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Civil War Remembrance : The Henry Ford
May 23-25, 2009 (Open Saturday 'til 9pm)

Greenfield Village

The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd.
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029

http://www.hfmgv.org/events/civilWarRemembrance.aspx

2008 activities The Henry Ford offers you the opportunity to learn about, and challenge the many viewpoints of the Civil War period. Hear from both Union and Confederate soldiers along with the people on the home fronts as they present "Civil War Remembrance". RECOGNITIONS & COMMEMORATION Special Recognition Badges for veterans and current armed services members Saturday 9:30am-7pm Sunday and Monday 9:30pm-5pm (Village Pavilion) Memorial Day Commemoration with historian William Hendricks Monday only, 12pm (Village Green) SPECIAL EXHIBITS & PRESENTATIONS Original Army and Navy Artifacts from the Civil War by Jack Barnhart and Kraig Lawson Saturday 12pm-7pm Sunday and Monday 11pm-5pm (Village Pavilion) Michigan Civil War Battle Flags Preservation with John Gibney Uniforms, battle relics and artifacts Saturday 1pm, 3pm & 5pm Sunday and Monday 11pm, 1pm & 3pm (Miller School) What We Wore — Fashions of the Past fashion show and lecture by Beth Turza Saturday 12:30pm & 4:15pm Sunday 12:30pm (Town Hall) Funeral at the Adams House 19th-century mourning Saturday 11am–7pm Sunday and Monday 9:30am–5pm (Adams House) Off to Prison and Soldier's Aid Saturday only 6:45pm (Smiths Creek Depot) Union Regiment Headquarters Saturday 9:30am–7pm Sunday and Monday 9:30am–5pm (Susquehanna Plantation) Original 1860s Clothing Exhibit Saturday 12pm-7pm Sunday and Monday 11am-5pm (Village Pavilion) Michigan Civil War Battle Flags Uniforms, battle relics and artifacts Saturday 1pm, 3pm & 5pm Sunday and Monday 11am, 1pm & 3pm Sutlers Row NEW! The sutlers were traveling merchants and purveyors. Stop by Sutlers Row to purchase authentically reproduced goods of the era including items from the Greenfield Village Glass Shop. All day (Near Town Hall) MILITARY & CIVILIAN CAMPS Confederate Military Camp all day (Near Logan County Courthouse) Union Military Camp all day (Near Susquehanna Plantation) Confederate Civilian Camp all day (Near Carousel) Union Civilian Camp all day (Near Mulberry Grove) SHOPPING Greenfield Village Store • Liberty Craftworks Store • Burbank Store Saturday 9:30am-9pm, Sunday and Monday 9:30am-5pm MILITARY REENACTMENTS Fall In! Marching and Drill Practices Saturday 10:30am–12:30pm Sunday 9:30am–11:30am (Village Green) Bayonet Drills Sunday only, 12:30pm (Village Green) Cavalry Demonstration with the Michigan Cavalry Brigade Saturday 4pm, Sunday and Monday 2pm (Walnut Grove) Artillery Firing Demonstration Narrated by Al Day Saturday 5pm, Sunday and Monday 3pm (Walnut Grove) Tactical Demonstration Narrated by William Hendricks Saturday 6pm, Sunday and Monday 4pm (Walnut Grove) Town Ball Sunday only, 2pm (Village Green) HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES Show Your Support Make souvenir ribbon rosettes Saturday 9:30am-7pm Sunday and Monday 9:30am –5pm (Edison Homestead) Researching Your Civil War Ancestors with Civil War Historian Dale R. Niesen Saturday 12pm-7pm Sunday and Monday 11am-5pm (Village Pavilion) Enlist in the Army Sign up and receive a reproduction Volunteer Enlistment paper Saturday 9:30am-7pm Sunday and Monday 9:30am-5pm Mustering In & Drilling Once you’ve enlisted at the Post Office and seen the surgeon at Dr. Howard’s Office, you can report for mustering in and your first drill. Mustering in Saturday 10:30am, 12:30pm, 4:15pm & 5:45pm Sunday 10:30am, 12:30pm & 4:15pm Monday 10:30am, 2:15pm & 4:15pm (Logan County Courthouse) Drilling Saturday 10:45am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm & 6pm Sunday 10:45am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm & 4:30pm Monday 10:45am, 2:30pm & 4:30pm DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS The Door Saturday 12:30pm, 2pm, 3pm 5pm & 6pm Sunday and Monday 12:30pm, 2pm & 3pm (Susquehanna Plantation) The Breath of Emancipation Saturday 1pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm & 5:30pm Sunday 12pm & 1:30pm Monday 1pm & 2:30pm (Hermitage Slave Quarters) MUSIC Dodworth Saxhorn Band Saturday 2pm, 3:15pm & 5:15pm Sunday and Monday 11am, 2pm & 3pm (Town Hall) Camp Chase Drum & Fife Corps Sunday 10:30am, 11:30am, 2:30pm & 3:30pm Monday 10:30am, 2:30pm & 3:30pm (Scotch Settlement School) Evening Concert by Dodworth Saxhorn Band Saturday 7pm (Town Hall) pricing All activities are free with Village admission. MEMBERS free of charge NON-MEMBER SENIORS age 62 & up, $21 ADULTS age 13-61, $22 YOUTH age 5-12, $16 CHILDREN 4 & under are free. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

Annual Reenactors Roundtable Meeting

www.reenactorroundtable.net

The meeting time:

Sat. Jan. 17 1:pm
Auditorium Michigan Historical Center (Museum/Library)
Lansing, Michigan (West of the State Capital)

Also:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Michigan_Veterans_of_the_US_Civil_War/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/26thMI/

http://www.nps. gov/slbe/ planyourvisit/ pofair.htm

Just a quick note as writing for the next book that follows the happenings of the 26th Michigan during the U.S. Civil War continues ... anyone wishing to contribute further data on the Twenty-sixth Michigan Volunteers may contact me via OvermyerHistoricals@yahoo.com or snail mail: 2267 Pt. North Dr. Cedar Springs, MI 49319 #616-696-8352 Also again the 26th Mi re-enactors Yahoo Group is:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/26thMI/