April 16-18, 2010
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Note: All activities are at the Galena History Museum (211 S. Bench St.) and are FREE and Open to the Public (unless otherwise noted).
Friday, April 16, 2010
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Invitation only gala museum exhibition preview: Grant on the Battlefield.
Speakers; refreshments. RSVP required.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FREE Museum admission for opening day of two new Grant exhibitions:
General Grant on the Battlefield and Citizen Grant: 1860-61.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3rd Iowa Artillery Display on the Museum grounds; 2nd Kentucky Cavalry on patrol.
9:30 a.m.
Clarissa Gear Hobbs; early Galenian, portrayed by Christine Komiskey.
10:00 a.m.
Susan Hempstead Gratiot, 1826 Pioneer, portrayed by Roberta Grenz.
10:30 a.m.
Dr. Mary Walker, Civil War doctor, portrayed by Carolyn Richards
11:00 a.m.
Pie Auction at Washington Park on Main Street
12:00 p.m.
Civil War Spy Chase & Capture; downtown Main Street
1:00 p.m.
Civil War Spy Trial at the Museum
2:00 p.m.
"From Hardscrabble to the White House," Grants portrayed by Scott & Peggy Whitney
3:30 p.m.
"General Grant at Chattanooga," General Grant portrayed by Larry Werline
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Lamplight Grant Home Tour & Log Cabin Living History, at U.S. Grant Home, donation
Sunday, April 18, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FREE Museum admission celebrating two new U.S. Grant exhibitions
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
3rd Iowa Artillery display, Museum grounds
10:30 a.m.
Civil War-era church service and potluck luncheon, United Methodist Church, 125 Bench St.
12:00 p.m.
Sarah Coates Harris, Galena riverboat captain's wife, portrayed by Deb Pausz
1:00 p.m.
Julia Jones, Galena's first librarian, portrayed by Marion Lubinski
3:00 p.m.
Dr. Mary Walker, Civil War doctor, portrayed by Carolyn Richards
(There will not be a Civil War encampment or battles on the east bank of the Galena River, nor will there be a dinner and dance on Saturday evening. )
All events above are FREE and Open to the Public (unless otherwise noted)
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Questions? info@galenahistorymuseum.org or 815-777-9129
This event is
sponsored by the
Galena/Jo Daviess County
History Museum
A private, non-profit organization founded in 1938 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Galena and Jo Daviess County, Illinois.
The museum is housed in the 1858 Daniel A. Barrows mansion located at 211 S. Bench Street.
The History of the Grant Birthday Celebration in Galena
In the spring of 1893, the Grant Birthday Association was organized. Its purpose was to perpetuate the custom of annually celebrating General Grant's birthday, April 27th. The Association continued the celebrations until 1924. During the 1895 celebration, the City was presented with Thomas Nast's "Peace in Union" oil painting depicting Lee's surrender to Grant in 1865. This 9'x12' painting now hangs in the Galena History Museum. In 1904, Grant's oldest son General Frederick Dent Grant, with his wife and distinguished visitors, came to Galena and took part in the Birthday celebration, which was held at Turner Hall. As an important part of the program, he presented the Grant Home to the City of Galena, in the name of the heirs of his father's estate. In 1932, the City gave the Grant Memorial Home to the State of Illinois. The two cannons that are in Grant Park were given to the City during other Grant Birthday celebrations.
