Event Date

June 3, 2023 10:00 am

Location

Museum of Ashe County History, Jefferson

Admission

Free

On June 3rd, 2023 the Museum of Ashe County History will host a Summer Starter, an open house event featuring the Over Mountain Victory Trail Association. Come celebrate the upcoming summer season with a community dish tasting, book sale, exhibit dedication, and living history encampment. During this event visitors will have an opportunity to sample dishes from the Ashe County cookbook, “Steeped in History,” tour the museum’s newest exhibit titled Love, Loss, and Basketball: The 1965 Ashe Central Basketball Team, enjoy live music, and more. Special guests that day will include members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association, who will be setting up an 18th century militia encampment on the museum’s grounds. The OMVTA is a nonprofit organization, who work to tell the story of the Appalachian militiamen who participated in the Battle of Kings Mountain, and educate the public about 18th century life. This event is FREE and open to the public and will take place on the museum’s grounds located at 301 East Main Street in Jefferson, NC. For more information regarding this event call the Museum of Ashe County History at (336) 846-1904.

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