Historic Bethabara Park - Apple Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
Annual Apple Festival - exhibitor
Winston-Salem, NC
Annual Apple Festival - exhibitor
Annual meeting
Old Salem Visitor Center, James A. Gray, Jr. Auditorium
Speaking on the American Revolution: “They Came to Wachovia, Tired, Cold, and Hungry”
This talk is supported with funding provide by the NC Humanities Council.
“Outlandish Ayr” adds to the events repeated from Saturday’s event some readings from the Outlander series by Diana Galbadon and a focus on the placement of some characters in that series in North Carolina during the War of the Regulation which took place in and around Hillsborough.
Talks by Randell Jones:
10:15 - “Great Scots! They came to North Carolina”
2:50 - Storytelling - Scots-Irish folktale and story from the life of Daniel Boone
“Ceilidh at Ayr” honors Scottish heritage and culture at the home of William Kirkland, built in 1815.
Events on Saturday include music, food, Scottish country dancing, demonstrations, and storytelling.
Talks by Randell Jones
10:15 - “Great Scots! They came to North Carolina”
3:15 - “It’s Revolutionary” - Scots at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge and Scots-Irish at the Battle of Kings Mountain
“Daniel Boone of North Carolina” - a talk at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill, NC, to promote the upcoming Scottish Heritage Festival and “Outlandish” events at Ayr Mount Sept 12 and 13.
This talk on October 9 is made possible by funding from the NC Humanities Council.