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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.
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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)
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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"
http://www.historymatters.biz/index.html - James O. Phelps, Panoramic Photographer, Lexington, Virginia
http://www.jamesophelps.com/
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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 "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
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