School Days
The Battle of Sacramento Reenactment Committee extends an invitation to educators and their students to participate in a Living History Educational Day Program scheduled for Friday, May16, 2008. This educational and fun event begins at 9 am and continues to 2 pm.
Admission fee is $3/student and $5/adults. This also includes a souvenir button that will give you entrance to the entire weekend events! While Friday does not include an actual reenactment, students will be able to view the civilian camps and see how people lived during this era. Period crafts and demonstrations will be presented throughout the day as well as hear and learn about period dances and music will be provided by the 52nd Regimental String Band. There will also be demonstrations in the authentic camps, hospital units and typical camp life for a soldier. Period merchantiles will be open for shopping and browsing.
Special program presentations will include President Abraham Lincoln and President Jefferson Davis as well as Sgt. Henry Wylie talking about the adventures of Lt. Col. Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
If your school did not receive a packet of information and registration form, contact Marilyn McCree at (270) 643-8107-day or (270) 825-4723 (after 6 pm) or click here for an Adobe PDF file to print and return to the address on the form.
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Sacramento Elementary Students performed patriotic music selections during the School Days. Students were instructed by Music Teacher, Mr. James Jones Jr.
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Calhoun Elementary Students
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Livermore Elementary Students
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Top left: Josephine Rickard demonstrates the loom.
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Above: Sheep to Shawl, these ladies are demonstrating spinning & weaving.
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During School Days, Linda Coleman & her mother make apple butter over an open fire.
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Above: The students talk with Mrs. Janey Johnson, a retired school teacher.
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Above: The students learn about games played during the Civil War period.
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Above: The students inspect toys from the Civil War period.
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