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Volunteers
are welcome to come to our orientation on every 3rd Saturday of each month.
We can email you a copy of our Volunteer opportunities available &
Application.
Bland County Historical Society
&
Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum
ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
UPDATED May 3, 2008
In Case of
Inclement weather, please call 276-688-3438 to verify event status.
Check back often. Events are added monthly.
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NEW
HOURS
NOTE:
The
Wolf Creek Indian Village part of our museum is an outdoor facility. Though
scheduled hours are posted, it is subject to occasional inclement weather
closings and seasonal maintenance requirements. Visitors are urged to
confirm site opening times with the Museum to avoid disappointment.
For
information call: 276-688-3438
or
Beginning March 2008, Wolf
Creek Indian
Village & Museum will be
changing its regular Scheduled hours.
NEW HOURS are
Spring/Fall
Tuesday - Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM.
CLOSED SUNDAY
(Flexible hours are still available for Groups (15
OR MORE) Scheduling.
Call 276-688-3438 to arrange your group
visit.)
MEMORIAL DAY-
LABOR DAY
Tuesday-Saturday 10 AM- 5 Pm
Open Sunday 1pm
- 5 pm
UNLESS
SUMMER HOLIDAY WEEKENDS
OF
Memorial Day,
4th July and Labor Day
WE will be Open 7 days those holiday
weekends
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Bland
County Historical Society
Quarterly Meetings
Quarterly meetings are held the 2nd
Saturday of March, June, September and December. Check back for updates
June 14th, 2008 Quarterly meeting. To be held in Conjunction with the Ceres Alumni
Association at Ceres, High School in honor of Henry Groseclose and a
Celebration of the Anniversary of Future Farmers of America organization.
Future Farmers of America is an organization that had it origins in Bland County, Virginia. Updates on this wonderful event will be posted
by May 10th.
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July 2008
Benefit
for
Wolf Creek Indian Village & Museum
The Bland County American Indian Heritage Weekend
All
Nations Green Corn Festival & PowWow July 25th
26th & 27th
Bland
Fairgrounds, Bland Virginia
Friday, Saturday & Sunday July 25, 26, 27 Green Corn Festival & PowWow To be
held at the Bland Fair Grounds.
Master of Ceremonies Ric
Byrd, Lead Male Dancer - Cody Wolf, Lead Female Dancer- Libby Wolf, Host
Drum – Bird Chopper
All Traditional Drums Welcome
Special Programs Planned for all AGES
Special Dance Exhibition and Instructions Planned
All Dancers Welcome
All Boy Scout and Order of the Arrow Dancers and
Dance Teams Welcome
Not a Dance competition (Luck of the Draw Purse)
Grand Entry will be at 2 pm Friday Gates open at 12 Noon
Friday 2 pm
until 7:30
Saturday 10:30 am Grand Entry until 7:30 Pm Gates open at 9 am
Sunday 12:00
noon to 6 pm Gates will open at 11
am
Special Appearance: National POW*MIA*KIA Traveling
Memorial
Admission Donation: Adults $5.00 Children 4 years
to 16 years $3.00
Children 3 and under Free
Veterans & Seniors $3.00
Veterans with Veterans Feather Free
All Veterans are invited to dance during the
Veterans Honor Songs
To help sponsor this event or for vendor
information contact Penny Plummer at 276-688-3438
Vendor Spaces Limited
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August 2008
Eddie
Swimmer
Tuesday August 26th – 10 AM - Eddie Swimmer, world
renowned Hoop Dancer, will give a performance in the Village. One day only.
Sponsored by Wolf Creek
Indian Village
& Museum and by members of the USDA Natural Resource Service &
Conservation. Cost regular Admission.
September 2008
Survival
Tech – Traps & Snares
Saturday, September 20 – 1 PM to
3 PM – Wolf Creek
Indian Village
& Museum will be hosting Eddie Atwell, former head of survival program
at Wolf Creek
in our village to demonstrate the use of traps and snares. If you ever
wanted to know how to survive in the wilderness this is a class for you.
Call the museum at 276-688-3438 for registration. Registration is $15.00
prior and $20.00 day of event.
Hide
Tanning 101
Saturday, September 27 – 1 PM to 3 PM – Wolf Creek Indian
Village & Museum will be hosting hide tanner Sam Wright in our
village to show how to brain tan leather. If you ever wanted to know how to
process that deer skin or any hide for tanning and to learn various hide
tanning methods this is the class for you. Call the museum at
276-688-3438 for registration. Registration is $15.00 prior and $20.00 day
of event.
October 2008
“Virginia’s Statewide Archaeology in Time and Space:
17,000 Years of Human Occupation” Mike Barber, Virginia DHR State Archaeologist
Saturday, October 4th, - 1
PM - Mike Barber the State of Virginia
Archeologist will give a presentation on Human
Occupation of Virginia for Archeology Month. After his presentation he will
be glad to help you identify your artifact. So bring those unusual rocks
you have found in the yard or garden and have Mike help you identify them.
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December 2008
Christmas
Sale in the Museum Store
December
1st-8th 2008 10 AM – 5 PM Tuesday – Saturday – 15% off regular in
stock items with special discounts on hand made artisans crafts.
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Wolf Creek Indian Village
&
Museum
Needs
your Support!!!!
Help save the Indian village & Museum.
We
are asking for monetary donations & volunteers.
Help
us rebuild the village!!
(We applied for State funding but budget
is tight for 2008)
Donations
can be made at anytime, in any amount to help
us save the village & museum.
We are 501 (c) 3 project of the
Bland County Historical Society.
Donations are tax deductible.
Mail to: Wolf
Creek Indian Village
& Museum
6394 N
Scenic HWY, Bastian, Virginia
24314
Thank you for any help you can
give!!
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