Riley's Farm

and

The CIVILIAN CORPS of the American Civil War Society
 Present

“REMEMBRANCE” FALL FAIR
and SCHOOL of the SOLDIER
 Saturday September 12, 2009
Free to the Public 10 AM - 4 PM

10 AM - 4 PM
Camp Tours & Demonstrations
 Activities & Workshops Subject to Change Without Notice

 

Time
Presenter
10:00 AM Cooking Demonstration - Making Butter at the Tunnel Homestead by Lois Tunnel.
11:00 AM Visit with President Abraham Lincoln by Bill Peck.
11:30 AM Maverick’s Gaming Hall by Sam Frankl and Jim Tebbetts.
Noon Sewing demonstration with a hand crank sewing machine by Sally Ricker.          
12:30 PM Southern Comfort – Summer Sheers:  How to keep your cool in a hot climate.  A short talk on summer sheer dresses, cotton underpinnings, how to construct and various patterns available at the Kansas Mercantile by Shelley Peters .
1:00 PM Young boys aged 6-13 years are welcomed to join the Junior Cadet Corps and train like real civil war soldiers.  Logan Creighton Confederate drill instructor and Dave Bolin Union drill instructor.
1:30 PM Play Checkers with wounded soldier, Chris Ricker.         
2:00 PM Quilting Demonstration at the Tunnel Homestead by Karen Norquist.
2:30 PM A Medical Account of What Happened to President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater, by Larry   Duncan
3:00 PM Visit with Rose O’Neal Greenhow as she tells you of her life as a confederate spy by Joyce  Bolin.
3:30 PM Croquet & Graces by Anne Frankl

Note:  All presentations are put on by volunteers and are subject to change without notice.
 
 

6 PM - 9:30 PM  -- Blue Gray Ball

Program Note

Pricing

"We must have a Ball"

Farm Friends:   this will not be a major battle reenactment. 
There will be musket firing demonstrations, but the emphasis of this encampment will be the civilian life of the civil war period, along with presentations on the school of the soldier.  The camps will be open all day with hands on activities for the whole family, and it's a great chance for you to meet the fine people who pursue civil war reenacting as a hobby.   There's no better way to camp and spend time with your own family than trying it out the old fashioned way.   Who knows?   You may join one of these groups and find yourself someday plucking a banjo around a campfire at Gettysburg or Antietam! 

 

$29.95 Per Guest
(Evening Ball & Dinner)

Call 909-797-7534 for tickets or purchase them here!

Ladies,

You have been asking for a ball and now you have one! 

Now is the chance to get out your needle and thread, bargain for your silk, and promote your gentleman to colonel of the regiment.    This is a period attire event and, once again, you save, a lot by purchasing your tickets early. 

Click here for details.

Riley’s Farm
12253 S. Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, California 92399
909-790-TIME
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