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Living History Saturday: Reconstruction
March 1 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
This Living History Saturday highlights the cultural, social, and political changes in York County during the Reconstruction Era.
Ongoing Activities:
• Historic hearth cooking with recipes from “What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking” (1881) and “Mrs. Hill’s New Cook Book” (1867)
• Federal Army camp life
• Interpretation of the “Liberty and Resistance” exhibit in the Brattonsville Store
Scheduled Activities:
• Cotton Ginning (at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., & 3 p.m.)
• Brattonsville Site Tour (2 p.m.)
Upcoming Saturdays
Mar. 8 – Women’s History Month: Many Hands, Light Work
Mar. 15 – Women’s History Month: Making a Home
Mar. 22 – Women’s History Month: Ladies of Brattonsville
Mar. 29 – Women’s History Month: Employ Thy Time Well…
Living History Saturdays are included in Historic Brattonsville’s general admission for Saturdays in March.