Hands-on Activities Benson Ford Research Center Ford Road Main Street A Taste of History Eagle Tavern Sir John Bennett Sweet Shop Post Road Burbank Lane Chapel Lane State Street Washington Blvd. Bagley Avenue Christie Street Christie Street Maple Lane Maple Lane Junction Street Mill Road Josephine Ford Plaza Firestone Lane Legend Lane Playscape coming soon! Seasonal To locate an activity, match the icon next to the activity with the icon on the map. All activities are free of charge. Special Recognition Badges For veterans and current armed services members Outside Village Pavilion Sat., 9:30-7:00 Sun. & Mon., 9:30-5:00 Michigan Civil War Battle Flags Preservation With John Gibney Uniforms, battle relics and artifacts Miller School Sat., 1:00, 3:00 & 5:00 Sun. & Mon., 11:00, 1:00 & 3:00 What We Wore — Fashions of the Past Fashion show and lecture by Beth Turza Town Hall Stage (outside) Sat., 12:00 & 4:00, Sun., 12:30 Memorial Day Commemoration With historian William Hendricks Village Green Mon. only, 12:00 Union Regimental Headquarters Susquehanna Plantation Sat., 9:30-7:00 Sun. & Mon., 9:30-5:00 Sutlers Row The sutlers were traveling merchants and purveyors. Stop by Sutlers Row to purchase authentically reproduced goods of the era. Near Town Hall All day Sock–Making Demonstration Weaving Shop Sat. & Sun., 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00 NEW Songs That Tell a Story Mid-19th-century music collection, including many Civil War-era musical objects. Town Hall Sat., 12:00-7:00, Sun. & Mon., 11:00-5:00 Civil War Resource Center Village Pavilion, Sat., 12:00-7:00, Sun. & Mon., 11:00-5:00 Confederate Military Camp Near Logan County Courthouse Confederate Civilian Camp Near Carousel Union Military Camp Near Susquehanna Plantation Union Civilian Camp Near Mulberry Grove Military & Civilian Camps Show Your Support Make souvenir ribbon rosettes Edison Homestead Sat., 9:30-7:00 Sun. & Mon., 9:30-5:00 Enlist in the Army Sign up and receive a reproduction Volunteer Enlistment paper Phoenixville Post Office Sat., 9:30-7:00 Sun. & Mon., 9:30-5:00 Mustering In and Drill Once you’ve enlisted Logan County Courthouse Sat., 10:30, 12:30, 2:15, 4:15 & 5:45 Sun., 10:30, 12:30, 2:15 & 4:15 Mon., 10:30, 2:15 & 4:15 Fall In! Marching and Drill Practices Village Green Sat., 10:30–12:30, Mon., 9:50–11:30 Bayonet Drills Village Green Sun. only, 11:30 Cavalry Demonstration With the Michigan Cavalry Brigade Walnut Grove Sat., 4:00, Sun. & Mon., 2:00 Artillery Firing Demonstration Narrated by Al Day Walnut Grove Sat., 5:00, Sun. & Mon., 3:00 Tactical Demonstration Narrated by William Hendricks Walnut Grove Sat., 6:00, Sun. & Mon., 4:00 Military Reenactments Dramatic Presentations The Dodworth Saxhorn Band Town Hall Stage (outside) Sat., 2:00, 3:15 & 5:15 Saturday evening concert at 7:00 See details on inside panel Sun. & Mon., 11:00, 2:00 & 3:00 Camp Chase Fifes and Drums Scotch Settlement School Sun., 10:30, 11:30, 2:30 & 3:30 Mon., 10:30, 2:30 & 3:30 Music Union Civilian Camp Confederate Civilian Camp Special Recognition Badges The Dodworth Saxhorn Band & Saturday Concert Sutlers Row Bayonet Drills Fall In! Memorial Day Commemoration Fifes and Drums Confederate Military Camp The Breath of Emancipation Cavalry Demonstration Artillery Firing Demonstration Tactical Demonstration Union Military Camp How I Got Over Civil War Battle Flags Union Regimental Headquarters Enlist in the Army SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (All in Village Pavilion) The Eagle Standard, From Rome 200 BC to Appomattox 1865 AD Presented by Dennis Wynn, Bronze Eagle historian, Michigan Sat., 1:00 & Mon., 3:00 Serving the Country in Harvest Field: Women in 19th-Century Agriculture Presented by K. Krewer, material culture historian, Michigan Sat., 2:00 & Mon., 2:00 Until Antietam: The Life and Letters of Major General Israel B. Richardson, U.S. Army Presented by Jack C. Mason, Michigan author Sat., 3:00, followed by book signing A Variety of Patterns and Colors: Clothing Textiles in Mid-19th-Century America Presented by Carolann Schmitt, material culture historian, Pennsylvania