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2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival: Ingles Remembrance Day
Venue: Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Common Thread, Mary Draper Ingles Festival
Date: Saturday, July 30, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free

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Description:
Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery presents Ingles Remembrance Day as part of the 2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

Schedule of Events:
• 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Blacksmith & Period Clothing Demonstrations
• 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Petting Zoo
• 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Artisan Vendors
• 10:00 AM: Wool Spinning Demonstration 10 AM
• 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM: English and Scottish Country Dancing Demonstrations by “The Inspired Scholar”
• 11:00 AM: Music by Common Thread
• 12:30 PM: Music by Ricky Cox
• 2:00 PM: Music by Common Thread

Enjoy a day celebrating and remembering Mary Draper Ingles and her family. There will be 18th century living history interpreters available all day, blacksmith, period clothing and wool spinning demonstrations, artisan vendors, live music, English & Scottish dancing demonstrations, petting zoo and more!

The period clothing demonstration will be provided by Dina Smith-Glaviana, Director of the Oris Glisson Historic and Textile Collection at Virginia Tech. The BioBuild Program at Virginia Tech will have a booth where all ages can create free hands-on and DIY nature themed activities and projects.

Vendors include:
• Scallywag Letterpress (letterpress paper goods)
• My Walking Stick (hand carved & decorated walking sticks)
• Lil' Bit Corny (gourmet popcorn and sweet treats)
• Pocahontas Press (local & regional novels, poetry, children's books, and historical books)
• Antiquarian Clothier (Historical clothing, dragon tomes, jewelry & more)

In addition, the "Follow Her Journey" Gallery Exhibit will be open. The exhibit and a video tell the Mary Draper Ingles story. The Gift Shop will also be open and features a good assortment of items themed on the frontierswoman. And, the Mary Draper Ingles statue and train observatory will also be open from dawn to dusk.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

The 2022 Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorating the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines will take place July 29-31, 2022 in the City of Radford and surrounding communities.

Glencoe Mansion is partnering with Long Way Brewing, historic Ingles Farm, the Radford Info & Welcome Center, the Radford Chamber of Commerce and the Wilderness Road Museum in Dublin to bring back the iconic celebration that commemorates the capture of the frontierswoman, her escape and return to the New River Valley during the French and Indian War.

The Mary Draper Ingles Festival commemorates the capture, escape and grueling return journey of one of Virginia’s most famous colonial heroines takes place annually throughout the City of Radford, VA and the surrounding communities.

Mary Draper Ingles (1732 - 1815), was an American pioneer and early settler of western Virginia. In the summer of 1755, she and her two young sons were among several captives taken by Shawnee after the Draper's Meadow Massacre during the French and Indian War. They were taken to Lower Shawneetown at the Ohio and Scioto rivers. Ingles escaped with another woman after two and a half months, making a trek of 500 to 600 miles crossing numerous rivers and creeks, and over the Appalachian Mountains to return home to Radford, VA.

The story of Mary’s undeniable determination continues to capture interest more than 260 years later, resulting in numerous books, including "Follow the River", a “New York Times” bestseller, and several outdoor dramas and movies.

Link: https://www.marydraperingles.com/

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/cCBwF1PP/Festival-Graphic.png.

For more information on the festival, visit: https://www.glencoemansion.org/new-page-1 or https://www.facebook.com/Glencoe-Mansion-Museum-Gallery-164019760295858/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/508957734333375/ or call 540-731-5031.