Individual Unit Drills, Displays, and Demonstrations (may include cannon fire)
Noon
Massed artillery demonstration
1PM
Revolutionary War Tactical Demonstration
2:30PM
Civil War Tactical Demonstration
Noon – 3PM
Panning for Gold
Russ Galpin
7PM
Dances of 1700-1800
Mary DesRosiers
7PM
Desserts
Sunday, August 22nd
Historic Center Location
10AM
Old Fashioned Service
Rev. Paul O’Neil – Methodist Church
10AM
Congregational Service
Rev. Bonnie Stagg – Congregational Church
11AM
Cake Walk
Center Club
11AM
Schoolhouse Demonstration
Paula Fortner – School House
Noon
Picnic
Field behind Barn
Noon
Drama – History of Hillsborough
Gerard Foss & Jay Emmert – Center Club
Noon
Abenaki Trail Project
Sherry Gould & Daryl Peasley – Barn Stage (Rain date 1PM in the Center Club)
1PM
Spelling Bee
Paula Fortner – School House
2PM
Children’s Parade
James McDonough – Around Green
3PM
Silent Auction Closing / Winners announced
Barn Stage
On-going/All Day Events
Abenaki basket making – Sherry Gould – Exhibit Area Abenaki pottery – Vicki Blanchard – Exhibit Area Abenaki Birchbark Canoe – Reid Schwartz – Exhibit Area Art Exhibit / Pump Organ demonstration – Sissi Shattuck – Congregational Church Stone wall building – Kevin Fife – Near Horse sheds Blacksmithing – Bob Arredondo – Near Horse Sheds Farm Animals – Ed Naile – Horse Sheds Building life-size wigwams – Boy Scouts – Behind Methodist Church Abenaki Games/Crafts – Deanna Neal – Exhibit Area Underground Railroad in NH – Michelle Sherburne Weaving – Hope Thomas – Barn Spinning – Anita Vassar – Barn Quilting – Liliana Michaella (Sunday only) – Barn Whittling spoons – Richard Harbour – Exhibit Area Shaker broom making – Everett Bailey – Exhibit Area Laundry – Rachel Morgan – Exhibit Area Ice Cream/butter making – Marie Salamone – Exhibit Area Antique Tool Exhibit – Val Berghaus – Exhibit Area Maple Syrup – Charlie Hunt – Exhibit Area Abenaki Plant Uses – Monadnock Herb Society – Exhibit Area NH History – Historical Societies & Organizations – Exhibit Area Baseball exhibit booth – Brian Seehy – Exhibit Area Silent Auction – ends at 3PM on Sunday – Barn Tours around Green – Melinda Gehris (On request) Tour of Cemetery – Norma Webster (10:30 – 3) Walk to Lookout – self-guided Tours around Center – self-guided
Jones Road Location – to give time to the reenactors to get packed up before the rain at 3, we will be closing down at noon.
9AM
Event opens to the public
10AM
French and Indian Tactical Demonstration
11AM – Noon
Individual Unit Drills, Displays, and Demonstrations (may include cannon fire)
Modern-day food will be sold at both locations throughout the day, and desserts at the dance on Saturday.
Note: Schedule is subject to change without notice, but we’ll do our best to keep it as posted, and make changes here if we need to.
Shuttle Bus
There will a regular passenger shuttle bus to take you from one location to the other. The cost is free, but donations are greatly appreciated to support the Greater Hillsboro Senior Services who is generously providing this service.
