2012 Assembly Schedule
The Civil War
Friday, September 21 & Saturday, September 22, 2012
The Civil War
Friday, September 21 & Saturday, September 22, 2012
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Friday, September 21, 2012 |
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| 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
(OPEN TO STUDENTS ONLY FROM 9:30 a.m. TO 2:00 p.m.; Open to general public from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.) |
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| 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. |
Cotillion - 1860s Theme (OPEN TO MEMBERS AT FOUNDERS LEVEL AND ABOVE) |
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Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
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| 9:30 a.m | Continuation of Educational Exhibits & Demonstrations | |
| 10:00 a.m to 12:00 noon |
Civil War Battlefield Engagement & Artillery Firing Demonstrations |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Opening Ceremony – Presentation of the U.S. Flag with Pledge of Allegiance Celebration of the continuing Chautauqua Movement 1861 Waxahachie Church Service with Prayer |
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| 1:30 p.m. |
Events Leading to the War Between the States – Tommy Stringer, Historian |
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| 2:00 p.m. |
Texans in Service – Danny Sessums, Author |
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| 2:40 p.m. | Break
– Banjo Playing by Terry Winset |
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| 2:55 p.m. |
Parson's Texas Cavalry Brigade – Anne Baily, Author |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
Women in the War – Vicki Betts, Author/Researcher |
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| 4:05 p.m. | Looking Back and Looking Yonder, An African American Perspective – Robert Haynes, Museum Curator/Historian | |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Speaker Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A Session will be held at the conclusion of the afternoon program (time permitting) |
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| 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. |
Dinner Break DINNER ON YOUR OWN |
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| 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. |
Evening Musical Performance by Civil War Era Brass Bands: "Frontier Brigade Band" – 'Civil War Songs of the North and South' |
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