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Once again, Port
Townsend, Washington will be bustling in bustles at the 11th
Annual Victorian Festival, running March 16-18, 2007. The
three day festival has events for the entire family, ranging
from a tour of grand Victorian homes to a 19th Century
Federal Troop Encampment and Parade.
The Victorian
Festival offers a great opportunity to learn more about the
Victorian era. This year's schedule includes a lecture on
Port Townsend's rich and colorful maritime past. Visitors
interested in vintage building restoration will see how it's
done in a lecture about the city's architectural revival.
Also included is a talk about the history and development of
home hardware in America.
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Events include:
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Candlelight Homes Tour: An escorted candlelight tour
of three of Port Townsend's Victorian gems. Light supper
is included.
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Port Townsend
Historic Cemetery Tour:
A Living History Experience - Historical re-enactors
meet visitors at their cemetery
gravesites and tell about
their lives and what early Port Townsend was like.
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19th Century Federal
Troop Encampment and Parade: Federal Troops march
to their encampment in the heart of Port Townsend. The
encampment has a hospital tent, blacksmith, cook’s tent
and chow line, stockade, mail call, trading post.
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Victorian Fashion Show:
Includes the modeling of costumes and dresses from
private vintage
and reproduction collections as well as featuring a
unique display of authentic Victorian clothing from the
Jefferson County Historical Society Museum collection.
Donations to the Fashion Show fund the JCHS scholarship
for Jefferson County high school graduates.
VICTORIAN FASHION SHOW
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History and Development of Home Hardware in America:
An
educational event presented by Ken Kelly of Vintage
Hardware.
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History of Port Townsend's Seaport:
Learn why this small, historic, seaside town has an
"uptown" and a "downtown" and what life was like during
the Victorian era.
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Grand
Ball: Beginning and experienced dancers are
transported back to the mid-19th century for an evening
of romantic music and elegant social dancing.
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Port Townsend "When and Now":
A visual journey showing Port Townsend's architectural
renaissance. Includes original photos of the city's
landmark buildings, contemporary photographs, and
materials from the times between.
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Victorian
Auction: Items include pictures, lamps, china,
crystal, silver, furniture and more.
For more information go to
www.victorianfestival.org or email
inform@victorianfestival.org.
Additional
information on the Historic Victorian Seaport of Port
Townsend and the beautiful Olympic Peninsula can be found
at:
www.enjoypt.com.
The Victorian Festival is sponsored by the Jefferson County
Historical Society. Proceeds support JCHS programs.
Jefferson County Historical Society
210 Polk Street, #11
Port Townsend, WA 98368
360-385-1003
www.jchsmuseum.org
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