(Diamond, MO) – The staff of George Washington Carver National Monument invites the community to Prairie
Day on Saturday, September 14 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm! Held in conjunction with Gem City Days in Diamond, Prairie Day commemorates George Washington Carver’s childhood environment through storytelling, music, historic skills demonstrations, and interactive exhibits. Volunteers In Parks make this event possible. Co-sponsored by the Carver Birthplace Association, Prairie Day is free of charge! Diamond Lions Club will provide food concessions.
Exhibits and demonstrations include Civil War history, archaeology, apple cider making, basket weaving, treadle machine sewing, crocheting, knitting, a quilting bee, woodworking, prairie ecology, pollinators, beekeeping, birds, mammals, fish, and bison history. Kids can earn a Junior Ranger badge. Musicians at the music tent include the Vogts Sisters, Abbey Waterworth and Josh Gilbert, and Pickers Post. At the 1881 Carver House, demonstrations include processing and spinning flax, wool spinning, weaving, Dutch oven cooking, lye soap making, food preservation, butter making, and music. Visitors can make butter, dip a candle, and do washboard laundry.
About George Washington Carver National Monument:
Administered by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior, George Washington Carver National Monument preserves the birthplace and childhood home of George Washington Carver – scientist, educator, and humanitarian. The park is located two miles west of Diamond, Missouri on Highway V, then ¼ mile south on Carver Road. For more information, please call the park at 417.325.4151 between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 pm, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/gwca, or visit the park Facebook page.
About the National Park Service:
About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for the 424 parks in the National Park System and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Visit us at nps.gov on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Reference:
Diane Eilenstein
George Washington Carver National Monument
417.325.4151
diane_eilenstein@nps.gov
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