Join us the weekend of 15 & 16 July for our annual Civil War weekend at Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum for an event full of activities and demonstrations. On 15 July, the event will begin at 10:00 am and end at 4:00 pm. On 16 July, the event will begin at noon and end at 4:00 pm. Standard fees apply; purchase your tickets in the Visitor Center.
In addition to the activities listed below, there will be a display on the United States Sanitary Commission in the Yellow Barn. You will be able to interact with Union Generals, Infantry, and Cavalry. A surgeon will display equipment and discuss medicine on the battlefield and off. The Patriot Daughters of Lancaster and Associates will have a display.
Don’t forget to visit the Musuem Store and our exhibit of Civil War era arms in the Collection Gallery.
SCHEUDLE FOR THE TWO-DAY EVENT:
Saturday, July 15
9:00 Â Â Museum and Grounds Open
10:00 Â Â Civil War event begins with:Â After Gettysburg . . . U.S. Sanitary Commission Living History
11:00   Enlistment/Drill – parents/children – Front of Yellow Barn
12:00  Cavalry demonstration (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
1:00   Company Drill and Firing Demo (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
1:30  Vintage Baseball Game 1860s – Front of the Yellow Barn
2:30   Company Drill and Firing Demo (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
3:00  Cavalry demonstration (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
4:00 Â Â Soldiers Prepare to Depart (in Company Area) Museum and Grounds Close
Sunday, July 16
12:00 Â Â Museum Grounds open and event begins with:Â After Gettysburg . . . U.S. Sanitary Commission Living History
12:30  Cavalry demonstration (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
1:00   Company Drill and Firing Demo (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
1:30   Enlistment/Drill – parents/children – Front of Yellow Barn
2:30   Company Drill and Firing Demo (pasture ‘tween Log & Brick House)
4:00 Â Â Soldiers Prepare to Depart (in Company Area) Museum and Grounds Close