Jersey County Victorian Festival - Jerseyville, Illinois

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The Jersey County
Victorian Festival
Jerseyville, Illinois

Awarded Top 100 Event
By the American Bus Association

Labor Day Weekend
August 30 - September 1, 2008

Located 1 mile north of Jerseyville
on Route 67 at the 60 acre Hazel Dell farm
Adults $7 and Children $2
Children under 6 are Free
Free Parking

Large Civil War Reenactment O Fulkerson Mansion Tours
Steam Engines and Tractors O Agricultural Displays
Antiques O Arts and Crafts O Sutlers O Flea Market

Labor Day Weekend is a special time in Jerseyville, Illinois, as white tents spring up all around the Colonel William Fulkerson Mansion just north of town. The tents are the temporary quarters for many of the participants in the Jersey County Victorian Festival, an event that promotes "History in Motion" through Civil War reenactments, encampments, agricultural demonstrations, and working crafts, taking a step back in time to view our history and to give visitors an opportunity to get closer to our past. Stagecoach and buggy rides delight young and old alike and the 1866 Fulkerson Mansion will be open for tours. A large variety of food, refreshments, shopping opportunities, and musical entertainment round out the experience.

The South meets the North
in the daily battle reenactment

2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FEATURED ENTERTAINER
Chris Talley Bluegrass Band
1:30 pm to 5 pm on the Patio

7 am Grounds Open: Agricultural activities throughout the day – Steam and tractor plowing, threshing, sawmilling, gas engines, shingle mill and more!
9 am - 5 pm: Demonstrations and Working Crafts including blacksmithing, great wheel lathe, gunsmithing, coopering, quilting, wood carving/Victorian horse carving, rope making, musical and rhythm instruments of the period, pottery and dyeing of wool.
9 am - 5 pm: Marketplace Opens featuring Antiques, Arts, Crafts and Sutlers specializing in Civil War items.
9 am - 5 pm: Paleontology and Archaeology Exhibits.
10 am - 12 Noon; 1:30 – 4:30: Fulkerson Mansion Tours
10:30 am: Artillery Demonstration
11:00 am: Victorian Civil War Style Show Narrated by Mrs. Lincoln
12:00 Noon: Stagecoach hold-up by the James Gang followed by a gun safety demonstration.
12:30 pm: Gettysburg Address and Narration by President and Mrs. Lincoln
1:00 pm: Duel of Honor
1:30 - 5 pm: Chris Talley Bluegrass Band
2:30 pm: Civil War Reenactment


Tours of the Fulkerson Mansion 10 am - Noon and 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm All 3 days