Historic Fort Gibson Candlelight Tours
Chris Morgan
(918) 478-4088
10/31/11
Oklahoma City, OK
For Immediate Release
Fort Gibson Historic Site will begin taking reservations for the 2011 Candlelight Tour Tuesday, November 1. This year's production will take place Saturday, December 10. Tours will run from 6 p.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m. Reservations are $7.00 each, payable in advance.
The 2011 edition is titled "Home Front, Cherokee Nation" and is set in the town and military post of Fort Gibson in 1864. Visitors will get to view scenes showing the lives of the different types of people who lived at Fort Gibson, and to learn about the impact the Civil War had on the residents of Indian Territory.
As in past years, visitors will have refreshments and period music at the end of the tour. This year, Candlelight Tour visitors will also get a sneak preview of the temporary exhibits "Key Ingredients: America by Food," and "Feeding the Troops." The official opening of these exhibits for the general public is December 11.
To make reservations or for more information call (918) 478-4088 or e-mail fortgibson@okhistory.org.
