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"Hunterstown Heritage Day"

July 2nd, 2009
 The Historic Tate Farm
Hunterstown, PA.
11:00 am
                                                                                                                                                                       Great Conewago Presbyterian Church
Period Church Service and Picnic...
Sunday, July 5th, at 10:00 am
 
Directions from RT. 15
Take the Hunterstown Exit.
(RT 394 E)
It is about one mile to Hunterstown.
The Historic Tate Farm is
the YELLOW farm on the right
side of the road.
Turn RIGHT onto Granite Station Road...
PLENTY of PARKING is available in the field behind the Jacob Grass Hotel.

              Event Program:
    Unveiling of the new PA Civil War Trails marker in Hunterstown!
Gettysburg Convention & Visitor's Bureau, Norris Flowers
5th Annual Walking Tour "The Battle of Hunterstown"
11:00 am  Battlefield Guide Mike Vallone
Live Cavalry Encampment and Demonstrations!
with Steve Alexander as George Armstrong Custer
and Mike Wassutta as Norvell Churchill
Historic Tate Farm
Meet the Artists and Authors...
      and Generals! 
Free and Open to the Public!
Plenty of Parking!
Food, Drink and Period Music and Songs...
by...John DuRant!
     Pig Roast at 1 pm ... 
( Full Dinner...and dessert!  $10-each)

Artists and Authors...
         
  • Frank Meredith, "The Unfinished Work", a Civil War Novel
  • J.D. Petruzzi, "THE COMPLETE GETTYSBURG GUIDE" and "Plenty of Blame to Go Around," Jeb Staurt's Contoversial Ride to Gettysburg
  • Richard L. Hamilton, "Oh! Thou Hast Forgotten" Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War: The Gettysburg Campaign
  • Troy D. Harman, "Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg" and "North Cavalry Battlefield"

  • Jared Frederick, Artist

         http://www.historymatters.biz/index.html

  • James O. Phelps, Panoramic Photographer, Lexington, Virginia

          http://www.jamesophelps.com/

Guest Speakers:
                                                                                                                                        Larry & Connie Clowers,  Ulysses S.Grant & Julia Grant

Masters of Ceremonies, Actors & Living Historians

Troy Harman, Author    

     Speaking at 12 noon

National Park Ranger and Historian, Author of "North Cavalry Battlefield"                                                          and "Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg"

Deb McCauslin      
                                                                                                                                   Speaking at 12:30 pm 
Debra Sandoe McCauslin of Gettysburg’s For the Cause Productions speaks about the life of Hunterstown resident Eliza Jane Payne and the activities of the Undergorund Railroad in Gettysburg and the surrounding communities.

For more information on Eliza Jane Payne, contact Deb at www.gettysburghistories.com                                        or call 717-528-8553.

Frank Meredith, Author

     Speaking at 12:45pm

"The Unfinished Work", a Civil War Novel

           Pig Roast   1PM

Steve Alexander, General George Armstrong Custer 

     Speaking at 1:30 pm

Actor & Living Historian,  Telling stories of the "Boy General" and of his first charge as a Brigadier General.

J.D. Petruzzi, Author and Steve Stanley CWPT Cartographer

     Speaking at 2 pm

     http://www.completegettysburgguide.com/home.htm

"Hunterstown Woodworks" presents the history of "Chairmaking" in Hunterstown in the early 1800's. Presentation by Joseph Matthews, great-grandson of chairmaker, William H. Matthews.

"Studebaker Family, in Hunterstown," Franklin Thomas, descendant
Richard L. Hamilton, Author 
                                                                                                                                  Speaking at 2:45 pm

"Oh! Hast Thou Forgotten, Michigan Cavalry in the Civil War: The Gettysburg Campaign."

John Horner, Local Historian

Speaking about Major Robert Bell and his connections to the the Church, the community and the 21st Penna. Cavalry.

Dave Broene   

     Speaking at 3:30 pm

Grand Rapids Civil War Roundtable

                                 

Living History / Demonstrations

Cavalry Encampment - The Tate Farm

Tate Farm History & Tours, Roger Harding 

Hunterstown Artifacts, Linda Cleveland, local historian 

"Hunterstown Woodworks" presents the history of "Chairmaking" in Hunterstown in the early 1800's. Presentation by Joseph Matthews, great-grandson of chairmaker, William H. Matthews.

"Studebaker Family, in Hunterstown," Franklin Thomas, descendant

For more information ...