,
PERSI, published genealogies, U.S. Serials Set and
Freedman’s Bank Records. Limited to 5 participants.
Please pre-register by calling 336 883-3637 or
email
Saturday, February 27, 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, February 28, 1 pm to 4 pm
Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park
Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he
crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE.
Drop-in.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 17, 10 am
High Point Museum Guild Meeting
Saturday, March 20, 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, March 21, 1 pm to 4 pm
Blacksmithing Demonstration in the Historical Park
Come watch our costumed blacksmith in action as he
crafts various iron pieces. All ages welcome. FREE.
Drop-in.
Saturday, March 27, 10 am to 4 pm
Sunday, March 28, 1 pm to 4 pm
Natural Egg Dyeing in the Historical Park
Get
ready for the Easter Bunny! We’ll provide eggs you can
dip in dyes made from plant material, like onionskins
and blueberries. All ages welcome. $1 per egg.
Free for members. Drop-in. |
