Kingsley Heritage Celebration: Descendants` Reunion

Date: February 23, 2008
Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location: Kingsley Plantation
Details: Saturday, February 23, 2007, 12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Kingsley Heritage Celebration: Descendants` ReunionDuring a full afternoon of activities, learn more about plantation history through storytelling, music, dance, and history presentations. Meet descendants of the families who lived at Kingsley Plantation between the 1790s and 1890s. Hear about their family history in their own words, as they tell family stories or read letters written by their ancestors. Also featured will be an exhibit displaying historical and modern photographs of descendants. Descendants will introduce each presentation and tell about their family history in their own words. NEW ADDITION - We`ve added a geneaology fair - you can learn how to research your ancestors! 12:00 Youth with Something to Sing About! 100 Youth Inspirational Voices - Musical Theatre Program - Stage AuroraStage Aurora Theatrical Co., Inc. is a 501 c (3) organization whose mission is `to enlighten the mind by way of the arts through the African-American experience`. The Children and Educational Outreach Series is the backbone of Stage Aurora. Youth are given exposure to the arts through a camp designed to introduce youth to music, song, and dance. They fully experience the joy of theatre. 1:00 Researching Your Family History Ann Stoddard, Professor of Education, University of North Florida, Retired Learn how to research your ancestry. Dr. Stoddard will share the story of her quest to track down her Native American, African American, and White ancestors. She will explain how you can begin to discover your family`s genealogy. 2:00 Stories That Fly! Deborah Strahorn, Kuumba Storytellers of GeorgiaMs. Strahorn uses rhythm and rhyme to make stories come alive! Ms. Strahorn joins us at the Kingsley Heritage Celebration from Atlanta, Georgia. Audiences are invited to engage in multicultural stories through the use of song, sound, motion and props. After the general storytelling performance, Ms. Stahorn will present a special children`s program where kids can learn more about storytelling, craft their own stories, and learn a Junior Ranger badge. 3:00 Zephaniah Kingsley, World Traveler: A Guided Letter ReadingDr. Daniel Schafer, Professor of History at the University of North FloridaFollow Zephaniah Kingsley on his journeys around the world through the letters he wrote during 1804-1806 and 1812-1814. Listen as the letters are read by Kingsley descendants. Dr. Schafer will narrate this story of Kingsley`s life and travels. 4:00 Homage to the Ancestors African Caribbean Dance Theatre, Inc. Experience a dance performance by the Tallahassee-based African Caribbean Dance Theater, Inc. Their presentation involves a lot of passion- African Caribbean drumming and dance will end the day at the Slave Quarters. 12:00 to 3:00 St. George Episcopal Church Tours and Fish Fry Don`t miss out on a rare opportunity to get a free guided tour of the National Register listed St. George Episcopal Church, built in 1882. The fish fry is provided by the church as a community event. (There is a fee for the fish fry.)A food vendor will be at Kingsley from noon until 3:00 serving southern/plantation era food (for a fee). Sponsored by the National Park Service and the Florida Humanities Council, this event is free and open to the public as part of the Kingsley Heritage Celebration. More information about the event series is available by choosing additional dates on the special events calendar, or by clicking on the link below.
Fees: Free
Contact: Carol Clark or Park Staff
904.251.3537
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More Information:
http://www.nps.gov/timu/planyourvisit/kingsley_heritage_celebration.htm