The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War at Willowbrook, Saturday, August 31, 2013, 10AM-5PM

Schedule of Day's Activities on Sesquicentennial of the Civil War at Willowbrook

10AM: Museum Opens; The s=sandwich shop opens (11:30-3:30).

1PM:
Demonstration of Minie ball making ( 58 caliber lead bullet used during Civil War). Souvenir samples will be made available for sale.

2PM: High Tea at Dr. Trafton's House. Purchase tickets for this special event at The Sandwich Shop (August 31) for $10. Limited to 25 people, as space is limited. Antique china, table clothes, costumed hostesses, cakes and tea will characterize this special experience. A second high tea will be available for ticket holders ( Ticket purchase in The Sandwich Shop on August 31); second high tea is also limited to 25 people. Proceeds to benefit Willowbrook.

3PM: High Tea at the Dr. Trafton House.

4PM: Maine author Diane Smith shares her new book Command Conflicts in Grant's Overland Campaign (2013). She will also have an opportunity to share her research on her earlier publication: Fanny and Joshua: Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1999) about Maine's celebrated veteran of Gettysburg and other battles, the injuries he sustained that plagued him and ultimately ended his life, and his service as Governor to the great state of Maine, and his marriage.

5PM: Museum Closes