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Summer 2004 Don Redman Heritage Awards & Concert Park Schedule of Musicians, Actors and Authors Events for 2004 Featured June 26 Published for the Members and Friends IN THIS ISSUE: of the Harpers Ferry Association Annual Historical Association Meeting on June 26 Summer 2004 Don Redman Heritage Awards & Concert Park Schedule of Musicians, Actors and Authors Events for 2004 Featured June 26 n Saturday, June 26, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park will offer ovisitors a day full of cultural events to cel- ebrate Harpers Ferry’s rich history. Plan to join us for historic dramatic presentations, informal meetings with authors, and an evening of jazz music. Actors Bill Barker and Bill Sommerfield will return to the park to portray George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, signifi- cant figures in Harpers Ferry’s history. They will offer presentations at 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Lower Town. Author Fest The Harpers Ferry Historical Association will host visiting authors signing books on the green across from the Bookshop. Visi- tors will have an opportunity to meet these authors and discuss their works between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Featured at this year’s author fest will Confederate Veterans, Jefferson County Gettysburg: This Hallowed be two ladies who have compiled historic Camp No. 123 for the purpose of serving as Ground features Chris photos which have been published in the a guide to the markers in the county that Heisey’s evocative and stir- Images of America Series by Arcadia Publica- identified locations of skirmishes or battles. ring images of the battlefield tions. Dolly Nasby has produced a book This new edition has a biographical sketch landscape. featuring an extensive collection of Harpers and vintage photographs of Col. Roger Ferry photos with captions, and Mary Rubin Preston Chew, who was responsible for has published four books of vintage photos the original edition of this publication. An featuring the Hagerstown, MD area and the index and a roster of the Henry Kyd Douglas The picture which appears Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Camp 199 from March 1900 have been on our newsletter’s nameplate, Three other authors explore the Civil added, and the foldout map has been re- dating from 1803, is one of the oldest prints of Harpers Ferry. War in their books. Dr. James Holland of tained. Twenty years earlier, in 1783, Shepherdstown, WV and the Henry Kyd Chris Heisey of Mechanicsburg, PA is Thomas Jefferson had declared Douglas Camp, No. 199, Sons of Confeder- a noted photographer of Civil War imagery. that this view was “worth a ate Veterans, have published a new edition He began photographing Civil War battle- voyage across the Atlantic.” of The Military Operations in Jefferson fields in 1990, and his work has appeared in County, VA 1861-1865. This work was over 70 publications. He has earned several originally published in 1911 by the United Continued on Page 2 1 Patron Members Dorothy Brown Estero, FL Jo Curtis – In memory of Jim Kuhn Brandywine, MD Dr. James Ebeling Harpers Ferry, WV Alexander & Deborah Fleming Harpers Ferry, WV Suzanne Doggett & George Guessford Alexandria VA Dr. Robert Johnson Harpers Ferry, WV Everett Ladd Gettysburg, PA Carlos Leguer Herlong, CA Cynthia Mason Baltimore, MD Dr. Steven Nichols Shenandoah Junction, WV Linda Parks Author Fest – continued from Page 1 tion to his book, Chris’ 2005 Gettysburg Washington, DC Calendar will be featured. Thomas Rose merit citations and recently was awarded Dennis Frye’s new book Antietam Re- Baltimore, MD Photo of the Century Award. In his full- vealed: The Battle of Antietam and the Mary- Jim and Suzanne Silvia color photo book, Gettysburg: This Hallowed land Campaign As You Have Never Seen It Taunton, MA Ground, Chris’ evocative and stirring images Before, will also be featured at the fest. This of the battlefield landscape and sculptured book is composed of 1,865 facts about the Master Armorer monuments are complemented by the po- Battle of Antietam, arranged chronologi- Members ems of noted Civil War author, Dr. Kent cally, with each telling its own tale. The Allison Allsdorf Gramm. This beautifully illustrated book is book is illustrated with over 30 photos and Harpers Ferry, WV a tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives maps. The reader will find much that is Kirk Bradley at Gettysburg nearly 150 years ago. In addi- new and surprising in these details. Sanford, NC Kim Edwards Edgewood, MD Bruce Kramer Don Redman Heritage Awards and Concert Baltimore, MD In the evening on Saturday, June 26, the impact on the world of music like Don Jean Libby Palo Alto, CA Harpers Ferry Historical Association will Redman. Anne Long join the park in sponsoring the Third An- Don Redman was born in Piedmont, Myersville, MD