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13thAnnual U.S.
Grant
Civil
War Reenactment and Living History
Featuring
Morgan's Raid
April 18th, 23rd, 25th-26th 2009
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For general information contact:
Stan Purdy
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Reenactors and Sutlers contact:
Will Vockell
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New This Year:
- Two Saturdays of Civil War History:
- Saturday April 18th: Abraham Lincoln Reenactment at the Gaslight Theater
- Saturday April 25th: Grant Day and Morgan's Raid on Georgetown
- U.S. Grant Animatron in the Boyhood Home
- The Grant Schoolhouse
- Morgan's Raid
- Grand Ball
- Civil War Music
- Ladies' Tea
- Professor Faris' Magic Show!
- Food & Sutlers
- Living Histories
- Artillery Demonstration
- SATURDAY ONLY: Get a Special U.S. Grant Postal Cancellation at the Georgetown Post Office from 9am to 12pm
Admission:
"Lincoln at the Gaslight": Adults $10 Students $5
Grand Ball: Adults $15 Students $5
| Saturday April 18th | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:00 pm | "Lincoln at the Gaslight Theater" - President Lincoln talks about the country, the war, and General Grant. Civil War music and Grand Ball Dance Demonstration, and Dance Lessons (optional). Featuring Fritz Klein, Deann Kelley, the Liberty Band, and the Forget-Me-Not Historical Dance Company - Admission $10 Adults, $5 Students | Gaslight Theater |
| Thursday April 223rd | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:30 pm | "John Parker - Freedom's Conductor" - with Greg Haiz. Brown County Historical Society Meeting at the John Parker House - 330 N. Front Street, Ripley, OH. Admission: $4 Adults, $2 Students at the door. | John Parker House |
| Saturday April 25th | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9:00 am | History Walk w/ Ned Lodwick - 1 hr. | Grant Schoolhouse |
| 10:00 am |
Bonnets & Baskets Display & Discussion with Norma McAffee and Jerry Yeaterdan- 2 hr. |
Georgetown United Methodist |
| 10:00 am |
Preparing for an AfternoonTea, Vol. 4 Demonstration with Russel Dickson-Magee's Bakery- 1 hr. |
Georgetown United Methodist |
| 10:30 am |
Women's Suffrage with Judge Margaret Clark - 1/2 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 10:30 am |
"Teacher" With Robert Boyd - 1/2 hr. |
Grant Schoolhouse |
| 11:00 am |
General William T. Sherman with Robert Curtis - 1/2 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 11:30 am |
Flags and Uniforms with Bill Nordan - 1 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 11:30 am |
The Cavalryman with Eric Tapp - 1/2 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 12:30 pm |
U.S. Grant Living History with Mike Miller - 1 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 12:30 pm |
The Union Infantrymen with Dylan Caudill - 1/2 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 1:00 pm |
Ladies' Tea with Fred Hannah on Dulcimer - 1 hr. |
Floral Hall |
| 1:00 pm |
"Ladies Underwear and
Mourning Customs" with Charen Fink - 1 hr. |
Floral Hall |
| 1:30 pm |
Memorial to the 70th OVI - 1/2 hr. |
U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 2:00 pm |
Songs of Faith with Sande Gilbert - 1/2 hr. |
Courthouse Square |
| 2:30 pm | Village Band Concert - Williamsburg Community Band - FREE Concert (bring a chair) - 1/2 hr. | Courthouse Square |
| 3:00 pm | Day in the Life of 1860's Georgetown - 1/2 hr. | Courthouse Square |
| 3:30 pm | Morgan's Raid on Georgetown Reenactment - 1 hr. | U.S. Grant Boyhood Home |
| 4:30 pm |
Grand Ball * (Period Costume and Ticket Fee Required. $15 Adults, $5 Students) |
Floral Hall |
| Sunday April 29th | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| 10:30 am | 1860 Church Service | Georgetown United Methodist |
Details from previous
celebrations:
2006
2005
2004
2002