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Friday September 12th @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

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Apple Tree
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Saturday September 13th @ 10:00am - 4:00pm

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Street
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Dry Fields
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Railway Track
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Clock Gears
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Walk across the street to the Masonic Hall and meet some really interesting people and learn about local history

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Taylor Lamborn will describe the Christiana Resistance of 1851 and the abolitionist movement as told by descendants.

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Stephaan Howell will be sharing the history of the Christiana Resistance from an African American perspective.

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William Chester Ruth was an inventor from Gap who changed local farming for the better.  He is credited with at least four patented inventions.  His granddaughter, Gwen Dickinson, will be sharing history and artifacts from him.

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Did you know that Christiana had cement light posts and it's own telephone and steam heat company?  Kate Patterson will exhibit pictures and artifacts from Andrew Jackson Melcher (our own Ben Franklin)

Barbara Joyce will share her collection of antiques

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Make yourself comfortable and watch a video of old, rare photos of Christiana edited by Jim Stead

Learn about the Masonic Lodge

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Spinning and weaving

exhibit

by

Dee Sheppard

Food

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Chicken BBQ

$10.00​

Prepared onsite by

Randy Yoder

Includes 1/4 chicken, Amish macaroni salad, chips, chocolate pudding and water

Proceeds benefit Christiana Historical Society

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Serving up next-level espresso drinks, yummy fruit smoothies, mouthwatering acai bowls and pastries.  Mocha Motion Coffee

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Serving everything BBQ brisket, pork, mac & cheese and more.

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Entertainment

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The Roland Zimmerman Family will be performing at 10:00am.  They perform bluegrass, old-time country and folk styles of music. 

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Joel Stoltzfus will play a mix of folk, pop and alternative acoustic covers at 11:30am.

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STAGE SCHEDULE

  • 10:00 Zimmerman Family (music)

  • 11:15 Dwight Groff (history)

  • 11:30 Joel Stoltzfus (music)

  •  1:00 3rd US Color Troops (history)

  •  2:00 HDMR (music)

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HDMR is a local solo artist who writes, produces and performs his own music, typically performing with his dad Todd, and occasionally his fiancée Jada. He writes alternative rock music and enjoys playing a variety of genres. 

Listen at 2:00pm.  For more information or music visit hdmrmusic.com.

His music can also be located on all music platforms, including Spotify, YouTube and Tik Tok.

Doc Yoder is a magician.  He will be roaming around the Heritage Days lawn from 11 to 3.   Find him before he disappears. 

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Under the Tent

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Dwight Groff, a Lancaster County Farmer, will explain the growing process of a corn stalk in the field, the process of harvesting and a demonstration of shelling the kernels off the cob as it was done in yesteryear.  You'll get a chance to grind corn into cornmeal.

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Karen Hurd, tin smith, will share her art, history of tinsmiths and her wonderful sense of humor.

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MOORES MEMORIAL LIBRARY

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Frank Vattelana

Civil War Memorabilia

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The Lancaster Fencibles will live mold Civil War bullets and display and discuss Civil War firearms

Living History

1st PA Reserves Co D

Maneuvers and Drills

  • 11:00

  • 12:15

  •  1:45

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Learn what it was like to be a Civil War soldier at our historically authentic encampment

Learn about the Invalid Corp

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PA Past Players

George Dixon as William Parker

Nathaniel Taylor as Ezekiel Thompson

3rd US Color Troops

The USC Troops were the forerunners, teachers and trainers of the Buffalo Soldiers

Hear their story at 1:00 on the stage

Children's Activities

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Face Painting

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Put out a house fire with an actual Fire Hose

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Photo Op Booth

Train Rides

Praying Together
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