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Civil War Days Continue Today in Dexter

Here is a look at Sunday's line-up for the Civil War Days fundraiser at Gordon Hall.

, a two-day festival at Gordon Hall in Dexter, continues today. Events include a cemetery service honoring Col. Harrison Jeffords, wet plate photography demonstrations, and a vintage baseball game featuring the .

Other events include:

Time Event Location  8 a.m.
Cemetery Service for Col. Jeffords Forest Lawn  9 a.m.
Grounds Open    9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Beverage and Meal Ticket Booth Open*    9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Military and Civilian Camps Open for Visits    TBD Artillery    9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Gordon Hall Civil War Displays Open Gordon Hall
 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Children's Games Area Open South Lawn
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Family Civil War Connection Research - Sons of Union Veterans North Parlor
 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Wet Plate Photography
   10 a.m.
Sunday Service and Hymn Sing Front Lawn
 10:30 a.m.
"Lest We Forget: Black Civil War Soldiers & Sailors" - Jeff O'Den Milk House  11 a.m.
Pie Auction
Front Lawn
11 a.m.
"The Battle for Beaver Bay: A Logger's Tale" - Author, Brian Schultz Back Porch  11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Storytelling with Kids - Barb Locks and Nora Eisele South Porch  11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Horseshoes - Dexter Ringers Front Lawn  noon "An American Iliad" - Poet/Bard, Jim Ribbe Front Porch  12:30 p.m.
"Lest We Forget: Black Civil War Soldiers & Sailors" - Jeff O'Den Milk House  1-2 p.m.
Pig Roast
   2-3:30 p.m.
Baseball Game - 1860s style, Chelsea vs Dexter    2 p.m.
Battlefield Treasures: Stories Behind the Relics - Historian, John Gibney Front Porch  2:30 p.m.
"Lest We Forget: Black Civil War Soldiers & Sailors" - Jeff O'Den Milk House  2-4 p.m.
Storytelling with Kids - Barb Locks and Nora Eisele South Porch  2:45 p.m.
Raffle Winners Announced    3 p.m.
Attempt to Burn Gordon Hall Mortgage Front Lawn  3:30 p.m.
Recognition of CW Soldiers - Tom Paup / History of Taps - Bill McAfee Front Porch  4 p.m.
Grounds Closed to Public

For a complete list of events, visit www.dextermuseum.org.

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