The

campers learn about important women of the Civil War era, and on the Friday

evening of each camp week present a program to their families about these

famous and not-so-famous women. At this program, the campers also display

several dances that they've mastered during the week, and have a "tea"

for their families.

Campers

should be 8 to 12 years old. There will be one week set aside as a teen

week, for the more mature girl. Teen campers dress in adult-sized hoops

and participate in activities that are more in-depth and intricate than

those in which the younger girls participate. The teen week was offered

for the first time last summer and proved to be very popular.

Victorian

Adventures 1800s Day Camp is this summer at the American Legion Log Cabin

in downtown Fayetteville. "I'm very excited to be holding the camp

in the Log Cabin," said camp director Michele Cox. "Everybody

knows where it is, it's within walking distance of many historic sites

downtown, and the hardwood floor will be fabulous for our dancing."

Victorian

Adventures Camp is conducted in one-week sessions in June and July. The

cost for each camp week is $125. It is recommended that parents register

their campers on one of several registration days in May. These days are

Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, May 6, 1-4 p.m., and Saturday,

May 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Registration

will be at the Fayette County Historical Society building, 195 Lee St.,

Fayetteville. The Historical Society is a sponsoring organization for

the camp this year, providing support and volunteers for day-to-day camp

activities.

In

past years, this camp has been known as A Girl's Life in the 1800s, and

was begun as a fund-raiser for the historic Holliday-Dorsey-Fife house.

But as demand for the camp grew (as well as demand for similar activities

for boys) camp creator and director Michele Cox formed her own business,

Victorian Adventures.

Her

programs include not only the summer day camp, but also a two-hour historic

education program for elementary through middle school students in which

boys and girls dress in 1800s costumes and experience the history and

customs of Victorian days. Her program is an enhancement to the study

of the Civil War for fourth and fifth grade social studies classes.

Cox

also has announced that she and husband Tom Cox have recently purchased

a house on North Jeff Davis Drive, circa 1911, that they are in process

of renovating. "I'm so thrilled to finally have an historic house

of my own," she said. "I will not only be able to conduct my

summer camp there, but it will be a wonderful facility for my school field

trip programs, ladies' Victorian teas, children's birthday tea parties,

etiquette classes and Girl Scout programs. And I'm really excited to announce

that it will also be a wonderful facility for outdoor weddings and receptions."

For

camp information, phone Cox at 770-487-6796 or e-mail her at: [email protected] .

Camp information can be found at www.VictorianAdventures.com .

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