African American History at Historic Brattonsville

06/02/2026

Today and tomorrow calls for a little summer breeze! Spend your days with us at Historic Brattonsville this week! Here are your .

🥚Tuesday, June 2: “Egg and Bacon Pie” and fried potatoes
🧶Wednesday, June 3: Weaving
🐑Thursday, June 4: Textile production
🍴Friday, June 5: Cheesecake and plum marmalade
⚔️Saturday, June 6: 18th century militia interpretation

Upcoming:
Living History Saturday: Juneteenth - June 13
Independence Day celebrations - June 27 & July 4
Battle of Huck’s Defeat reenactment - July 11 & 12 (tickets on sale soon!)

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05/28/2026

Celebrate freedom, culture, and community at Living History Saturday: Juneteenth on Sat. June 13!

🔴Historic cooking demonstrations featuring red and “good fortune” traditional Juneteenth recipes, quilting with a “Make Your Own Quilt Square” activity, and banjo music performed by local musician, Stephen Hardy.

🟡A military demonstration of the 25th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry will highlight the role of the Federal soldiers who occupied York County at the end of the Civil War and enforced emancipation.

⚫️A specialized site tour, “The Hope of Emancipation” will be at 11 a.m. and at 2 p.m. there will be a tour of the Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground.

🟢And don’t miss “A Conversation with Descendants” an opportunity to meet descendants of the people who were enslaved on the Bratton plantation and find out what happened to them during and after Emancipation.

05/27/2026

Battle of Huck’s Defeat tickets on sale soon! 💥Don’t miss this special reenactment during on July 11 & 12! This year’s battles are the Battle of Eutaw Springs on Saturday, July 11 and Huck’s Defeat on Sunday, July 12 (on the anniversary of the original battle!)

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05/27/2026

Summertime is almost here! Experience timeless history and a slower pace of life at Historic Brattonsville! ☀️ Highlights for this week include:

🪶 Tuesday, May 26: Letter writing
🧈 Wednesday, May 27: Churning butter
🪾Thursday, May 28: Wood carving
🔨Friday, May 29: Leatherworking
🖌️Saturday, May 30: Water color painting

Upcoming:
Living History Saturday: Juneteenth - June 13
Independence Day celebrations - June 27 & July 4
Battle of Huck’s Defeat reenactment July 11 & 12

05/22/2026

Join us at Historic Brattonsville on Saturday, June 13, for Living History Saturday: Juneteenth. As we look forward to this national holiday, our focus will be on Emancipation, the end of slavery in South Carolina, and the deep significance of this history right here in York County. Bring the family out for a day of education, reflection, and community.

🗓️June 13, 2026 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
🔗chmuseums.org/event/juneteenth/
This program is included with your general admission!

05/20/2026

Explore Revolutionary War battles in the Carolinas and the Southern...

05/19/2026

Save the Date for July 11 & 12, 2026 for the Battle of Huck's Defeat!

Step back in time to the sights and sounds of the American Revolution as we focus on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution! Watch the annual Battle of Huck’s Defeat unfold 246 years later as you see the Carolina Piedmont’s role in the Southern Campaign, the fight for freedom, and how this battle was a crucial victory and turning point in the war.💥

Tickets on sale soon, you won't want to miss this incredible battle!

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05/04/2026