89: “A Heritage Christmas”: Take a Dramatized Tour of Christmas Eve 1864 {Ep 89}

Listen to a pleasant, informative and engaging chat with laughs on heritage, history and storytelling that bring to you “A Heritage Christmas”. Learn about this unique faith filled holiday experience where you can take a dramatized tour, Watchmen Tell Us of the Night, to see what Christmas may have been like here in the Valley in 1864. Listen to the playwright, Liz Beachy Hansen, and the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center’s Executive Director, Sam Funkhouser, talk about the development of this period piece. Get descriptions of the four scenes on the tour in or around four of their Civil War historic buildings. Listen to Liz, an Eastern Mennonite University graduate, tell her stories of her deep Mennonite roots and where her passion for storytelling originates. Discover her writing process and learn some civil war history on “The Burning”, a 13-day campaign to devastate and destroy the Breadbasket of the Confederacy in the Shenandoah Valley. Listen to some historical perspectives presented on the tour that shed light on how the Mennonites and Brethren community may have wrestled with and resolved the ideals for peace building, non-violence and much more! Plus, don’t miss out on how you can signup for this one of a kind tour and experience Watchmen Tell Us of the Night! Enjoy! Take the Dramatized Tour December 17-18 2022 from 4p-7pm each evening!All proceeds will support the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center.https://brethrenmennoniteheritage.org/heritage-christmas-1 Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center1921 Heritage Center WayHarrisonburg, VA 22801 HOURSSunday, Monday & Tuesday ClosedWednesday – Friday 10am-5pm  Join their email list by visiting their website!https://brethrenmennoniteheritage.org/OR shoot them an email and they will put you on the list:[email protected]: Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center Resources/Books Liz Mentioned on this podcast on Civil War History:1) The Burning: Sheridan’s Devastation of the Shenandoah Valley by John Heatwole2) A Woman’s Civil War: A diary with Reminiscences of the War, from March 1962 by Cornelia Peake McDonald3) Stephen L Longenecker, https://libguides.bridgewater.edu/prfsl; https://www.shenandoahatwar.org/shenandoah-religion-article To learn more about X2 Comedy (now FWAF Show) & Buy Tickets visit: www.x2comedy.com/ (now FWAF Show visit thefunnywomacks.com) Facebook & Instagram: @x2comedy (now The Funny Womacks)