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Living History Day at the Battle of Westport Museum
Sat, SEP 26, 2015, 10:00am - 04:00pm
Small encampment on the museum grounds. Women will portray daily life with domestic crafts such as bobbin lace and crochet. Living history by Lane Smith portraying General Robert E. Lee, John Anderson as Lieutenant Patrick Minor, African American stories by Joe Mattox and Willadine Johnson. A battlefield tour of Byram’s Ford (second day of the Battle of Westport at the Little Blue River) will be given once in the morning and once in the afternoon. A food truck by Jazzy B’s BBQ will provide a variety of food.
Location 6601 Swope Parkway, Kansas City, MO (just inside the east entrance to Swope Park)