Join us October 15, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm for 'Homefront 1942 and Fort Fisher,' a living history program highlighting Fort Fisher's lesser-known history as a WWII anti-aircraft artillery training base and the men and women who served there and along the home front. The family-friendly program will feature civilian and military re-enactors, educational displays, weapons demonstrations, an HQ tent, a PX, WACs and Army nurses. The young and young-at-heart can take target practice on the site's popular anti-aircraft artillery Nerf gun and participate in the 'Paint the Toy Soldier' workshop (at which participants are encouraged to take their artwork home). At 10:30 am and 1 pm, author, historian and retired Navy Captain Wilbur Jones will present "Growing Up in Wartime Wilmington: American's First World War II Heritage City" in the Spencer Theater inside the visitor's center. The program is free and open to the public. All Fort Fisher programming is made possible by the Friends of Fort Fisher, the non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing this national treasure. All program components are subject to change.