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SUMMARY:Sycamore Shoals State Park: History at Home Programs
DESCRIPTION:History at Home\nSeasonal Interpretive Programs\nWith Andrea Price &  Slade Nakoff\nJuly 4 th – July 15 th \nCarter Mansion Guided Tour\nTuesday – Saturday\, July 4 – 8 10:00 am\nTuesday – Saturday\, July 11-15 12:30 pm\nCost: Adults – $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 – $5.00; Ages 6 and under Free\nTax included Max:12 per tour\nRegistration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals\nJoin Seasonal Interpreter Andrea Price for a tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house! Enjoy the\nbeauty of this elegant frontier home and learn the history of the Carter family who built it\nbetween 1775 and 1780.\nThe John and Landon Carter Mansion is located at 1031 Broad Street\, Elizabethton\, TN 37643\nAccessibility to the home includes steps and an interior staircase.\nSabine Hill Guided Tour\nTuesday – Saturday\, July 4 – 8 12:30 pm\nTuesday – Saturday\, July 11-15 10:00 am\nCost: Adults – $9.00; Ages 7 to 17 – $5.00; Ages 6 and under Free\nTax included                                                                           Max:  12 per tour\nRegistration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals\nJoin Seasonal Interpreter Slade Nakoff for a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary\nPatton Taylor\, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site has been described as one\nof the finest examples of Federal architecture in the State of Tennessee. Take in the colorful and\narchitecturally detailed interior while learning about the influential Taylor family who called\nSabine Hill home in the early 19th century.\nSabine Hill is located at 2328 West G Street\, Elizabethton\, TN 37643\nPlease note\, only portable toilet facilities are available at this time. Accessibility to the home\nincludes steps and an interior staircase.\nTuesday\, July 4 th\n9:00 a.m. “The Colonial Gunsmith” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates the work of a\ngunsmith during the 18 th century\, along with methods of the trade. Meet in the park visitor’s\ncenter. Duration 30 minutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Independence Day Through Time” – From Declaration readings and cannon fire\nto parades and concerts\, Independence Day traditions have changed as time has passed since the\nnation declared independence from British rule. This Independence Day join Andrea Price as she\nshares the history of celebrations in the 247 years since the signing of the Declaration of\nIndependence. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes. \n1:30 p.m. “Dress Like a Frontiersman” – Dress to impress your fellow freedom fighters by\ntaking part in this opportunity to try on colonial clothing. Join Andrea Price as she discusses the\nclothing that would have been worn around the time of the American Revolution and get a\nchance to dress up. This program is recommended for ages 5 to 13. Meet at the park visitor’s\ncenter. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Firearms of the 18 th century” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates how\nfirearms of the 18 th century function as well as describes their construction. Meet at Sabine Hill.\nDuration: 20 minutes.\nWednesday\, July 5 th\n9:00 a.m. “Quillwork” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates the process of quillwork\, a\npredecessor to beadwork achieved with porcupine quills. Meet in the park visitor’s center.\nDuration 30: minutes\n11:00 a.m. “Cemetery Symbolism” – Death and mourning practices differ across customs and\ntime periods\, but many aspects have carried over into current tradition. Join Andrea Price as she\ndiscusses funerary and mourning practices common in the 18th century while searching for\nsymbols in the Carter Family Cemetery. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Colonial Kid Games” – Ready to play like a frontiersman? Join Andrea Price as\nshe takes part in the games children would have played growing up at Fort Watauga. Prepare to\nget active and have fun playing games like graces\, ninepins\, and hoops & sticks. Meet at the park\nvisitor’s center. Duration: 45 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Tartan and Trade: Scottish Culture on the Frontier” –As people move from one\nlocation to another\, often they retain and reestablish their cultural heritage within the new\ngeographic region. Join Slade Nakoff as he discusses and demonstrates aspects of Scottish\nculture which settlers brought with them to the frontier. Meet at Sabine Hill. Duration 25\nminutes.\nThursday\, July 6 th\n9:00 a.m. “Hat Making” –Headwear has always been an area for those on the cutting edge\nof fashion trends to modify and make their own. Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates hat\nmaking during the 18 th Century and its impact on the edge of colonial society. Meet in the park\nvisitor’s center. Duration 30 minutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Finger Weaving” – Finger weaving is a technique that has been used by Native\nAmerican groups for thousands of years. Join Andrea Price as she works on finger weaving a\nstrap and shares the history of the technique. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Creek Crawl” – Cool off from the summer heat at Sycamore Shoals! Join Andrea\nPrice as she guides a crawl into a creek off the Watauga River in order to check the water’s\nquality\, identify important species\, and beat the heat. Please bring a towel as well as clothing and\nfootwear you would not mind getting wet. Meet at the park visitor’s center. Duration: 1 hour.\n1:30 p.m. “Carpentry of the Federal Period” –Humans have utilized wood to create various\nkinds of objects and shelters since the dawn of time. Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates and\ndescribes methods of carpentry specific to the settlement period of East Tennessee. Meet at\nSabine Hill. Duration 30 minutes. \nFriday\, July 7 th\n9:00 a.m. “Painting the Past”- In a period before cameras made capturing a moment\ncommonplace\, painters were employed with the task of constructing representations of the\npeople and places in which they inhabited. Slade Nakoff will be demonstrating and describing\npainting techniques employed by the old masters to create mementos of the present\, even on the\nfrontier. Meet in the park visitor’s center. Duration 30 minutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Personalized Pockets” – The pocket is a staple piece of any colonial woman’s\nwardrobe. Join Andrea Price as she discusses and demonstrates the art of personalizing pockets\nwith embroidered detailing. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Frontier Barbie: The Making of Colonial Dolls” – From corn husks to\nelectronics\, children’s toys have evolved in the last 250 years. Join Andrea Price as she discusses\nthe tradition of making dolls out of corn husks and participate in making one yourself! Meet in\nthe park visitor’s center. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Early American Architecture” –The way in which structures are constructed and\nwhat is considered fashionable in the United States has changed drastically over time. Join Slade\nNakoff as he describes these changes and choices through the example of Sabine Hill. Meet at\nSabine Hill. Duration 25 minutes.\nSaturday\, July 8 th\n9:00-11:00 a.m.\, 1:30-3:30 p.m. “Visit Fort Watauga” –Interpretive staff will be on hand to\nshare the history of Fort Watauga and everyday life on the frontier. Meet in Fort Watauga.\n11:00 a.m. “Music at the Mansion” – Join Andrea Price as she plays some popular tunes to\ncome from the Colonial Period on her banjo. Popular songs include “Yankee Doodle”\,\n“Alouette”\, and more. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Firearms of the 18 th century” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates how\nfirearms of the 18 th century function as well as describes their construction. Meet at Sabine Hill.\nDuration: 20 minutes.\nTuesday\, July 11 th\n9:00 a.m. “Dress Like a Frontiersman” – Dress to impress your fellow freedom fighters by\ntaking part in this opportunity to try on colonial clothing. Join Andrea Price as she discusses the\nclothing that would have been worn around the time of the American Revolution and get a\nchance to dress up. This program is recommended for ages 5 to 13. Meet at the park visitor’s\ncenter. Duration: 30 minutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Inkle Loom Weaving” – The inkle loom provided settlers with a way to make\nstrap material for sashes\, powder horns\, bags\, belts\, and garters. Join Slade Nakoff as he\ndemonstrates how straps would have been woven on the East Tennessee frontier. Meet at Sabine\nHill. Duration 20 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Riddle Me This” – “When I first appear I seem mysterious\, but when I am\nexplained I am nothing serious. What am I?” Riddles are an ancient oral tradition found across\nthe world including right here in Appalachia. Join Andrea Price as she explores the history of\nriddles in the region and try your hand at answering a few traditional ones. Meet at the Carter\nMansion. Duration: 20 minutes. \n1:30 p.m. “The Colonial Gunsmith” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates the work of a\ngunsmith during the 18 th century\, along with methods of the trade. Meet in the park visitor’s\ncenter. Duration 30 minutes.\nWednesday July 12 th\n9:00 a.m. “Finger Weaving” – Finger weaving is a technique that has been used by Native\nAmerican groups for thousands of years. Join Andrea Price as she works on finger weaving a\nstrap and shares the history of the technique. Meet at the park visitor’s center. Duration: 30\nminutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Carpentry of the Federal Period” –Humans have utilized wood to create various\nkinds of objects and shelters since the dawn of time. Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates and\ndescribes methods of carpentry specific to the settlement period of East Tennessee. Meet at\nSabine Hill. Duration 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Frontier Fashion: A Look at Colonial Women’s Clothing” – Women’s fashion\nhas changed drastically since the first settlement of East Tennessee. Join Andrea Price as she\ndiscusses women’s clothing in the 18th century and how it accommodated life on the frontier.