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Rural HillWhere History Springs Alive

P.O. Box 1009Huntersville, NC 280704431 Neck RoadHuntersville, NC [email protected]

Facilitated in cooperation with

Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation

Spring Newsletter 2018

Jeff’s Corner

Mark Your Calendars!

The spring season brought us the 25th Anniversary of the Loch NormanHighland Games and it was a weekend to remember! Music, dancing, culture,athletics, fellowship, and more. Thank you to all who helped make thecelebration weekend a giant success - our volunteers, staff, members, andfriends old and new...from the bottom of our hearts, Thank You.

Summer Food Truck Rally

July 28

Miss May’s Tea

August 12

Scotch Dinner

August 24

Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze

September 8 - November 4

Rural Hill SheepdogTrials

November 10 & 11

We then moved on to the North CarolinaBrewers and Music Festival and anotheramazing weekend at Rural Hill. The musicwas incredible, the breweries commendable,and it was wonderful to see smiling faces all

around the grounds.

We strive to offer a variety of events andcontinually plan and revise to make them

the bestpossible. Agreat fall is inthe works, andwe can’t wait

to share itwith you. Hopeto see you onthe farm!

25th ANNIVERSARY OFTHE GAMES: FarmManager Freddie Brown,Education Director ZacVinson, Farm ManagerEric Ferguson, Dr.Joseph Morrow - TheCourt of the Lord Lyon,Executive Director JeffFissel, AdministrativeAssistant CarolynCampbell, andAccountant/PrivateEvents Director JessicaBustamante.

Photo by Lisa Margolis

Historic Rural Hill Piper - Spring 2018 -

We want to thank Visit Lake Norman for recognizingthe 2017 Loch Norman Highland Games as their Eventof the Year!

Thanks to all of the volunteers, entertainers, eventdirectors, musicians, dancers, athletes, clans,reenactors, and staff that make the Games happenyear after year!!

Congratulations. We'll be

back again next year!

- R. E. Piland, Goldsmiths

via Facebook

25th

Anniversary

Winners of the Games

March, Strathspey & Reel

1. Nick Hudson, Houston, TX

Winning the Stephenson Family Trophy

2. Andrew Donlon, Germantown, MD

3. Andrew Carlisle, Pittsburgh, PA

4. Dan Lyden, Timonium, MD

Hornpipe & Jig


Winning the Loch Norman Highland Games Trophy


3. Dan Lyden, Timonium, MD

4. Michael McLeod, Greenwood, SC

Photos

Top: Nick Hudson with Jimmy and Joyce

McIntosh

Middle 1: Andrew Donlon with Jimmy McIntosh

Middle 2: Dan Lyden with Joyce McIntosh

Bottom: Joyce McIntosh with Michael McLeod


An absolute beautiful weekend

to celebrate Rural Hill and Loch

Norman Highland Games! My

first time and loved every

minute of it!! - Dianne S. via Facebook

Couldn't have picked a better Games to introduce

friends to all things Scottish. Hard to believe it's at

25 years! And a HUGE thank you to all involved to

make it so special.

- Shearin W. via Facebook

Piobaireachd


Winning the Jimmy McIntosh, MBEPiobaireachd Challenge (for the 5th timein 6 years!)

2. Nick Hudson, Houston, TX


4. Amy Garson, Ottawa, Canada

Winners of the Games

Photos

Top: The Piobaireachd Judges - Donald MacPhee,

Alexandria, Scotland; Ed Krintz, Huntersville, NC; The

Namesake of the Contest, James McIntosh, MBE; and

the Light Music Judges, Jim Wilson, Washington, DC;

and Sandy Jones, Jonesborough, TN

Middle: Andrew Carlisle with Jimmy & his wife Joyce—

the organizer and announcer

Bottom: Amy Garson with Jimmy and Joyce



Around the FarmCharMeck Schoolsat Rural Hill

Some dedicated teachers fromCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schoolswere getting a jump start on nextyear with training held in ourCultural Center!

Did you know? Our 4,000 squarefoot venue has plenty of room formany different types of corporateevents during the week!


Give the Gift of a Field Trip to Local Schools

We are excited to announce the launch of an end of year giving drive in order tofund a new educational initiative to benefit area schools. The educational fund aimsto offer field trips to Rural Hill at absolutely zero cost to the school by waiving thefield trip fee and also reimbursing the school for transportation costs for students.The goal is to offer this program to 10 area schools in 2018.

As you may know, we host field trips at a deep discount for area schools, but havenoticed a decline in public school attendance due to a lack of available public fundsfor field trips. We believe that field trips are a vital part of the educationalexperience for students, and that a good field trip will have a lasting impact beyondjust that day. Almost everyone you meet can remember a field trip from theirchildhood, and we don’t want to see our local students deprived of that experience.