nual Don Redman Heritage Awards & West Virginia on July 29, 1900. He began Concert. This year’s event features legend- playing trumpet at age three and by the age Paymaster Member ary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry and bassist of sixteen he came to Harpers Ferry to study Nancy Myers Cleveland Eaton. The concert will begin at music at Storer College. Graduating in Harpers Ferry, WV 6:00 p.m. on the lawn behind the Mather 1920, Don Redman’s talent for jazz music Training Center, on the campus of Storer was instantly recognized. He became known College. as “The Little Giant of Jazz,” and the first This campus was once the home to great arranger in jazz history. Until his Donald Matthew Redman, one of the death in 1964, Don Redman continued to school’s most successful graduates. Of all the have a profound influence on the evolution, students of Storer College during its illustri- direction and development of this uniquely 2 ous eighty-eight year history, no one had an American art form. Jazz music is one of America’s greatest the Arts Jazz Hall of Fame in 1991. Donations cultural achievements. This concert cel- Cleveland Eaton, born in Fairfield, Congressional Youth Lead- ebrates Storer College’s finest musical mind Alabama began playing the piano at age ership Council by highlighting jazz both as an historical five. At age 15 his music teacher introduced Washington, DC and a living American treasure. Mark your him to the string bass, and after earning his Denny Oakleaf – Edgewood calendar to join us to listen to the music of Bachelor’s degree in music, he moved to Middle School these jazz legends. Chicago and joined the Ike Cole Trio. He Wooster, OH Featured musician Clark Terry, some- was a member of the Ramsey Lewis Trio Wantz Distributing times called “the happiest sound in jazz,” for ten years. Through years of performing Hagerstown, MD gained his early experience playing trumpet Cleve became a consummate bassist, pro- Our Lady of Sorrows School in the St. Louis jazz scene in the 1940s and ducer, composer, publisher, arranger, and Farmington, MI joined a Navy Band during World War II. head of his own recording company in Bir- Sally Lunn His years playing with Count Basie and mingham. His incredible performances with Ypsilanti, MI Nancy and Max Weaver Duke Ellington in the 1940s and 50s estab- a variety of bands, including the Count Winchester, VA lished him as a world-class jazz artist. Clark Basie Orchestra, have earned him a recog- Nancy Murfin later appeared regularly on the Tonight nized place in the world of jazz. Since 1985 Rockville, MD Show with the NBC-TV Orchestra. He was he has toured with his own group, Cleve Bruce Hopkins inducted into the National Endowment of Eaton and Co. Purcellville, VA Dennis Frye Sharpsburg, MD WBCCI Civil War Caravans Jamie and Susan King New Bern, NC West Virginia Humanities Council Charleston, WV Clark Terry (left) and Cleveland Eaton. Plans Begin for Centennial Commemoration of Niagara Movement In 2006, Harpers Ferry National Historical In August 2006, the Park along with Park will commemorate the 100th Anniver- the Jefferson County Chapter of the sary of the gathering of the Niagara Move- NAACP and the Harpers Ferry Historical ment, the first major civil rights organiza- Association will host the centennial cel- tion of the 20th century. Founded in 1905 ebration of this event. It will be held on the by Dr. W.E.B. DuBois, this group was the same campus that hosted the Niagarites one forerunner to the National Association for hundred years ago, and will encompass three the Advancement of Colored People separate components—pubic commemora- (NAACP). The group’s 1906 meeting, tive events, an academic symposium, and the first on American soil, was held on the the development of the Niagara Movement campus of Storer College, now part of Harp- Educator’s Guide. Look for more informa- ers Ferry National Historical Park. tion in upcoming newsletters. 3 Annual Meeting line for reservations: Wednesday, June 23. Call at 304-535-6881, or e-mail us at The Association will hold its annual meet- [email protected]. We enjoy the opportu- ing at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 26 at nity to meet our members, so please plan to Mather Training Center. A covered-dish join us on June 26th. picnic will follow at 5:00 p.m. on the plaza adjacent to the center. Plan to come and spend the day, meet featured authors who Association News will also be invited to our picnic, and join The Association would like to thank all of us for the Don Redman Jazz Heritage Con- you who have renewed your membership at cert on the lawn following the picnic. our new levels. Many of you have even Reservations are required to help us upgraded your memberships to a higher prepare for serving. This is a covered dish level and we are grateful for your support.
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