BUTTON FARM FALL FESTIVAL 2010 &
MARYLAND EMANCIPATION DAY WEEKEND
November 6 & 7, 2010
12noon- 4pm both days
ADMISSION: FREE
301.916.7090 (For directions and rain cancellation hotline)
menarefoundation@aol.com for more information
Come see how people lived on a 1850s Maryland farm. Enjoy hands-on history activities, walking tours, music, games, refreshments and fun. Celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day commemorating the 1864 date when slaves were freed in Maryland. Good for all ages.
Schedule of Events:
Saturday, November 6
12noon-4pm
Enjoy our walking tours featuring Underground Railroad Sculpture by Sarah Stout, Button Farm House, Museum & CSA Gardens, Civil War-era Barn, and "Slave" Cemetery. History Displays & Artifacts, 19th Century Games for Kids & Cider Press will be featured.
Sunday, November 7
12:00 – 4:00 pm
Enjoy our walking tours featuring Underground Railroad Sculpture by Sarah Stout, Button Farm House, Museum & CSA Gardens, Civil War-era Barn, and "Slave" Cemetery. History Displays & Artifacts, 19th Century Games for Kids & Cider Press will be featured plus these special activities sponsored by Concerts in the Country and the Montgomery Countryside Alliance.
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Clarence Hickey, historical re-enactor, portrays 19th century Rockville physician Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet who practiced medicine for 51 years (1852-1903) and was a Civil War Surgeon with the U. S. Army. Learn about the doctor's life and times, medical education, practice, and Civil War service; 19th century medicine; and Civil War medicine and its effects on civilian medical practice.
1:30 – 3:00 pm
Two musical performances by recording artists- and John Lennon songwriting award winners- "Emma's revolution." courtesy of Concerts in the Country
3:30 – 4:00 pm
Montgomery Countryside Alliance's 2010 Royce Hanson Award will go to Button Farm founder Tony Cohen! Silent auction and fundraiser for MCA to follow.
