Sequoyah Remembrance Day
August 4,
12:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum will be
celebrating Sequoyah Remembrance Day
and Sequoyah’s contribution to the Cherokee
people by creating a writing system, the
Cherokee Syllabary with free admission to
the museum from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The
1809 Cherokee Blacksmith shop will be up
and running with demonstrations all through
the afternoon. Local demonstrators will
also be
set up demonstrating pine needle
baskets and Gary Holt will be talking about
the Cherokees in the Civil War in our 1800’s
dog-trot log cabin.
Cherokee Fall Festival
September 7 & 8
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Visit
Visitors will have the opportunity to
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step back in time to experience food,
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Cherokee arts and crafts demonstrations,
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music and dance. A blacksmith will be
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doing on-site demonstrations in the
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shop both days. Other demonstrations
and
and displays will include Cherokee life in
1700’s and a
a Civil War encampment.
Labor Day Weekend
August 31 & September 1
Balloons, Food Trucks,
Great Bands, Smoky
Mountain Storytellers
A Fund Raiser for The Boys & Girls Club
& Other Children’s
Charities In Monroe County
1776 - 1843
FATHER, SOLDIER,
IER,KSMITH,SILVERSMITH,BLACKSMITH,
STATESMAN, AND
CREATOR OF THE
CHEROKEE SYLLABARY.
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NEW 2.7 MILLION
DOLLAR EXHIBIT
Advanced media
technologies and
electronics enhance
visitors’ enjoyment this all new exhibit. It
portrays the Cherokee life
and the legacy of Sequoyah
in an all new multi-million
dollar museum.
Open Year Round
Mon - Sat: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: Noon - 5pm
423-884-6246
seqmus@tds.net
Highway 360, Vonore, Tennessee
Owned and Operated by the
Eastern Band of the
Cherokee Indians
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