"LEGENDS AND LORE" RECALLS TREACHEROUS CIVIL WAR DAYS - Saturday/Sunday At Calhoun County Park

(10/17/2015)

"Legends and Lore" - The allegiance of Calhoun families and neighbors split during the Civil War, a bloody and treacherous time The beautiful fall leaves of Calhoun Park will be surrounding Heritage Village for the back-drop for "Legends and Lore," an outdoor re-enactment of the hardships and uncertainties of the county's Civil War days. The event is set for October 17-18 (Saturday-Sunday) at 2 p.m. with a $5 admission, pre-school children free. Information 304-354-7263. About 20 volunteers, mostly members of the Calhoun Historical Society, portray real citizens from 1861, and will talk about their daily lives. They will recall being riddled with fear as neighbors took sides with the North and South. In addition to storytelling, there is also some action. SOME CAST MEMBERS 2014 Terry Harris as Louisa Hays (L) and Roger Jarvis as Thomas Figgins Jarvis Clayton Barnhart (L) as notorious Perry Conley (L) and Casey Hill as renegade Nancy Hart Bob Bonar as Shadrach Badgett (L) and Kevin Church as Rev. James Tisdale Susan Barnes as Myrtle Stemple with Andy Mlynek as ranger Jehu Starcher (L) villager Lester Channel

Hur Herald ®from Sunny Cal The information on these pages, to the extent the law allows, remains the exclusive property of Bob Weaver and Dianne Weaver The Hur Herald. All information may be freely used but must not be sold or used in any type of commercial endeavor, or used on any web site without the express permission of the owners ©Bob and Dianne Weaver, The Hur Herald, 1999, 2000, 2001