OUR COVERAGE AREA - Solanco Historical Society serves the southern end of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, including Quarryville Borough and Bart, Colerain, Drumore, East Drumore, Eden, Fulton, Little Britain, Providence and Sadsbury Townships.  We welcome any information and inquiries pertaining to Southern Lancaster County.   

CURRENT OFFICE AND RESEARCH HOURS -  9:00 A.M. to noon every Wednesday throughout the year.  The office and archives are also open from September to May on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of those months, also from 9:00 A.M. to noon.

ROBERT FULTON BIRTHPLACE TOURS - For information on tours of the Robert Fulton Birthplace, see the detailed information under "About Us - Operating Hours."  Regularly-scheduled tour dates will begin on Memorial Day (Monday, May 28th) and continue throughout the summer on Saturdays and holidays from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M and on Sundays from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.  The final date for no-appointment tours will be Labor Day (Monday, September 3rd).  Group tours are provided by appointment: call 717-548-2679 to arrange a tour for your group.

MEMBERSHIP -  Support the Solanco Historical Society by becoming a member.  The Society welcomes anyone interested in learning more about the "Southern End" of Lancaster County and surrounding areas.  See "About Us - Membership" for an application form and information on dues. 
                                                                             

FREE MONTHLY PROGRAMS  - Join us on the 3rd Saturday of each month, except December, at 1:30 P.M. when the Solanco Historical Society offers a free program by a researcher, teacher or collector at its headquarters meeting room. The Society's headquarters is located at 1932 Robert Fulton Highway (Rt. 222) across from the Robert Fulton Birthplace near Swift Road,  6-1/2 miles south of Quarryville in Fulton Township. The programs are open to the public and the facility is handicapped-accessible. 

SAVE THE DATES - June 22nd, 23rd and 24th for this year's Civil War Living History Encampment on the grounds of the Robert Fulton Birthplace.  Copy and paste this address for a link to photographs by Adam Cooperstein from last year's event:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/adamcoop68/sets/72157690064890532.

The 2018 Civil War Living History Encampment

and Tactical Demonstrations 

Schedule of Events

 

                       Note:  Events shown in the schedule are planned to take place as shown.  However, most events are ongoing throughout the day and will continue beyond the scheduled times.  Event times are tentative                                       and subject to change prior to the event or due to inclement weather. 

 

Friday,  June 22, 2018 

 

12 noon-4:00 PM – Camp open to the public during participant arrival and setup.

4:00 PM – If possible, artillery demonstration to close camp to the public;

arrivals continue until dark, about 8:30 PM.

 

Saturday,  June 23, 2018  

Throughout the weekend at various locations as they become available, visit with:

            President Abraham Lincoln

President’s personal secretary John G. Nicolay

            Commanding General of the United States Army Ulysses S. Grant

General George G. Meade, USA

General William Tecumseh Sherman, USA

            Major General Philip H. Sheridan, USA

            Brig. General George S. Greene, USA

            General Henry W. Slocum, USA

            Major and Mrs. John Hammond, 5^th New York Cavalry, USA

            Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan K. Letterman, Medical Director, Army of the Potomac

                        Walter Bosch, Invalid Corps

            Sergeant John Lincoln Clem, USA

            General and Mrs. Robert E. Lee, CSA

            Brigadeer General “Extra” Billy Smith, CSA

            Lieutenant General James Longstreet, CSA

Major General John Houck, CSA

Captain R.H.T Adams, CSA

Signal Sergeant Patrick H. Vermilion, CSA

2^nd Lieutenant Edward Lee, CSA

Craig Wertz, Confederate Partisan Ranger

Cindy Wertz, Confederate women

Dave Mozingo, Confederate sharpshooter

           The artillery camps of USA/CSA and the military encampment

            John Burns – citizen soldier from Gettysburg

            Blacksmith and cast iron cooking with Chris Opresko

            Author Bruce Mowday, Civil War Historian

            Author J. Arthur Moore, Civil War Historical Fiction and history of the

boys of the Civil War

 

10:00 AM – Camps open to the public

            Artillery demonstration at the guns in the military camp.

10:30 AM –

Firing demonstration in the military camp.

            11:00 AM –

A conversation with the president and the generals at the upper camp gathering space.

11:30 AM –

A presentation about Civil War medicine at Dr. Letterman’s camp;

meet the signal corps – a kids’ training session and general conversation

            at the signal corps camp.

12:00 noon –

            General break period and preparation for battle demonstration in the

                        military camp, to begin at 1:00 PM.

            12:30 PM –

Visit the authors for information about their topics of research and book-signing purchases;

visit the blacksmith for craft demonstrations and product purchases.

1:00-2:00 PM –

            Reenactment battle demonstration in the military camp.

            2:00 PM –

A presentation about Civil War medicine at Dr. Letterman’s camp.

2:30 PM –

An after-battle conversation with General Longstreet in his camp.

3:00 PM –

A presentation about cast iron cooking with Black Dragon Iron Works.

            3:30 PM –

Firing demonstration in the Union military camp.

4:00 PM –

           Artillery demonstration at the guns in the military camp.

4:30 PM –

A conversation with the president and the generals at the upper camp gathering space.

            5:00 PM –

Firing demonstration in the Confederate military camp.

5:30 PM -- 

            End of scheduled events; camps remain open to the public for visitations, conversations, 

            photo opportunities until 8:00 PM.

 

Sunday,  June 24, 2018 

 

10:00 AM – 

            Camps open to the public; artillery demonstration at the guns in the military camp.

10:30 AM –

A conversation with the president and the generals at the upper camp gathering space.

            11:00 AM –

Meet the signal corps – a kids’ training session and general conversation

            at the signal corps camp.

11:30 AM –

            General break period and preparation for battle demonstration in the

                        military camp, to begin at 12:00 NOON.

12:00-1:00 PM –

            Reenactment battle demonstration in the military camp.

            1:00 PM –

Period field church service at the upper camp gathering space.

1:30 PM --     

Meet the signal corps – a kids’ training session and general conversation

an after-battle conversation with General Longstreet in his camp.

2:00 PM –

A conversation with General and Mrs. Robert E. Lee at the upper camp gathering space.

            2:30 PM -- 

Firing demonstration in the military camp.

            3:00 PM –

Camp closes and participants pack and depart.

Public may observe and take pictures, but is asked to respect participant

needs to focus on their take-down activities.

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