Get a taste of history, outdoor adventure, and pure excitement right here in the Eastern Gateway to West Virginia. Plan your visits around the myriad of John Brown commemorative events that will last throughout 2009. With all that there is to do in the Jefferson County area, you’ll need more than just one visit to experience it all. From unmatched history lessons and historical bed and breakfasts, to beautiful scenery and local attractions, the Eastern Gateway to West Virginia is a history and outdoor lover’s paradise. For more information at your fingertips, click here to send an e-mail of your interests and we’ll respond quickly with the answers and trip details you truly want. |
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| 2009 |
| April
1-30 2009 - “From the First Shot to
the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| April
3 & 4,
2009 - “In the Footsteps of John Brown" |
| April
18, 2009 - “A Prelude to History: The Wedding of Virginia Kennedy” |
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| May
1-31 2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| May
2, 2009 - Rededication of John Brown House |
| May
9, 2009 - Music of “Sword of the Spirit” |
| May
30, 2009 - “Remembering John Brown” |
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| June 1-30
2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| June
1- 30, 2009 - Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical
College, and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
| June
7, 2009 - “In the Footsteps of John Brown" |
| June
14, 2009 - “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| June
17, 2009 – (tentative date) Tri-State unveiling of John Brown
Driving Tour |
| June
21, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| June
25-26, 2009 - Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War
Commission Kickoff |
| June
27, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House |
| June
28, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| June
28, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson
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| June
30, 2009 – John Brown at Hagerstown |
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| July
1-31 2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| July
1- 31, 2009 - Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical College,
and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
| July
5, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| July
12, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| July
12, 2009 – Kennedy Farm Open House |
| July
19, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| July
25, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House |
| July
25, 2009 - “Slavery, the Abolitionist Movement and Reflections
of Jefferson |
| July
26, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| July
26, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson
County |
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| August
1-30 2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| August
1- 31, 2009 - Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical College,
and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
| August
2, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| August
8-9, 2009 – Frederick Militia & Fire Company Days |
| August
9, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| August
14, 2009 – Descendants Reception |
| August
14, 2009 – “Perfect Steel Trap” |
| August
15, 2009 – 16th Annual African American Cultural Heritage Festival |
| August
15, 2009 – “Dinner with John Brown & Frederick Douglass” |
| August
16, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| August
19, 2009 – “John Brown’s Body” |
| August
21, 2009 – “John Brown’s Body” |
| August
22, 2009 – Tour of the John Blessing |
| August
23, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| August
23, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson
County |
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| Sepyember 1-30
2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| September
1- 30, 2009 - Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical College,
and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
| September
6, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| September
13, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| September
16, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum |
| September
18-19, 2009 – Display of original David Hunter Strother drawings
from the John Brown Raid, Trial and Execution |
| September
20, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| September
26, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House |
| September
27, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| September
27, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson
County |
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| October 1-
30 2009 - “From the First Shot to the Gallows: Winchester’s
Involvement with the John Brown Raid" |
| October
1- 30, 2009 - Exhibition, “A Militia, A Medical College,
and A Judge: Winchester’s Connection to the John Brown Raid” |
| October
4, 2009 – Rededication of John Cook Monument /“My Conspirator”
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| October
4, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| October
7, 2009 – “John Brown’s Body” |
| October
10-11, 2009 – Exhibit Opening, “The Secret Six” |
| October
11, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| October
14-17, 2009 – Academic Symposium “John Brown Remembered |
| October
15, 2009 – “Sword of the Spirit” |
| October
16, 2009 – Anniversary Procession from Kennedy Farm to Harpers
Ferry |
| October
16-18, 2009 – Sesquicentennial Commemoration of John Brown’s
Raid |
| October
17, 2008 – “Frederick Reacts” |
| October
21, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum |
| October
24, 2009 –Tour of the John Blessing House |
| October
25, 2009 – “In the Footsteps of John Brown” |
| October
25, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town, Jefferson
County |
| October
29, 2009 –The John Brown Raid, a public lecture |
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| November
7-8, 2009 - “If John Brown did not end the war that ended slavery,
he did at least begin the war that ended slavery.” |
| November
18, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum |
| November
22, 2009 – John Brown Walking Tour of Charles Town Jefferson
County |
| November
28, 2009 – Tour of the John Blessing House |
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| December
2, 2009 – NAACP John Brown Observance |
| December
2, 2009 – Freedom Fighter –v- Traitor? |
| December
16, 2009 – NAACP Green/Copeland Observance |
| December
16, 2009 – John Brown Community Forum |
