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August 3 Events Event Descriptions
CH - Children's Tent / MC - Military Camp /
UN - Town of Unity / PT - Performance Tent |
| Time |
Location |
Activity |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
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Heart-O-The-Mart Grounds Open |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
MC |
Soldiers Drill |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
CH |
"The Great Skedaddle" Visitors' Blue vs. Grey Race |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
PT |
Louisa May Alcott portrayed by Jan Turnquist |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
UN |
Bread Riots |
| 11:30 am - noon |
PT |
"Waisted Away" underpinnings presentation by fashion historian Joan DeGusto |
| 11:30 am - noon |
MC |
32nd MA Field Hospital Medical Demonstration |
| 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm |
PT |
Polite Society - Conversation tips for the mid-Victorian time by Academy of Social Graces |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
PT |
Louisa May Alcott portrayed by Jan Turnquist |
| 1:30 pm |
MC |
Call to Arms! - Fife & Drum, Soldiers, Calvary, and Artillery |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
MC |
Battle - View from River's edge |
| 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
|
32nd MA Field Hospital Medical Demonstration |
| 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
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"Hard Crackers Come No More", Blue vs. Grey Cook-off Judging |
| 5:00 pm |
|
Heart-O-The-Mart Grounds Close |
| 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
BC |
Pig Roast for Re-enactors |
| Ongoing Activities |
The Whirly-Gigs Children's Tent, 19th Cooking Demonstrations, Topographical
Engineers, The Town of Unity, Artisan Demonstrations, Hollow Brook Farms, Trolley
Rides, The Academy of Social Graces, Sutlers.
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August 2 Events Event Descriptions
CH - Children's Tent / MC - Military Camp /
UN - Town of Unity / PT - Performance Tent |
| Time |
Location |
Activity |
| 8:30 am |
PT |
Re-enactor's Church Service |
| 8:30 am |
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Blockade Run Registration |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am |
|
Blockade Run 5K Road Race |
| 9:00 am |
|
Heart-O-The-Mart Grounds open to the public |
| 10:00 am |
|
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin book reading and debate at JR Robinson's
Mercantile Tent |
| 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
MC |
Soldiers Drill and Musket Demonstration |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
MC |
32nd MA Field Hospital Demonstration |
| 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
PT |
Lecture: "Trying To Do My Duty" by Larry and Kitty Lowenthal |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am |
MC |
Demonstration of Manual of Arms & Bayonet Drill presented by "The Salem Zouaves" |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
UN |
Bread Riots |
| 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
PT |
Academy of Social Graces |
| 11:30 am - noon |
PT |
"Leadership Lessons from the American Civil War: A Living History Presentation of
General U.S. Grant |
| 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
PT |
"Dressing the Family: clothing for a Working Household," by Heather Wasilewski |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm |
MC |
Demonstration of Manual of Arms & Bayonet Drill presented by "The Salem Zouaves" |
| 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
MC |
Call to Arms! - Fife & Drum, Soldiers, Calvary, and Artillery skirmish |
| 4:00 pm |
|
Heart-O-The-Mart Grounds Close |
| Ongoing Activities |
The Whirly-Gigs Children's Tent, 19th Cooking Demonstrations, Topographical
Engineers, The Town of Unity, Artisan Demonstrations, Hollow Brook Farms, Trolley
Rides, The Academy of Social Graces, Sutlers.
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Event Descriptions
August 2 Events August 3 Events
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| Battle of Brimfield Re-enactment will include exciting drill, muster, and skirmish action for two days by the
New England Brigade (Union) and Liberty Greys (Confederate) Command Staff, infantry, mounted cavalry, and artillery.