Based on county data, it costs a school roughly $500 per grade level of 100students to bus students to a field trip. Little to no county or state funding isallotted to funding field trips for local schools,which leaves the financial burden to alreadystrapped schools and parents. Rural Hill’seducational programs are multi-disciplinary andexpose students to history first hand, givingstudents a broad and unique hands-on learningexperience.

Interested individuals can donatethrough Rural Hill’s donationplatform, choosing to give one time,or have a recurring donation. Thoseinterested in donating over $500, orto “sponsor a school” are encouragedto email Jeff Fissel [email protected] to discuss options.


Scenes from SpringNorth CarolinaBrewers and Music Festival

Went to Rural Hill this past weekend for the

NCBMF (2nd year!). Can’t wait to be back...

the camping area was great and we all had a

fantastic time.

- Christie M. via Facebook

And the winners are...Divine Barrel Brewing andBold Rock Hard Cider!Thanks to all who participatedand voted!!

Another #NCBMF in the books!How much fun was that? Thank you toMidwood Entertainment, Charles Willet, ourvendors, bands, breweries, staff, sponsors,volunteers and most of all our patrons for aspectacular festival! See you all next year!

Spring Weddings at Rural Hill


Love is in the air and our Cultural Center has become a sought-afterwedding venue. We love to see our bridal parties celebrate their day withincredible vendors, photography, ceremony, and of course, our scenery!


The Historic Rural Hill Cultural Center continues to grow in its popularity forweddings, rehearsal dinners, and other special occasions and retreats. The rusticatmosphere of the venue offers a unique combination of vast outdoor spaces andinviting indoor comforts.

The 2,000 square foot May Davidson Hall accommodates up to 200 guests forcocktail style receptions and there are options to expand the space and guest

capacity with the covered patio and tent annex. The decorative and functionalfinishings include aptly appointed restrooms, a generous catering kitchen,

pleasing architecture of soaring barn-style rafters with ironwork chandeliers, abarn door opening to the west end covered patio (perfect for admiring the sunset),

four sets of French doors leading to the wraparound brick walkway, and turn-keyaudio/visual amenities.

Don’t miss securing the date for your special occasion at the Historic Rural HillCultural Center. Contact us to schedule a personal tour. Call (704) 875-3113 or

email us at [email protected].

Some photos courtesy of Thirteenth Moon Photography LLC, Samantha Laffoon Photography, and Andrea Anderson Photography

Volunteer at Historic

Rural Hill

Historic Rural Hill’s events existbecause of the generous andenthusiastic support of volunteers.

For more information onvolunteering, please contact us

at (704) 875-3113 or email

[email protected].


Give online at

www.ruralhill.com

Support HistoricRural Hill

The money you donate to Historic Rural Hill

goes to a variety of things that keep a

265-acre and 250 year old farm

operating, including the preservation and

restoration of historic buildings, and our

educational programming.

Through your generosity we are able to

keep history alive for current and future

generations.

All donations are greatly appreciated and

tax deductible.

Visit online for easy, securegiving.


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Celebrating more than 250 years in history…

Rural Hill is located at4431 Neck Road (offBeatties Ford Road) inHuntersville, 28078. Theformer homestead of MajorJohn and Violet Davidson,the 265 acre site ismaintained and promotedby Historic Rural Hill Inc.and features annualevents such as the RuralHill Scottish Festival and

Loch Norman Highland Games,

the Rural Hill Amazing MaizeMaze, the Rural Hill SheepdogTrials, and the NC Brewers and

Music Festival. Historic Rural Hill Inc.

is a non-profit organization supportedthrough membership and donations,and with proceeds from its events

utilized for the preservation of

Historic Rural Hill and its educationefforts. For more information on

events or for financial supportaccepted securely online, please visit

www.ruralhill.com

Tina Brown Photo

Board of Directors

Robert G. McIntosh, Chair

Jim Puckett, Vice Chair

Brent Lewis, Treasurer

Sam Fuller

Maurice D. McIntosh

Beth Eakes Martina

John Cherry

Henry Mummaw

Danny Phillips

Brandy Larrick

Wendy Watts

John Nabors

Staff

Jeff Fissel, Executive Director

Zac Vinson, Education Director

Jessica Bustamante, Controller

Freddie Brown, Farm Manager

Eric Ferguson, Farm Manager

Carolyn Campbell,Administrative Assistant

Mission

An educational organization thatprovides for recognizing,celebrating and preserving therich heritage of Rural Hill.

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