\nMeet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 20 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Painting the Past”- In a period before cameras made capturing a moment\ncommonplace\, painters were employed with the task of constructing representations of the\npeople and places in which they inhabited. Slade Nakoff will be demonstrating and describing\npainting techniques employed by the old masters to create mementos of the present\, even on the\nfrontier. Meet in the park visitor’s center. Duration 30 minutes.\nThursday July 13 th\n9:00 a.m. “Colonial Music” – Join Andrea Price as she plays some popular tunes to come\nfrom the Colonial Period on her banjo. Popular songs include “Yankee Doodle”\, “Alouette”\, and\nmore. Meet at the park visitor’s center. Duration: 30 minutes.\n11:00 a.m. “Scrimshaw\, what is that?” –Join Slade Nakoff as he discusses the 18 th century\nAmerican art of scrimshaw and its history as well as demonstrates different techniques and\nmethods. Meet at Sabine Hill. Duration 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Hat Making” –Headwear has always been an area for those on the cutting edge\nof fashion trends to modify and make their own. Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates hat\nmaking during the 18 th Century and its impact on the edge of colonial society. Meet in the park\nvisitor’s center. Duration 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Storytime at the Mansion” – Storytelling is an art with a rich tradition in\nAppalachia. Join Andrea Price as she reads folktales from around the region on the steps of the\noldest frame house in Tennessee. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\nFriday July 14 th\n9:00 a.m. “History Hike” – Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is situated on land rich with\nstate and national history. Join Andrea Price as she travels down the park’s half-mile loop\nwalking trail and hear about the events that make Sycamore Shoals so special. Sturdy footwear\nappropriate for the gravel path is recommended. Meet at the park visitor’s center. Duration: 1\nhour. \n11:00 a.m. “Carpentry of the Federal Period” –Humans have utilized wood to create various\nkinds of objects and shelters since the dawn of time. Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates and\ndescribes methods of carpentry specific to the settlement period of East Tennessee. Meet at\nSabine Hill. Duration 30 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Firearms of the 18 th century” –Join Slade Nakoff as he demonstrates how\nfirearms of the 18 th century function as well as describes their construction. Meet in the park\nvisitor’s center. Duration: 20 minutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Personalized Pockets” – The pocket is a staple piece of any colonial woman’s\nwardrobe. Join Andrea Price as she discusses and demonstrates the art of personalizing pockets\nwith embroidered detailing. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes.\nSaturday July 15 th\n9:00-11:00 a.m.\, 1:30-3:30 p.m. “Visit Fort Watauga” –Interpretive staff will be on hand to\nshare the history of Fort Watauga and everyday life on the frontier. Meet in Fort Watauga.\n11:00 a.m. “Tartan and Trade: Scottish Culture on the Frontier” –As people move from one\nlocation to another\, often they retain and reestablish their cultural heritage within the new\ngeographic region. Join Slade Nakoff as he discusses and demonstrates aspects of Scottish\nculture which settlers brought with them to the frontier. Meet at Sabine Hill. Duration 25\nminutes.\n1:30 p.m. “Cemetery Symbolism” – Death and mourning practices differ across customs and\ntime periods\, but many aspects have carried over into current tradition. Join Andrea Price as she\ndiscusses funerary and mourning practices common in the 18th century while searching for\nsymbols in the Carter Family Cemetery. Meet at the Carter Mansion. Duration: 30 minutes. \nVisitors Center Hours: \n9:00 am – 4:00 pm Monday – Saturday (Closed 11:00 am -12:00 pm) \n1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Sunday \nOur Visitor’s Center is closed on most State holidays. Park grounds open from dawn until dusk.\nIn the event of extremely inclement weather\, contact the park regarding closings \nSycamore Shoals State Historic Park\n1651 W. Elk Avenue- Elizabethton\, TN 37643 \n423-543-5808 \nHistoric John and Landon Carter Mansion\n1031 Broad Street\, Elizabethton\, TN 37643\nSabine Hill State Historic Site\n2328 West G Street\, Elizabethton\, TN 37643\nsycamoreshoalstn.wordpress.com\nfacebook.com/sycamoreshoals\ntnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals\nfriendsofsycamoreshoals.org
URL:https://northeasttennessee.org/event/sycamore-shoals-state-park-history-at-home-programs/
LOCATION:Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park\, 1651 W. Elk Avenue\, Elizabethton\, TN\, 37643\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts/Crafts,Children's Activities,General,Historical Events,Outdoors,Storytelling
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