The Stonewall Jackson House will hold its annual Apple Day Celebration Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the house museum and garden. Festivities include cider pressing, old-time music, games, and crafts for children of all ages.
Visitors have the chance to watch an antique, hand-cranked cider press in action while sampling cider and homemade ginger snaps. Live music will be provided by Russ Watkins and the Poison Bottom Boys.
Throughout the day children will have the opportunity to learn how to make wooden model packet boats, corn husk dolls, paper apples, bead necklaces and apple prints. Other activities include making applesauce and roping a bed.
All of the demonstrations and activities are free. Regular admission prices apply for tours of the house, which are offered on the hour and the half-hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The last tour begins at 4:30.
The Stonewall Jackson House is the only home that Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson ever owned. The house is one of three museums owned and operated by the Virginia Military Institute. For further information, call Michael Anne Lynn, site director, at 540-464-7704 or visit www.stonewalljackson.org.
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