2008 Calendar of Events

June 28 - 29, 2008

Civil War History Festival

Schedule
Saturday June 28, 2008

9:00 am Dead line for setting up
9 - 9:30 am Street Scenario - Elliots Scouts Warren House (509 Broad)
9:30 - 10 am Parade of reenactors and towns people to Opening Ceremonies/Presenting the Colors
10 - 11 am Drill and Battle Planning on the Battlefield
10 - 11 am Music by Dieckhoffs (Warren House)
11 - Noon Life in Shelby’s Camp by Robbie Maupin ($2.00 Iron Brigade Members Free) City Hall
Noon - 1 pm Lunch - Autoharp - James Becker (Warren House)
1 - 2 pm Children’s mini-Charettes and band (Warren House)
2 - 3 pm Music South Fork String Band (Warren House)
4 - 5 pm The Capture of the “Sunshine” (Waverly Landing)
5 - 6 pm Vendors, Crafts and eat dinner
6 - 7 pm Relationships between Shelby and Quanrille Harold Dellinger
Speaker ($2.00 Iron Brigade Members Free) City Hall
6 - 8 pm Music on the Street 509 Broad
7:30 pm Artillery firing across the river
8 - 10 pm Camp Tours and Group Singing at the River (Barb Schreiman)
Dark – Fireworks at the river


Sunday, June 29, 2008

8 - 9 am Church Service
9:15 - 9:45 am Opening Ceremonies that lead into Secessionist speeches
By friends of Anderson House and Elliots Scouts
10 - 10:30 am Drill and scenario at Battlefield
10 - 11 am General Jo Shelby’s Iron Brigade Annual Muster Deryl Sellmeyer to speak on Shelby’s Life and his book (Iron Brigade Members only) City Hall
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Bob Eckhoff “Life” 509 Broad (Warren House)
12 - 3 pm Antiques Appraisal 509 Broad 1 item $10 additional item $5
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm How to research your Civil War Genealogy Speaker
Jackie Roberts ($2.00 Iron Brigade Members Free) City Hall
1 - 2 pm Return of Sunshine Stores Waverly Landing
2 - 3 pm Street Performers
5 pm Safe trip home

Wheelchair accessible wagon ride

Bring your lawn chair