Among the artillery crews will be the 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery, 1st Co., Richmond Howitzers, and Morton's
Battery. Families will be entertained and educated at the 32nd MA Field Hospital demonstrations. Enjoy the largest
New England Civil War event 2008! |
| Living History Demonstrations Period artists and journeymen will showcase and demonstrate their
19thcentury skills and display their wares. Men and women in period attire will demonstrate cooking techniques while
Civil War camp food over an open fire. Others will demonstrate 19th century blacksmithing, basket making, spinning,
weaving, and other 19th century crafts. |
| Blockade Runner 5K Road Race No shotgun start here! It's a signal from a cannon blast that will send runners
and walkers off on a semi-challenging 3.1mile race. Entrants receive a Blockade Runner T shirt, adorned with logos from
sponsoring businesses. Prizes will be awarded in men's and women's categories by age groups. |
| The Whirly-Gigs Children's Tent Period Amusements include interactive games and toys, scavenger hunt,
stilts, marbles, game of Graces, Nine Man Morris, period costume dress-up, and more! Make a cornhusk doll, write a post
card using a quill pen and spin wool. |
| The Great Skedaddle Visitors' Blue vs Grey Race Don either Johnny Reb's or Billy Yank's haversack while running
the 100 yard dash! |
| "Waisted Away" Uncover the fashion of the 1860's with an underpinnings presentation by fashion historian
Joan DeGusto. She will captivate a stunned crowd as she literally peeled off layers and layers of proper 1860's women's
fashion, explaining the reasoning and etiquette of each and every piece. |
| Dressing the Family Speaker Heather Wasilewski will show you how an average family of the 1860's
dressed. Come see and learn about practical clothing for adults and children, including clothing for an infant and nursing
mother. |
| Beyond the Conversational Divide The Academy of Social Graces will offer a "light" tea and discuss
the do's and don'ts of mid-Victorian conversation. Reservations suggested. Tickets available at JR Mercantile. Cost
is $5.00 per person. Reservations can be made in advance through JR Mercantile. |
| Is it Afternoon Tea or Not? Sit to enjoy a cup of tea and friendship as The Academy of Social Graces
presents styles of tea served during the mid-Victorian time period, including the tea table settings, silent signals,
general tea etiquette, who wore what, food and drink served, and more. At 10:30; 2:00; 3:30. Cost $5.00 per person. |
| A Living History Presentation of General U.S. Grant This presentation briefly details a personal life
history of Ulysses S. Grant up to 1864 in the words of those who knew him best; his family, friends, and contemporaries. |
| Salem Zouaves Precision, precision, precision! That describes the skill and mastery of the Salem Zouaves
with the bayonet. Watch them perform the famous Ellsworth Bayonet Drill in their ornate uniforms. The Salem Light Infantry,
also known as the Salem Zouaves, was among the first units to respond to President Lincoln's call for volunteers in April,
1861. |
| Jan Turnquist of InterAct Performances portrays Louisa May Alcott Due to a "minor carriage accident,"
20th century audiences have the opportunity to "meet" Louisa May Alcott through the living history portrayal of Jan
Turnquist. The fiercely independent author of Little Women, was born to a family who were leaders in abolition, women's
suffrage, educational reform, child welfare, and more. In 1868 Louisa wrote the now-classic Little Women in her family's
home, the Orchard House in Concord, MA, the heart of the "literary flowering" of New England. |
| The Town of Unity The town of Unity is a contentious area between both armies, where allegiances are
fragile and are prone to change - sometimes often and quickly. The town consists of Confederate sympathizers and Unionists
that live next door to each other. The town boasts of a post office, merchants, Adams Express Office, and occasionally
a tavern. The residents may include a journalist, social reformers, displaced families, a sheriff, and a number of refugees
fleeing the devastation of the passing armies. Each tent you see represents a home and each resident has a different story.
Stop and talk with the folks who live in the town, and you'll see the War from a different viewpoint. |
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"Little Lady Who Made This Great War" Abraham Lincoln The civilians of Unity will be recreating a 'salon', or
informal gathering, to discuss Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriett Beecher Stowe. This book had a major impact on the viewpoints
of Americans during the mid-1850's and helped galvanize the abolitionist movement by presenting the brutality of slavery
to a majority of readers both in the US and overseas. Spectators are welcome to participate in the salon with the citizens
of Unity. |
| Bread or Blood By this year of 1863, Unity's economy has been devastated. The population in most
urban areas doubled, food producing regions have been ravaged by battle and by troops.. The Confederacy has failed to coin
its own money, instead declaring all U.S. and foreign coins to be legal tender. Inflation is out of control. As a result,
Confederate women in the town of Unity riot to protest the high cost of goods. |
| Hard Crackers Come Again No More! What did the Union and Confederate soldiers eat? Foods of the time
will be highlighted and two days worth of meals will be prepared over open fire. Civil War foodways will be highlighted
in the first Blue and Grey Cook-off on Saturday.. While the soldiers will be busy battling on the field, the civilians
will be busy battling over an open fire pit. |
Judges for the Blue and Grey Cook-off
Deb Friedman is a Food Historian, and Director of the Interpretation at Old Sturbridge Village. She implements
several interesting, educational cooking programs at OSV. She shares and contributes her expertise to Food History News,
and is the co-editor of the new edition of the OSV Cookbook, due out in the spring of 2009.
Martha Salem-Leasca is member of the Salem family who owns the famous Salem Cross Inn Restaurant. This popular
restaurant is housed in a restored 1705 farmhouse in West Brookfield. The Salem Cross Inn is famous for their fireplace
roasting and Drover's Roasts. Ms. Salem-Leasca has been an owner, operator, and judge for their annual Apple Pie Contest.
Barbara Houle - Food Editor at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette newspaper for more than 20 years. In addition to
planning and writing the T&G's Wednesday Food Section, she also writes Table Hoppin, a column about restaurants. She
has judged food competitions both on the local and national levels. |
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