Venue: Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Newbern
Date: Sunday, May 26, 2019
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
The Wilderness Road Regional Museum presents a Patriots and Peonies Service on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Historic Newbern Cemetery.
The “Patriots and Peonies” service will be held as part of their Memorial Day Weekend events. Participants will place flags and flowers on the graves after a brief presentation on the history of Memorial Day. A guided tour will follow sharing some selected stories of the soldiers and families contained within the cemetery.
Following the Patriots and Peonies event, the Wilderness Road Regional Museum will have a Civil War Era Brass Band in concert at 5:00 pm at the Old Courthouse Lawn. For more information on the event, visit: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=511554.
Parking will be available below the Wilderness Road Regional Museum on Towes Ferry Road.
For more information, visit: http://www.wildernessroadregionalmuseum.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/WildernessRRM or call 540-674-4835.
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