Canceled: Nanticoke River Jamboree
Canceled: The Nanticoke River Jamboree -- Dorchester County's largest living history event -- will be held at historic Handsell in Vienna, Maryland on Saturday, October 10, 10am to 5pm. Designed as an event for families, the Jamboree will feature open-hearth cooking as experienced by African American slaves, displays and hands-on demonstrations by people in period dress, including Native Americans who once lived on the site, and crafts of early European settlers who built the house at Handsell hundreds of years ago. Handsell honors three cultures that made up its history: Native Americans who lived in a sprawling Chicone Village at the site, European settlers who built the house at Handsell around 1770, and African Americans, who worked as enslaved and free people at Handsell. The Jamboree's purpose is to educate visitors through living history presentations. Details to come.
More at www.nanticokeriverjamboree.com.
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 10, 2020
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
Location
The Jamboree happens at the historic Handsell site on Indiantown Road, north of Vienna. DIRECTIONS: From Route 50, take the exit for Vienna (Route 331 North) near the Nanticoke River Bridge. Turn left at end of ramp. Take first right onto Indiantown Road. ("Scenic Maryland" sign is here). Road makes sharp turn to left, follow over the Chicone Creek bridge, up the hill. Handsell will appear on your right in the field, about a quarter-mile down the road.
Fees/Admission
Admission is $5 per person; children under 12 are free.
