BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.chenangoarts.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:11f85457-6477-4b10-a1d0-943f220a52cf X-WR-CALDESC:The Smithfield Community Association’s Civil War Weekend Commi ttee is preparing for the 25th annual Peterboro NY event June 9 - 11\, 201 7. The event began a quarter century ago to raise funds to repair the Smit hfield Community Center and to bring attention to Peterboro’s history. Tha nks to loyal volunteers and sponsors\, the event has raised monies to cont inue to upgrade community buildings and acquire the Gerrit Smith Estate\, as well as promote the important history of Peterboro. Pat Ennis will open the event with a program at 7 pm Friday\, June 9 at the Smithfield Commun ity Center sharing the story of how her transcriptions of family diaries l ed toUnion Bound\, a Civil War movie released in 2015. The movie follows J oseph Hoover (Ennis’ great\, great grandfather) and a fellow soldier in th e 121st Herkimer\, as they escaped from Florence Confederate Prison on Sep tember 21\, 1864 and made their way to the Union lines 33 days later – wit h the help of slaves who were also running north. The 12 U.S. Infantry Ree nactment Regiment and the Civil War Heritage Foundation will once again ho st the event providing military and civilian encampments\, programs\, acti vities\, demonstrations\, a Sunday military sermon\, a candlelight tour\, a town ball game\, and a daily skirmish. As many as twenty northern and so uthern units may be on the Peterboro field. These units also provide stati ons for the Civil War Living History Day for fifth graders before the week end event. There will also be an activity center for children on Saturday and Sunday. One of the themes of the 2017 Peterboro Civil War Weekend is t he Peterboro spark that added fuel to the ignition of the Civil War. Dream ing of Timbuctoo\, a travelling exhibit from the John Brown Lives! project in Lake Placid NY will open in Peterboro on Civil War Weekend. A series o f programs on the relationships and activities of John Brown\, Gerrit Smit h and the Secret Six will be ongoing. In recognition of the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in New York State\, programs on women in the Civil War wi ll also be a featured theme. Authors and their publications will be centra lized near the Main Gate and some will provide programs about their resear ch and writing. Civil War Round Tables\, historical societies\, period cra fters\,and vendors will provide exhibits\, demonstrations\, and programs t hroughout the eight acres of activities involved in the weekend. The Gerri t Smith Estate National Historic Landmark\, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum\, and the Peterboro Area Museum will be open. The 77th Ne w York Regimental Balladeers will provide Civil War music Saturday afterno on and a concert Saturday evening. Merry Mischief will present period musi c and fun Sunday afternoon. Foods will be available at the Deli on the Gre en and from vendors. The Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department will sell ch icken barbeque at mid-day on Saturday\, and the Peterboro United Methodist Church will hold a pancake breakfast before the gates open on Sunday. Adm ission gates open at 10 am both days and close at 5 pm on Saturday and at 4 pm on Sunday. The exhibits and activities (except food and shopping) are included in the ten dollar admission for adults\, five dollars for ages 6 -12\, and free for under age 6. Five dollar adult admission tickets will b e available February 1st by sending check or money order to Civil War Week end\, PO Box 6\, Peterboro NY 13134. Sponsors\, volunteers\, vendors\, dem onstrators\, exhibitors\, authors\, historical societies\, Round Tables ar e invited to sign up now for the event. For participation forms and event updates: www.PeterboroNY.org\, mail@sca-peterboro.orgor 315-280-8828. X-WR-RELCALID:7e0b50712967aa00b3c311c230080278 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20161106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20180311T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:86798994-83d3-4242-9347-38410ab69d9f DTSTAMP:20260405T050856Z DESCRIPTION:The Smithfield Community Association’s Civil War Weekend Commit tee is preparing for the 25th annual Peterboro NY event June 9 - 11\, 2017 . The event began a quarter century ago to raise funds to repair the Smith field Community Center and to bring attention to Peterboro’s history. Than ks to loyal volunteers and sponsors\, the event has raised monies to conti nue to upgrade community buildings and acquire the Gerrit Smith Estate\, a s well as promote the important history of Peterboro. Pat Ennis will open the event with a program at 7 pm Friday\, June 9 at the Smithfield Communi ty Center sharing the story of how her transcriptions of family diaries le d toUnion Bound\, a Civil War movie released in 2015. The movie follows Jo seph Hoover (Ennis’ great\, great grandfather) and a fellow soldier in the 121st Herkimer\, as they escaped from Florence Confederate Prison on Sept ember 21\, 1864 and made their way to the Union lines 33 days later – with the help of slaves who were also running north. The 12 U.S. Infantry Reen actment Regiment and the Civil War Heritage Foundation will once again hos t the event providing military and civilian encampments\, programs\, activ ities\, demonstrations\, a Sunday military sermon\, a candlelight tour\, a town ball game\, and a daily skirmish. As many as twenty northern and sou thern units may be on the Peterboro field. These units also provide statio ns for the Civil War Living History Day for fifth graders before the weeke nd event. There will also be an activity center for children on Saturday a nd Sunday. One of the themes of the 2017 Peterboro Civil War Weekend is th e Peterboro spark that added fuel to the ignition of the Civil War. Dreami ng of Timbuctoo\, a travelling exhibit from the John Brown Lives! project in Lake Placid NY will open in Peterboro on Civil War Weekend. A series of programs on the relationships and activities of John Brown\, Gerrit Smith and the Secret Six will be ongoing. In recognition of the Centennial of W omen’s Suffrage in New York State\, programs on women in the Civil War wil l also be a featured theme. Authors and their publications will be central ized near the Main Gate and some will provide programs about their researc h and writing. Civil War Round Tables\, historical societies\, period craf ters\,and vendors will provide exhibits\, demonstrations\, and programs th roughout the eight acres of activities involved in the weekend. The Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark\, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum\, and the Peterboro Area Museum will be open. The 77th New York Regimental Balladeers will provide Civil War music Saturday afternoo n and a concert Saturday evening. Merry Mischief will present period music and fun Sunday afternoon. Foods will be available at the Deli on the Gree n and from vendors. The Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department will sell chi cken barbeque at mid-day on Saturday\, and the Peterboro United Methodist Church will hold a pancake breakfast before the gates open on Sunday. Admi ssion gates open at 10 am both days and close at 5 pm on Saturday and at 4 pm on Sunday. The exhibits and activities (except food and shopping) are included in the ten dollar admission for adults\, five dollars for ages 6- 12\, and free for under age 6. Five dollar adult admission tickets will be available February 1st by sending check or money order to Civil War Weeke nd\, PO Box 6\, Peterboro NY 13134. Sponsors\, volunteers\, vendors\, demo nstrators\, exhibitors\, authors\, historical societies\, Round Tables are invited to sign up now for the event. For participation forms and event u pdates: www.PeterboroNY.org\, mail@sca-peterboro.orgor 315-280-8828. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170610T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170611T160000 LOCATION:5304 Oxbow Rd\, Box 6 Peterboro NY SUMMARY:25th Annual Peterboro Civil War Weekend END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR