11^th Annual  U.S. Grant 
Civil War Reenactment and Living History
Featuring Morgan's Raid and the Battle of Buffington Island
April 27-29 2007

	photo courtesy Thomas Cunningham
	Click here to view a color 2007 Event Schedule brochure: 2007 Grant Celebration Directions to Georgetown and Map of Events (Note: these require Adobe Reader. Click Here to get it)   For general information contact: Stan Purdy 318 West State St. Georgetown, OH 45121 Work:  (937)378 - 4119 Home: (937)378 - 3087 purdyring@in-touch.net Reenactors and Sutlers contact: Will Vockell 10088 Drake Rd Hamersville, OH 45130 (937)378-4042 muddy_flatts@hotmail.com New This Year: U.S. Grant's First Inaugural Speech and Inaugural Ball Reenactment at the Gaslight Theater Period Dance Lessons Highlights: U.S. Grant Animatron in the Boyhood Home The Grant Schoolhouse Morgan's Raid Grand Ball Civil War Music Ladies' Tea Food & Sutlers SATURDAY ONLY: Get a Special U.S. Grant Postal Cancellation at the Georgetown Post Office from 9am to 12pm Friday April 27th Time Event Location 8:00 pm "U.S. Grant 1st Inaugural Ball" - President Grant's 1st Inaugural Speech, Dance Demonstration, and Dance Lessons (optional) with Mike Miller as President Grant and the Forget-Me-Not Historical Dance Company - $6.00 Admission (includes Saturday admission), under 12 FREE Gaslight Theater Saturday April 28th Time Event Location 9:00 am History Walk w/ Ned Lodwick - 1 hr. Grant Schoolhouse 9:00 am 5k & 10k Runs Begin Gaslight Theater 10:00 am Gen. John Hunt Morgan, CSA Living History with Bill Nordan - 1 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 10:00 am Preparing for an Afternoon Tea Demonstration with Russel Dickson-Magee's Bakery - 1 hr. Georgetown United Methodist 10:00 am Bonnets & Baskets Display & Discussion with Norma McAffee and Jerry Yeater Georgetown United Methodist 11:00 am Julia Grant - My Life with Ulysses With Sally J. Whiston - 1/2 hr.    U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 11:00 am 1860's Magic Act with Wendy Varin Troupe - 1 hr. Georgetown United Methodist 11:00 am Village Band Concert with Williamsburg Community Band Ensemble - 1/2 hr. Courthouse Square 11:30 am Songs of Faith with vocalist Sandi Gilbert - 1/2 hr. Court House Square 12:00 pm A Day in the Life of Georgetown Reenactment - 1/2 hr. Court House Square 12:30 pm Morgan's Raid on Georgetown Reenactment - 1 hr. Court Houst Square 1:30 pm U.S. Grant Living History with Mike Miller - 1 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 2:00 pm Ladies' Tea with Fred Hannah on Dulcimer and Victorian Mourning Customs with Charen Fink - 1 hr. Floral Hall 2:30 pm The Union Cavalrymen with Eric Tapp - 1/2 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 3:00 pm The Union Infantrymen with Dylan Caudill - 1/2 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 3:30 pm "Teacher" John D. White with Robert Boyd - 1/2 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 3:30 pm Williamsburg Community Band - FREE Concert (bring a chair) - 1 hr. Court House Square 4:00 pm Taps to the Tomb with Hancock, Stern, and Williams - 1/2 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 4:30 pm Songs of the Homefront with vocalist Deann Kelley - 1/2 hr U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 5:00 pm Memorial to the 70th OVI - 1/2 hr. U.S. Grant Boyhood Home 7:00 pm Carriage Rides to the Ball - 1 1/2 hrs. Fairgrounds 4:30 pm Grand Ball * (Period Costume and $15 Ticket Fee Required) Floral Hall Sunday April 29th Time Event Location 10:30 am 1860 Church Service Georgetown United Methodist * Tickets for the Grand Ball can be purchased at the Thompson House (937-378-4222) or Donohoo Pharmacy on the Square Details from previous celebrations: 2006 2005 2004 2002