Olde Tyme Christmas 2008

DEC  5 - 6 - 7 & Dec  13 - 14 - 20

The Town of Harpers Ferry invites you
to celebrate with them once again.

Events will be held weather permitting
 
 

Friday, December 5th, 2008

luminaries lit at dusk

7:00 pm     Opening Ceremony—Yule Log          
                 Celebration on Shenandoah Street
              followed by caroling up High St.
7:30 pm     Archangelus Choir in St. Peter’s 
               
         Town Christmas tree lighting following the concert along with a soldier’s Christmas poem 
“Pickets Christmas” by Paul Martz.  Hot cider and cookies will be provided following the events.

8:30 pm     Ghost Tour—$5 fee—meet next to the 
                  Armory Pub on Potomac St.
9:00           Shops close
9:30           Last bus departs to visitor center

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

 All Day Bake and soup sale at Thomas Hall in back of 
St. Peter’s Church
9:00—4:00       Appalachian Trail Visitor Center 
                       Open House, 799 Washington St.
           Complimentary cookies, hot cider, coffee—
              meet volunteers and members of the ATC who  
              steward this 2175 mile American treasure.
           On-site parking and public restrooms
9:00-11:00        Breakfast with Santa, 
                Secret Six Restaurant, High St.
12:00        Loudoun County Border Guard 
                Fife and Drum, Secret Six deck
12:00-1:00   Ornament Making, High St.
1:00-2:00     Taffy Pull, at the Train Station, 
1:00         Celtic Marc, concert, St. Peter’s 
2:00         National Tuba Christmas, Secret Six deck
2:00         Piñata at Bailey’s Old Tyme Photo, 
               Potomac Street
3:00         North Hagerstown Chorus, St. Peter’s 
4:30         Wonderment Puppet Show performed in 
               the Train Station

***          Luminaries lit at dusk  

6:00         Living Nativity, St. Peter’s
7:00         Ghost Tour—$5 fee—meet next to the 
               Armory Pub on Potomac St.
8:00         Living Nativity, St. Peter’s
9:00         Shops close
9:30         Last bus departs to visitor center

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Please worship at one of our historic churches:

9:00                   St. John’s Episcopal
10:00                 St. John’s Lutheran
10:30                 Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist
11:00                 Gospel Chapel Assembly of god
11:00                 St. Peter’s Catholic

10:00            Shops open
12:00-1:00     Ornament making, Secret Six deck
1:00              Rick Garland, concert, “History of US
                    Christmas Carols,” St. Peter’s
2:00              Tabby Finch, Westwind Pooters
2:00              Pinata at Bailey’s Old Tyme Photo, 
                    Potomac Street
3:00              Shenandoah Bell Ringers, concert, 
                    St. Peter’s
4:00              Bev Parrish, dulcimer, The Village Shop
4:30              Wonderment Puppet Show performed 
                    in the Train Station
6:00              Shops close
6:45              Last bus departs to visitor center

Saturday, December 13th, 2008
 All Day Bake and soup sale at Thomas Hall in back of St. Peter’s Church
9:00-11:00      Breakfast with Santa, 
                     Secret Six Restaurant, High St. 
10:00             Shops Open
12:00             Middletown Choir, St. Peter’s
1:00               Taffy Pull at the Train Station
1:00               Rolling Coyotes folk group, 
                     concert, St. Peter’s
1:00—5:-00    Historic House Tour—
Ten charming historic houses decorated for the
Holidays in Upper and Lower Town Harpers Ferry, reached on foot or by car.  Tickets at $20 per person and maps available, 1-5 pm at 175 High Street in Lower Town and 856 Washington St. in Upper Town.
For more information, call 304.535.2030

3:00 Patrick Mulhern, Irish Tenor, St. Peter’s
4:30 Puppet show performed in the Train Station
5:00 Mountain Spirit Dulcimer String Band, St. Peter’s,
6:00 Living Nativity, St. Peter’s
7:00 Mountain Spirit Dulcimer String Band, St. Peter’s
7:00 Ghost Tour—$5 fee—meet next to the Armory Pub 
        on Potomac St.
8:00 Living Nativity, St. Peter’s
9:00 Shops close
9:30 Last bus departs to visitor center

Sunday, December 14th, 2008

Please worship at one of our historic churches:

9:00                   St. John’s Episcopal
10:00                 St. John’s Lutheran
10:30                 Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist
11:00                 Gospel Chapel Assembly of god
11:00                 St. Peter’s Catholic
10:00     Shops Open
1:00       Unfortunate Rakes, Celtic Folk Group, 
             St. Peter’s
2:00       Tabby Finch, Westwind Potters
3:00       Ernie Bradley and Grassy Ridge, 
             concert, St. Peter’s
4:00       Community Christmas Concert
           Camp Hill-Wesley United Methodist Church,
              Washington St. This Concert will benefit
              the Good Shepherd Caregivers.
4:30       Wonderment Puppet show performed 
              in the Train Station
5:45       Last bus departs to visitor center
6:00       Shops Close

 

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

5:00-7:00pm        Candlelight tour of churches
                 Self-guided—music and information will 
                     be available at each church

      Camp Hill-Wesley UM
     St. John’s Lutheran         
      St. John’s Episcopal
     St. Peter’s Catholic

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Olde Tyme Photos with Santa (fee) , 156 High Street, ongoing through both weekends

  Events will be held “weather permitting.”

  Schedule additions or changes will be posted at the three town kiosks.

 

 

 
 

The National Park Service Presents
“Prospects of Peace: A Soldiers Prayer”
December 6th & 7th

Visitors are invited to join this special program focusing on Yuletide 1864 when
Harpers Ferry soldiers attempted to create their own version of Christmas on
the battle front while recalling happier ones at home.
With Abraham Lincoln re-elected, the nation was looking forward to a new year, the conclusion of war, prospects of peace, and freedom for millions of enslaved African Americans.
Programs and activities will feature local citizens and soldiers preparing for the Yuletide, a Civil War style Santa Claus dispersing presents to the soldiers, a Victorian Cotillion, Yuletide confections, and special guided walking tours.