• Make a quilt square and contribute to James's community birthday quilt
  
• Decorate and sew a simple stuffed apple toy
  
• Use a feather quill to sign the birthday card
  

Myer's Park Consort: 11 AM - 12 PM
Thomas and Susannah Polk: 12 PM - 1 PM
Laura Semilian: 1 PM - 2 PM
Thomas and Susannah Polk: 2 PM - 3 PM

The Myer's Park Consort. Visit the Consort's Facebook.

Laura Ingram Semilian accompanied by Eva Casstevens, Danny Casstevens, and David Crawford. Visit Laura's website.

Jim and Ann Williams will appear as two of Charlotte's preeminent residents, Thomas and Susannah Polk, to celebrate Charlotte's 250th birthday. Learn about Charlotte's early history from President Polk's great uncle, Brigadier General Polk. 

President Polk Birthday Celebration

This 26th annual celebration of President James K. Polk’s birthday is one of our largest events throughout the year. This year’s event will be particularly special as we close out our 50th anniversary year of celebrations. Join us to see living history demos, live musical performances, crafts, games, and a mixture of modern and historical vendors selling all manner of delightful goods.

​Saturday, 10 November 2018
10:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Early Bird Registration (thru October 13) - $4.00 per car
General Admission (thru the day of the event) - $5.00 per car
Members of the Friends of President Polk's Birthplace - FREE!

Living history demonstrations will include:

• Hearth Cooking: Join the Historical Cooking Guild of the Catawba Valley in the Kitchen House
• Laundry: Interactive demonstration of how laundry was done during President Polk's day
• Spinning and Tatting: See how fiber goes from fluff to form to function
• Militia and Long Rifles: Learn about the history of locally-organized militias, test your drilling skills, and see firing demos

Dragonfly Traders - Image via January Withers