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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
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