CAR trip to Baltimore

After learning about the CAR National project last month we took a field trip to Baltimore. 

We met at Fort McHenry where the Star-spangled Banner flew over the fort during the War of 1812. If you have not been to see the film at the visitors center...you should go. It is a very moving experience. 

This is an actual bomb that hit Fort McHenry but did not explode. 

Check out the fingerprints from the brick maker.

Then we went to the Flag House where Mary Pickersgill sewed the flag. 

 The flag on the wall shows how big the original flag was. 

I learned something interesting about the flag. The order was for each stripe to be 24 inches wide. However, the wool bunting only came 18 inches wide. So she had to cut and stitch together each stripe to make it 24 inches. That is a lot of sewing. 

CAR Meeting

We had a C.A.R. meeting to learn about our State and National projects.

Rebekah presented information on Mary Pickersgill and our NSCAR project. She also talked about Ferry Farm and our VSCAR project. 

Emma talked about the Star-Spangled Banner and Francis Scott Key. 

Here is Emma swearing in our new members.

CAR Workshop #2

The second summer workshop for C.A.R. was in Williamsburg, very close to Great Wolf Lodge. Emma had a great time participating even more in the skits. Rebekah got picked several times to come up and read a line for them. 

 Here's all the state officers and society presidents.

After the workshop we walked around nearby Yorktown. We went walking on a little trail and found the Yorktown Victory Monument.

CAR Workshop #1

We went down to Fredericksburg, VA to visit Ferry Farm, the boyhood home of George Washington. This year Emma got to help out with the skits. 

 Here's our group -Reverend John Marks Society. You can see where they are currently excavating. Through the trees you can just make out the Rappahannock River where there used to be a ferry, hence the name of the farm. Rebekah is standing on the site of the original house. After the meeting they had lots of fun colonial games for the kids to play. Rebekah wrote us a special note on her slate board. 

C.A.R. Picnic

We had our final C.A.R. meeting for the year. Emma conducted the meeting as Vice President. We had a pot luck on our deck. For business we inducted our new member, showed off our new flag, handed out awards, and installed our new officers. Emma is now serving as President and Rebekah as Corresponding Secretary.