How did the Civil War become a fascination for me? The answer is quite simple…. My name is John Clark, I am a native of Wayne County N.C. and I am the new Education Coordinator at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. Prior to beginning my position here at Bentonville I worked in a diverse fieldContinue reading “Staff Introduction: John Clark”
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“Preserve – Educate – Explore:” Preserving Bentonville as a Historic Site
Preserve – Educate – Explore: Today’s unofficial motto of Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site says a lot about what we value here at the site, namely preservation, education, and exploration. Today we’re focusing on the final third of that phrase: Preserve. Did you know? May is National Preservation Month! Organized by the National Trust forContinue reading ““Preserve – Educate – Explore:” Preserving Bentonville as a Historic Site”
2023 Recap: The Year of the Trail at Bentonville
As we reported on this blog way back in January, we have been so excited to celebrate the Year of the Trail in North Carolina here at Bentonville throughout 2023! Between events and tours, we have found time this year to celebrate the nature of Bentonville while commemorating and interpreting the history of the battleContinue reading “2023 Recap: The Year of the Trail at Bentonville”
‘Site’ Seeing at Sugar Loaf
One of the best ways to understand a Civil War battle is to study the context and campaign in which it sits. This past week, the Bentonville site staff as well as some volunteers had the opportunity to gain some context surrounding Bentonville and the Carolinas Campaign by touring the Sugar Loaf trenches in Wilmington,Continue reading “‘Site’ Seeing at Sugar Loaf”
‘Site’ Seeing: Staff Development 2023
The staff has been seeing the sites lately! State historic sites that is. Over the summer of 2023, we have had the lucky ability to work on professional development for the entire Bentonville staff: full-time, temporary, and volunteers! We have conducted two staff trips and hosted a professional development workshop this summer alone. In thisContinue reading “‘Site’ Seeing: Staff Development 2023”
Welcome to Summer 2023!
Although the official first day of summer isn’t until June 21st, we are already in the swing of the busiest season here at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site! We have had a packed spring with tons of new and exciting projects, read along in this blogpost to catch up on everything that has been happeningContinue reading “Welcome to Summer 2023!”
Bentonville at the Civil War Medicine Conference
Posted on October 7, 2022by fobbnc by: Colby Lipscomb, Chad Jefferds, Fred Claridge Over the weekend of September 30th-October 2nd, 2022, Bentonville staff members Colby Lipscomb and Chad Jefferds and volunteer Fred Claridge participated in the National Museum of Civil War Medicine’s 28th annual conference. The conference took place across three days and featured several tours ofContinue reading “Bentonville at the Civil War Medicine Conference”
Meet the Intern 2022
Posted on September 14, 2022by fobbnc As the summer of 2022 draws to a close, we’d like to introduce our readers to someone who may be familiar if you’ve visited in the past few months. Aaron Williford was selected as this year’s Buck Dunn Memorial Intern and has worked with us from May to August 2022 inContinue reading “Meet the Intern 2022”