[Scmusenet] Events in April - Walnut Grove Plantation, Price House, & Seay House

[Spartanburg County Historical Association]

Greetings!

We have 3 Saturday events in April - at the Price House on the 4th, at the
Seay House on the 18th, and at Walnut Grove on the 25th.  Rather than
sending 3 separate emails, they are all included in this one.  Please help
us spread the word by forwarding this information to anyone who might be
interested.  If you would like a flier to print and share, please email me
back and I'll send them right away for one or more of these events.  If you
have any questions or would prefer not to receive occasional event emails
from us, please let me know.

Hope to see you in April!

Becky Slayton
Executive Director, 864-278-9664
Administrator, Walnut Grove Plantation & Price House, 864-576-6546

 *Taste of the Backcountry at The Price House*

*April 4, 2009, 11 am - 4 pm*

Admission: Adults (18+) - $5.00; Children (6-17) - $3.00; Ages 5 & under -
Free

1200 Oak View Farms Rd, Woodruff, SC

864-576-6546 or pricehouse at spartanburghistory.org

www.spartanburghistory.org



Come experience a “Taste of the Backcountry” of South Carolina as it was in
the early 1800s at the Price House.  We are pleased to invite you to join us
for our annual festival, Taste of the Backcountry.  This event features free
evaluations of your historic items as well as demonstrations of hearth
cooking, weaving, egg dyeing, live critters, and guided tours of The Price
House and slave cabin, as well as period music.  Taste of the Backcountry is
*Saturday, April 4, 2009, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.  *All activities and
evaluations are included in the admission price.  BBQ, concessions, and
baked goods will be for sale, so come and make a day of it!  Picnics are
permitted.



*General Site Info:*

The Historic Price House is the home Thomas and Ann Price completed circa
1795.  The Prices operated a stage stop, tavern, general store, and post
office at their home on the road between Cross Anchor and Spartanburg.  The
home still stands at the intersection of Price House Road and Oak View Farms
Road in Switzer, between Spartanburg and Woodruff.  It serves as a place for
community interaction and education.  The site not only preserves a piece of
upstate South Carolina history, it also protects over 100 acres of green
space in partnership with SPACE in an area that is beginning residential
development.





*Living Green at the Seay House *

*April 18, 2009, 11 am - 4 pm*

Admission: Free, but donations are accepted!

106 Darby Road, Spartanburg

864-596-3501 or seayhouse at spartanburghistory.org

www.spartanburghistory.org



Help us open the season at the Seay House with an Earth Day inspired event.
Learn about heirloom vegetables from Gardener Tim Foster and what it meant
to reduce, re-use, and recycle before we even thought about celebrating
Earth Day.  Living Green is *Saturday, April 18, 2009, from 11:00 am - 4:00
pm.*  The Seay House is open every 3rd Saturday of the month from April
-October except July.



*General Site Info:*

The Seay House is an example of a small farmstead and is the oldest extant
home in the City of Spartanburg.  The original log portion of the home was
built ca. 1800 and additions were made in the following century.  Three
unmarried Seay sisters ran the farm their father built until the late
19thcentury.



*Childhood on the Plantation at Walnut Grove Plantation*

*April 25, 2009, 11 am - 4 pm*

Admission: Adults $6.00; Ages 6-18     $4.00; Ages 0-5 Free

1200 Otts Shoals Rd, Roebuck, SC  29376

864-576-6546 or walnutgrove at spartanburghistory.org

www.spartanburghistory.org



Walnut Grove Plantation presents Childhood on the Plantation, *Saturday,
April 25, 2009, 11:00 am till 4:00 pm.*  Children can experience the chores
and games of children in the late 1700s through hands-on activities such as
toy-making, textiles, and more.  Blacksmith Bruce Mills is working in the
forge, “Dr. A.B. Moore” is offering medical treatment, and tours of the
Plantation will be available throughout the day.  Bring a picnic lunch and
make a day of it!



*General Site Info:*

Walnut Grove Plantation was the home of Charles and Mary Moore which they
built ca. 1765 when their land grant was part of the frontier.  The Moores
raised their 10 children in this home and were a central part of the Patriot
militia in this part of the Backcountry, offering a mustering ground for the
troops.





*General Sponsor Info:*

These programs are funded in part by The Arts Partnership of Greater
Spartanburg, its donors, the County and City of Spartanburg and the South
Carolina Arts Commission which receives support from the National Endowment
for the Arts.
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