Monday, August 23, 2010

What a year...

Recently, Camp 1946 had to complete its year-end report - what a year!! You can see below that Camp 1946 is one of the busiest Camps in all of the North Carolina division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. If you are not a member, please consider joining today.

3 days resetting stones in the Old Bakersville Cemetery (Mitchell County)
1 Confederate monument Dedication (Yancey County)
5 Living Histories
1 County Fair (Yancey County)
3 Confederate Headstones (Buncombe & Mitchell Counties)
Camp field trip to CW sites in Knoxville, TN
Completed restoration of the Hill Cemetery (Mitchell County)
3 Civil War roundtables (Avery, Mitchell & Yancey Counties)
Completed fence around Zion Cemetery (adopted by camp, Yancey County)2 School programs (Avery & Mitchell Counties)
1 Find your Confederate Ancestor Day (Mitchell County)
2 Confederate Memorial Day services Mitchell & Yancey Counties)
Placed 450 flags in observance of Confederate Memorial Day (Avery, Mitchell & Yancey Counties)
Had a float in 2 Christmas parades (Mitchell & Yancey Counties)
Reached our fundraising goal of $5000.00 for the purchase of a Confederate Veterans Monument for Mitchell County.
Meet with the county commissioners from Mitchell County (concerning placement of Mitchell monument).
Adopt a Highway 4 trash pick ups.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Two upcoming events.

Monday, August 16, Dr. Michele Gillespie, from Wake Forest University, will be speaking on reconstruction in the Appalachian Mountains. She will be the featured speaker of the Mitchell County Historical Society. The meeting will take place at 7:00 pm at the Old Bakersville Courthouse.

The monthly meeting of the Col. John B. Palmer Camp 1946, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will be on Tuesday, August 17, at the Burnsville Towncenter. Speaking this month is Dan Slagle, and his topic is on the Shelton Laurel Massacre. Everyone is invited. Dinner begins at 6:30 pm.

We hope to see you there and make sure to bring a friend.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Come check out the Col. John B. Palmer Camp 1946’s display at the Burnsville Craft Fair, August 6 and 7, 2010.