Living History Day Teaches Canton Residents 19th Century Survival Skills

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The Cherokee County Historical Society on Saturday will host its living history day event, Everyday Life: Demonstrations of 19th Century Tools and Skills for Everyday Living.

The event, presented in partnership with the Appalachian Heritage Guild, will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Cherokee County History Museum in downtown Canton.

The skills required to produce food, clothing and tools during the Civil War will be demonstrated and children of all ages will be able to make butter, shell corn, sample hardtack, wash clothes on washboard, make cornhusk dolls, play ring toss and more.

Residents and children are also encouraged to check out the museum’s temporary exhibit, Cherokee Voices from the Civil War, for first-hand accounts of life in the county during the war.

The museum is located in the Cherokee County Historic Courthouse at 100 North Street Suite 140.

For more information, call 770-345-3288.