October 4 & 5, 2025 - Living History Event Schedule

Saturday, October 4
Day/Time Place Event
10:00 AM The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole)
10:15 AM Flagpole Prepare for Inspection
11:00 AM Visitor Center Speaker, Tom Bryan "The History of Ft. Atkinson’s Cow Pen Flag" & Kevin Arnold on "Regimental Flags"
12:00 PM Flagpole on Parade Ground Assembly, Noon Gun
12:05 PM Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher)
12:05 PM SE Barrack Ron Westlake "Alcohol in the 1820's"
12:15 PM Shade Trees on the parade Ground Pressing Apples for Cider
1:30 PM Northwest Barrack Vignette on the 1825 "Treaty of Friendship" by Bob Baker
2:00 PM Near Sutler Store Harvesting 1820's style
3:00 PM Visit all buildings outside of the north gate for a complete history of the happenings of 1820’s
4:00 PM The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, evening gun, flagpole)
Sunday, October 5
Day/Time Place Event
10:00 AM The Troop (Roll call, inspection, raise colours, and morning gun, flag pole)
10:30 AM School Room, North Barrack Church service, publik welcome!
11:00 AM Visitor Center Speaker, Tom Bryan "The History of Ft. Atkinson’s Cow Pen Flag" & Kevin Arnold on "Regimental Flags"
12:00 PM Flagpole on Parade Ground Assembly, Noon Gun
12:05 PM Dinner Call (Peas upon a trencher)
12:05 PM SE Barrack Ron Westlake "Alcohol in the 1820's"
1:30 PM Northwest Barrack Vignette on the 1825 "Treaty of Friendship" by Bob Baker
2:00 PM Near Sutler Store Harvesting 1820's style
3:00 PM Visit all buildings outside of the north gate for a complete history of the happenings of 1820’s
4:00 PM The Retreat (Roll call, Inspection, evening gun, flagpole)

Gun will be fired at 10, noon & 4:00 (at least).

Ongoing demonstrations: spinners/weavers, blacksmith, tinsmith, cooper, sutler clerks, black powder demonstrations inside of the fort! Visit the cabin, garden and the Council House!

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