February 6, 2010 (10am-4pm) Back of
the Big House Learn about the lives of those who were enslaved on
the plantation. Free with regular admission.
February 12, 2010 (12-4pm)
Victorian Valentine Living history day set aside for homeschoolers
and their families. Learn about 19th century Valentine customs, make
your own Valentine with a quill pen, learn English Country dancing, fan
language, and more! Admission is $5 per person, ages 4 and under free.
No rsvp required.
February 13 (11am-4pm) - 14
(1-4pm), 2010 Valentine Sweetheart Tours Step back in time with
your sweetheart as you tour the Latta home and hear sweetheart stories from
the past! Tours begin every hour. Free with regular admission.
The Latta Equestrian Center offers carriage rides- call 704-992-1550 for
more information.
February 20 (10am-4pm) - 21
(1-4pm), 2010 Civil War Mustering Event Step into the Mecklenburg
County of 1862 as civilians are mustered into the Mecklenburg Grays.
Scenarios will be repeated throughout the weekend, including stump speeches,
medical examinations, drilling, civilian demos, and more! Free with
regular site admission.
February 27, 2010 (9am-12pm or 1-4pm)
Knitting Workshop Learn the basics of knitting or solidify your
skills! (Cast on, knit stitch, purl stitch, simple patterns, and cast off.)
Each session is four hours long and limited to 6 participants. The class fee
of $35 includes yarn and knitting needles to take home with you. For
reenactors and history buffs alike, this is an excellent opportunity to
increase your skill base and add to your repertoire of "period"
accomplishments! Contact Blair Elder at 704-875-2312, ext. 303 or
belder@lattaplantation.org
for more information.
Click here for registration form.
March 6 (10am-4pm) -7 (1-4pm), 2010 Art of the
Blacksmith 19th century blacksmiths on the grounds providing
demonstrations. Free with regular admission.
March 27, 2010 (10am-4pm) What's
Cookin' at Latta? See open hearth cooking in the plantation
kitchen, slave cabin, and outside on the grounds. Learn about period
cooking techniques, tour the plantation house, and more! Free with
regular admission.
April 3, 2010 Easter Egg Hunt Children ages 1-10 can hunt for
toy and candy filled eggs across the plantation! Hunts will be at
11:00am (ages 1-3), 12:30pm (ages 4-6), and 2:00pm (ages 7-10). There
will be grand prize eggs hidden for each age group! Have children in
more than one age group? Make a day of it and picnic, visit the farm
animals, tour the plantation house, and see the Easter Bunny on the covered
wagon! The cost is $5 per child (2 free adults per child, additional
adults pay regular site admission). Pre-registration is required!
April 10, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Civil War Soldier For a Day Boys and girls ages 8-12 will be
mustered into the Northern and Southern armies for a day! This one day
version of our popular summer Civil War Soldier Camp will take children back
in time for a Civil War experience they will never forget! After
learning about soldier life, they will drill, battle, and end the day with a
graduation ceremony. Children will receive a Civil War kepi (hat) to
keep and other equipment will be loaned to them for the day. The cost
is $40 per camper and pre-registration is required. Contact Matthew
Waisner at 704-875-2312, ext. 305 or
mwaisner@lattaplantation.org
for more information.
April 14, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Spring Homeschool Day Living history day set aside for
homeschoolers and their families. Participants can tour the
plantation, visit the animals, participate in hands-on history activities,
make crafts, and more! Admission is $5 per person, ages 4 and under
free.
April 16-17, 2010 (9pm-2am) Ghost
Hunt This is a unique opportunity to conduct a scientific
paranormal investigation across the plantation at night. Led by the
North American Society, participants will have a one hour training session,
followed by small group investigations around the site. The cost is
$60 per person and pre-registration is required.
Click here for registration form.
April 24, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Discover Latta Plantation Girl Scout Event This event is open to
all visitors! Girl Scouts that trained in March will return to
demonstrate their living history skills to the public. Interpreting
the lives of early 19th century planters, yeomen, and enslaved African
Americans, the girls will demonstrate open-hearth cooking, spinning
,weaving, cornhusk dolls, candle making, butter churning, house tours,
English Country Dancing, and more! Admission is $6 per person, ages 5
and under free.
May 15 (10am-4pm) - 16 (1-4pm),
2010 World War II Event
May 29, 2010 (10am-4pm) Living
History Day See the plantation come to life through living history
demos! Visitors can tour the plantation house and grounds, as they see
blacksmithing, weaving, open-hearth cooking, farm life, and much more!
Children can make crafts and dance around the maypole! This event is
free with regular site admission!
June 5, 2010 (10am-4pm) Fire
Starting Workshop Learn the basics of primitive fire building.
The workshop will cover fire starting with friction, flint & steel,
magnifying glasses, make char cloth, and more. The class fee of $30
includes a basic fire starting kit. Pre-registration is required.
June 14-17, 2010 53rd North
Carolina Call to Arms Camp Civil War Camp for boys and girls ages
13-14 who have graduated from Latta's Civil War Soldier Camp.
Click here for more camp information.
June 21-24, 2010 Civil War Soldier
Camp Boys and girls ages 8-12 will be mustered into the Union and
Confederate armies for the week! Campers will learn about life in the
1860s, including the homefront, soldier life, drilling, and much more.
Camp will end with the reenactment of a major engagement and graduation for
families.
Click
here for more camp information.
June 21-24, 2010 Miss Jane's
Academy Civil War camp for girls ages 8-12. Campers will
learn about the lives of women during the American Civil War and participate
in hands-on living history activities like English Country Dancing,
open-hearth cooking, candle making, sewing, crafts, a covered wagon ride,
and more!
Click
here for more camp information.
June 26, 2010 (10am-4pm) Gold
Panning Day Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and
pan for gold at the miner's cabin! Visitors can also tour the
plantation house and grounds. Free with regular site admission.
July 5-8, 2010 Civil War Soldier
Camp Boys and girls
ages 8-12 will be mustered into the Union and Confederate armies for the
week! Campers will learn about life in the 1860s, including the
homefront, soldier life, drilling, and much more. Camp will end with
the reenactment of a major engagement and graduation for families.
Click here for more camp information.
July 5-8, 2010 Miss Jane's Academy
Civil War camp for girls ages 8-12. Campers will learn about the
lives of women during the American Civil War and participate in hands-on
living history activities like English Country Dancing, open-hearth cooking,
candle making, sewing, crafts, a covered wagon ride, and more!
Click here for more camp information.
July 10, 2010 (10am-4pm) Gold
Panning Day Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and
pan for gold at the miner's cabin! Visitors can also tour the
plantation house and grounds. Free with regular site admission.
July 12-15, 2010 Historic
Encounters Summer Camp Boys and girls ages 8-12 can step back in
time as they learn about life in the 19th century North Carolina
backcountry. The week will be filled with hand-on activities, crafts,
horseback riding, canoeing the Catawba River, hiking the nature preserve
trails, and a visit to the Carolina Raptor Center.
Click here for more camp information.
July 17-18, 2010 Civil War
Reenactment Relive the battle between North and South as soldiers
reenact the American Civil War. The Sample family who lived at Latta
from 1853 to 1922 had four boys who fought and survived the war.
Visitors can walk through the soldier camps, shop with period sutlers, tour
the plantation house and grounds, and watch the main battle at 2:00pm each
day. Admission is $7 per person, ages 5 and under free.
July 24, 2010 (10am-4pm) Gold
Panning Day Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and
pan for gold at the miner's cabin! Visitors can also tour the
plantation house and grounds. Free with regular site admission.
August 2-5, 2010 Civil War Soldier
Camp Boys and girls
ages 8-12 will be mustered into the Union and Confederate armies for the
week! Campers will learn about life in the 1860s, including the
homefront, soldier life, drilling, and much more. Camp will end with
the reenactment of a major engagement and graduation for families.
Click here for more camp information.
August 2-5,
2010 Miss Jane's Academy Civil War camp for girls ages 8-12.
Campers will learn about the lives of women during the American Civil War
and participate in hands-on living history activities like English Country
Dancing, open-hearth cooking, candle making, sewing, crafts, a covered wagon
ride, and more!
Click
here for more camp information.
August 14, 2010 (10am-4pm) Gold
Panning Day Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining history and
pan for gold at the miner's cabin! Visitors can also tour the
plantation house and grounds. Free with regular site admission.
