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Historical Society holds Civil War Remembered reenactment - along with special lantern tour

Press Release

Civil War Remembered will take place at the Manitowoc County Historical Society Museum and Pinecrest Village, 924 Pinecrest Road, Manitowoc, on Saturday, September 27 from 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, September 28 from 10 am to 3 pm. 
 
Join the historical society and reenactors from across the Midwest to step beyond the history books and the battlefield and onto the homefront to connect with the people, stories, and ideas that link Manitowoc County, Wisconsin to America’s greatest conflict – the Civil War. 
Pinecrest Village is transformed into a Civil War encampment where guests can meet famous figures of the past and experience firsthand a turbulent time period in our nation’s history. Join reenactors as they stage a battle complete with raging cannons and marching infantry. Learn how the nation changed through the insights of local people who made a difference in history. A battle reenactment will be held at 1 pm each day. 
Food and beverages are available on site.
General Admission is $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, $10 for youth 4-17, children under 4 years of age are free. General Admission is always free for members! You can purchase your tickets when you arrive or pre-purchase your admission tickets. On Sunday, September 28, any youth (18 or under) Scout (Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, etc.) who comes to Civil War Remembered in his or her uniform will be given free admission. 

A special ticketed program will take place on Saturday evening, September 27 - a Civil War Evening Lantern Tour and Dance will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Feel like part of the encampment as period dressed historical interpreters lead you by lantern light through the camps and village - hearing true stories from the front lines and the Homefront. You’ll also make a stop at the Civil War era dance. You can be a wallflower or join in the fun! Tickets for the Lantern Tour and Dance are by advanced registration only. 
 
For more information about the Civil War Remembered program, contact the Manitowoc County Historical Society at (920) 684-4445 or visit ManitowocCountyHistory.org. Civil War Remembered is made possible with support from Associated Bank, Bank First, Hawkins Ash CPA, Henning Cheese, and Seehafer News.


 
 
About the Manitowoc County Historical Society
Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history. This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers. 
 
Pinecrest Historical Village began in 1970 with a land donation from the Hugo and Eleanor Vetting family.  The Village has grown to represent a reproduction of a small Wisconsin community during the early 1900s. The buildings form the commercial, social, and political core of a town and they represent several architectural styles of Wisconsin's history. The furnishings, items, and tools in the various buildings used by the Pinecrest Village interpreters are either original pieces or carefully researched reproductions. 

For more information on the Manitowoc County Historical Society, contact the museum at (920) 684-4445 or ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 
 

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