John Lawson Legacy Days
Celebrating Pioneer Heritage
October 20nd,2023 - October 21st,2023
Travel back in time for a FREE, family-friendly event!
Event Schedule
Friday, October 21, 2022 ~ 6 pm to 9 pm
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Concert Performance by Morgan Hudson Vickers
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Watch night-time Cannon Firings on Contentnea Creek
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Tour the Grifton Museum and Indian Village
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Fellowship around the campfires within the Civil War Encampments
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Enjoy Concessions available on the grounds
Saturday, October 22, 2022 ~ 9 am to 5 pm
Morgan Hudson Vickers
Dr. Arwin Smallwood
Dr. Michael Brantley
Edwin Averette
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All Day Events include:
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Civil War and Colonial Encampments
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Daytime Cannon Firings
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History Presentations,
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Tours of the Grifton Museum and Indian Village
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Fossil pitt activities with the Auroro
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9:30am - Guest Speaker - Dr. Arwin Smallwood
Dr. Arwin Smallwood will be discussing the tri-racial (Native American, African, and European) heritage of Eastern North Carolina and the Tuscaroras in Bertie County.
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11am - Guest Speaker - Dr. Michael Brantley
Dr. Michael Brantley will be discussing his book, Galvanized: The Odyssey of a Reluctant Carolina Confederate - an account of his great-great-grandfather from Nash County.
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1:30 pm - Guest Speaker - Edwin Averette
Mr. Edwin Averette will be discussing his research of the Jacob Blount family and Blount Hall (built prior to 1762) near present-day Grifton.