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THE RUIN of old St. Philips Church will reveal its history during guided tours Sunday, Dec. 12, at
Brunswick Town State Historic Site as part of the Brunswick Town-Fort Anderson Christmas
Celebration.
Explore Carolina Christmases Past
At Brunswick Town -Fort Anderson
What was Christmas like
for Confederate soldiers
during the Civil War?
How did it differ from the holiday
celebration of the early residents of
the colonial seaport town of Bruns
wick?
The annual Christmas program at
Brunswick Town State Historic Site
takes a different twist this winter.
Instead of an open house centered
around lavish refreshments and pe
riod decorations, the focus will he
on interpretation through a combi
nation of guided tours of the site
and mini-concerts.
This year, said Tammy Bangert,
program coordinator, the site staff
is "trying to really put some em
phasis on the outside."
Costumed interpreters will be
I posted at two stops on the
grounds ? the remains of the Fort
Anderson earthworks and the re
mains of one of the earliest
Anglican churches in the state, St.
Philips. The interpreters will share
their stories during five, 20-minute
guided tours.
Bangert said that visitors won't
have to take the guided tours, but
will be free "to drift wherever they
want" about the site, talking with
the interpreters unless they are oth
erwise engaged. "People just need
to stop and let the interpreter give
their talk when a group arrives,"
she said.
During the Civil War, Fort
Anderson served as a Confederate
shore battery overlooking the Cape
Fear River. On this site, interpreters
will stage a small encampment,
with exhibits of Civil War uniforms
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and weapons, said Bangert, "but we
will have no firing of the weapons."
Saint Philips Church was built
under the Act of 1751, which pro
vided for its financing through a
lottery. Its cemetery includes the
tombs or graves of such notables as
early Governors Arthur Dobbs and
Benjamin Smith and U.S. Justice
Alfred Moore.
In previous years, instrumental
ists have performed as a backdrop
for an open house in the Visitors
Center, with guests moving about,
eating, drinking and talking during
their performances.
This year, out of respect for the
musicians and to allow visitors to
better enjoy the music, Bangert said
three half-hour mini-concerts will
be presented in the Center's orien
tation room.
Walter Welsh and The Recor
daires will perform on English
recorders. Other musicians will
play recorders as well, along with
flute, saxophone and possibly other
instruments, said Bangert.
The program will include some
early Christmas carols, along with
their history.
The Center interior will be deco
rated and visitors will be offered
traditional cookies and "plenty of
hot mulled cider," said Bangert.
Admission to Brunswick Town
State Historic Site is free. The site
includes the ruins of the town, be
gun in 1762 as a seaport on the
Cape Fear River; the earthworks of
Fort Anderson; the ruins of
Russellborough, the estate home of
two royal governors; and a Visitors
Center with interpretive exhibits
and artifact displays. Hours are
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. -5
p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. -5 p.m.
Located off N.C. 133, about 10
miles north of Southport.