August 21 (10am-4pm) - 22 (1-4pm),
2010 Civil War Infantry Weekend Soldiers on the grounds providing
demonstrations. Free with regular site admission.
September 4-5, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Revolutionary War Reenactment Relive the American Revolution as
soldiers reenact local battles. Visitors can tour soldier camps, see
living history demonstrations, visit the plantation house, and watch the
main battles each day. On Saturday soldiers will reenact the Battle of
Charlotte which originally took place at the corners of Trade and Tryon
Street in Charlotte. On Sunday, soldiers will reenact the Battle of
McIntyre Farm which was fought just a few miles from Latta off Beatties Ford
Road. Admission is $7 per person, ages 5 and under free.
September 25, 2010 (4-8pm)
Bluegrass and BBQ Fundraiser Support Historic Latta Plantation, a
non-profit 501(c)(3) site, as you enjoy live bluegrass music, local bbq, a
silent auction, and more! Children can play in the bounce house, ride
ponies, and explore the plantation grounds. Tickets are $20 per
person, ages 5 and under free.
September 29, 2010 (10am-4pm) Fall
Homeschool Day Living history day set aside for homeschoolers and
their families. Tour the plantation house, outbuildings, and grounds,
see history demonstrations, make crafts, and more! Admission is $5 per
person, ages 4 and under free.
October 9-10, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Folklife Festival and Craft Show Enjoy fall on the plantation as
you tour the site, see 19th century living history demos, and shop with both
period and modern local arts and craftsmen. This is a great chance to
do your holiday shopping early and support local artists! Free with
regular site admission.
October 15, 16, 22, 23, 2010 (7pm,
8pm, 9pm) Ghost Tales in the Dark Participate in a candlelit tour
of the plantation at night, as you hear real ghost stories from staff and
volunteers. Admission is $12 per person, and pre-registration is
required. This event is for ages 12 and up only!
October 29-30, 2010 (9pm-2am) Ghost
Hunt
This is a unique opportunity to
conduct a scientific paranormal investigation across the plantation at
night. Lead by the North American Society, participants will have a
one hour training session, followed by small group investigations around the
site. The cost is $60 per person and pre-registration is required.
November 6, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Charlotte Gold Rush Learn about Charlotte's rich gold mining
history and pan for gold at the miner's cabin! Enjoy local rootbeer,
listen to live music, play period games, and more! Free with regular
site admission.
November 13, 2010 (10am-4pm) Civil
War Soldier for a Day Boys and girls ages 8-12 will be mustered
into the Northern and Southern armies for a day! This one day version
of our popular summer Civil War Soldier Camp will take children back in time
for a Civil War experience they will never forget! After learning
about soldier life, they will drill, battle, and end the day with a
graduation ceremony. Children will receive a Civil War kepi (hat) to
keep and other equipment will be loaned to them for the day. The cost
is $40 per camper and pre-registration is required. Contact Matthew Waisner at 704-875-2312, ext. 305 or
mwaisner@lattaplantation.org
for more information.
November 26-27, 2010 (10am-4pm)
Plantation Christmas Begin the Christmas season by stepping back
into an 1860s Christmas. The plantation will be decorated for a time
period Christmas. Visitors will learn about 1800s Christmas traditions and
meet a Victorian St. Nick in the plantation house, see open-hearth cooking
in the kitchen, and a slave Christmas in the cabin. Free with regular
site admission.
December 4, 2010 (6-9pm) A
Candlelight Christmas Step into an 1820s Christmas at Latta as you
tour the plantation by candlelight. Visitors can meet animals in the
carriage barn, see dancing in the house, meet Mr. and Mrs. Latta, enjoy the
excitement of children before bedtime, see a Christmas meal being prepared
in the kitchen, a slave family celebrating in the cabin, and more!
Admission is $6 per person, ages 5 and under free.
December 8, 2010 (12-4pm) A
Homeschool Christmas A 19th century Christmas celebration set
aside for homeschool and other families. Visitors can tour the
plantation house to learn about 1800s Christmas customs, see cooking in the
kitchen, a slave Christmas in the cabin, make crafts, and meet St. Nick!
Admission is $5 per person, ages 4 and under free.