Sat., 4:00 & Sun., 2:00 Overshirts and Long-Top Boots, Laborer’s Clothing in the Mid-19th Century Presented by Brian Koenig, material culture historian, Pennsylvania Sat., 5:00 & Sun., 3:00 “Loomis’ Battery,” First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery A Presented by Matthew C. Switlik, Civil War and antique ordnance historian, Michigan Sun., 4:00 Onward Christian General: O.O. Howard’s Lifelong Attempt to Rectify His Legacy at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Presented by Scott L. Stabler, PhD, Grand Valley State University, Michigan Mon., 1:00 ARTIFACTS & STORIES (All in Village Pavilion) Original Army and Navy Artifacts From the Civil War by Jack Barnhart and Kraig Lawson Original military artifacts from the 1860s Mysteries Uncovered: Details of Dress for the Civil War Civilian Original 1860s civilian clothing, accessories, undergarments and authentic collections Research Your Civil War Ancestors With Civil War Historian Dale R. Niesen Learn about your family ancestry “The Last Camp” Poem See the original poem written by J. Wesley Benedict of Port Huron, Michigan, in 1872 Original Bronze Civil War Flagstaff Eagles From Northern Regiments Presented by Dennis Wynn Loomis’ Battery Exhibit by Matthew C. Switlik Meet the soldiers and see one of the original artillery pieces from the First Michigan Light Artillery, Battery A, that was captured by Confederates at the Battle of Chickamauga. Robert Hendershot, Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock See the ornate jacket Robert Hendershot wore when he played his military drum at veterans events in the 1880s and 1890s. This Civil War veteran used his savvy promotional skills to garner fame as the legendary, brave “Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock.” Michigan Civil War Soldiers Artifacts and stories from the collections of The Henry Ford include photographs of Henry Ford’s uncles, John and Barney Litogot, of the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry; the sword of Captain Joshua Slayton of the 13th Michiagan Infantry; and an 1889 oil painting of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade Monument at Gettysburg. Miller School Village Pavilion Logan County Courthouse Wright Cycle Shop Scotch Settlement School Hermitage Slave Quarters Edison Homestead Civil War Resource Center (Village Pavilion) Army & Navy Artifacts, Mysteries Uncovered: Dress for the Civil War Civilian, Special Presentations, Civil War Bronze Eagles, Research Your Civil War Ancestors, “The Last Camp” Poem Display, Loomis’ Battery Exhibit, Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock and Michigan Civil War Soldier Artifacts and Stories from the collections of The Henry Ford.® Mustering In and Drill Susquehanna Plantation Owl Night Lunch Wagon Carousel Confections Town Hall Mulberry Grove Recognition, Commemoration & Presentation Main Street Emporium How I Got Over Susquehanna Plantation Sat., 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 6:00 Sun. & Mon., 12:30, 2:00 & 3:00 The Breath of Emancipation Hermitage Slave Quarters Sat., 1:00, 2:30, 4:30 & 5:30 Sun., 12:00 & 1:30 Mon., 1:00 & 2:30 Civil War Resource Center (continued) Civil War Resource Center (Village Pavilion) Army & Navy Artifacts, Mysteries Uncovered: Dress for the Civil War Civilian, Special Presentations, Civil War Bronze Eagles, Research Your Civil War Ancestors, “The Last Camp” Poem Display, Loomis’ Battery Exhibit, Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock and Michigan Civil War Soldier Artifacts and Stories from the collections of The Henry Ford. ® Souvenir Rosettes General Tickets & Membership Ride Tickets Shopping Dining Restrooms ATM Information Historic Transportation Rides & Shuttles Weiser Railroad Model T Rides Herschell-Spillman Carousel Omnibus Shuttle Bus Stops Historic transportation requires additional fee. Songs Tell A Story What We Wore Frozen Custard Mrs. Fisher’s Southern Cooking Tea at Cotswold Cottage Village Store Liberty Craftworks Store State Street Lunch Stand Guild Beer Hall Civil War Remembrance Sock-Making Demonstration