Sharpsburg Heritage Day

Saturday, September 15, 2007, 9:00 – 5:00

S. Mechanic St. south of the Square, Sharpsburg, Maryland.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Food concessions by the Sharpsburg Lions Club, Christ Reformed UCC Church 

Sharpsburg Church of the Brethren, and Sharpsburg Volunteer Fire Company

Guided & Self-Guided Walking Tours

10:00 am & 2:00 pm – "Sharpsburg Hospital Sites After the Battle of Antietam" with historian John Nelson, tickets & tour book $10.

All day – self-guided tours of the Sharpsburg Hospital sites with tour book - $5

Lectures

9:30 am – "Four Days in October: Lincoln's Visit to Antietam," Rev. John Schildt, SHAF Lecture Series at Christ Reformed Church, 117 W. Main St.

10:30 am – "Sharpsburg Citizens During the Battle of Antietam," Ted Alexander, NPS historian, at Town Hall.

1:30 pm – "The Sublimest Spectacle That Mortals Ever Gaze Upon:  How Newspapers Covered the Battle of Antietam," John Nelson, historian, SHAF Lecture Series at Christ Reformed Church.

2:00 pm – "Why Sharpsburg: Lee's Intentions in the Maryland Campaign," Tom Clemens, SHAF president, SHAF Lecture Series at Christ Reformed Church.

2:30 pm – "The 18^th Century World of Joseph Chapline, Founder," Sandy Izer, Washington County historian, at Town Hall.

3:30 pm – "The 16^th Connecticut Regiment," TBA, SHAF Lecture Series at Christ Reformed Church.

Music at the Square

9:00 am – Rohrersville Band, lively wind & brass traditional community musical fare!

10:00 am & 3:30 pm – Pennsylvania Wildcat Regiment Band, period brass regimental band for the boys in blue.

11:00 am & 2:30 pm – 2^nd Maryland Fife & Drum Corps, period fifes & drums for the boys in butternut and gray.

Noon – Remembrance Ceremony commemorating the 145^th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam featuring the Maryland Sons of Confederate Veterans Color Guard, with Rev. Catlett & Rev. Michael, followed by the traditional Battle of the Bands!

1:30 pm – Antietam Women's Ensemble, the melodic beauty of women's a cappella voices at Trinity Lutheran Church.

Evening Activities

5:00-7:00 pm – Pig Roast Picnic Dinner at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Advanced Tickets: $10 adults, kids 12 and under $4. Call Cindy Weaver, 301-432-5463 or purchase at the SHS information table.

7:00 pm – Alley walk with the 2nd Maryland Fife & Drum Corps – meet at the music tent

7:30 pm – Jimmie Brown & Friends Concert "American Hymns/Appalachian Hoedowns" at St. Paul's Church.

Information, program guide ($2)& ticket sales at the Sharpsburg historical society booth on the square.

Sponsored by the Sharpsburg Historical Society with grants from the Sharpsburg Town Council, Washington County Bowman Board and our local business sponsors.