05/31/2026
Its time to start the short countdown to the South Park event! This is going to be a great one, folks!
Ladies Tea is FREE for all Reenactors! We are pleased and honored to have Dr. Holly Ray's presentation on period parasols!
*** If a favor can be asked of you...if you could bring a couple dozen yummy cookies or any type of tasty treat, it would be greatly appreciated!
We will also have the ever-popular Reenactor Potluck Saturday eve, around 5/5.30 pm. Please bring a dish to share.
Church Service Sunday morning will be lead by our own Skip Wilson and the Civil War Song Bird Diane Virostko. Healing for the Soul!
And we have a great lineup of guest speakers, too!!
2026 Presentation Schedule
Saturday, June 13
10am-4pm:
Artillery Commander Capt. Rick Helwig, 5th Ohio, Cannon firing every hour @:45 min.
Pres. Abraham and First Lady Mary Lincoln
Pres. Jefferson and First Lady Varina Davis
Barbie Salsburey-Shults - Log Cabin Cooking, Housewares on display
Doug Gill, Civil War Surgeon
Todd Salsburey, Blacksmith
Michael Rhodes, Olde Tyme Photographer
Mark Watts, Lincoln bodyguard
Skip Wilson
Diane Virostko, The Civil War Songbird
Duncan Virostko
Shelley Schoen and Rex Maggert
Amelia Kate
Annette Pascal, spinning
Valerie Hamill, Civil War Herb Lady and Major Pauline Cushman, Spy of the Cumberland
Laura Cicogni, Seamstress, "Crafting a Ladies Bonnet" display
Gary Whitla
The 5th Texas, Co A
10am: Opening Cannon fire!
Camps open
10:15-10:45: Diane Virostko: “The Civil War Songbird: Solo Interpretations of Civil War Music. Patriotic, Hymns and Spiritual Selections.”
11-11:30 am: Michael Rhodes, "The Soldier, The Tintype, and the Historical Impact".
12-12:30: "A conversation with Pres. Jefferson Davis
1-2 pm: Reenactor Ladies Tea. Restoration and Preservation of Ladies Parasols. Shady grove next to the Log cabin.
2-2:30: Skirmish
3-3:30: Amelia Kate. Slavery and the Bible
4:00: Camp closed
5:30: Reenactor Potluck Dinner
8:30-9:30pm: Candlelight Lantern Tours of Camps
Sunday, June 14
10am: Camp Open
11:00: Church Service. Skip and Diane Virostko
12-12:30: Duncan Virostko: “Quarter Master Responsibilities, Q&A".
1-1:30 pm: Shelly Schoen and Rex Maggert: "Dear Sallie", Love letters of the Civil War. In 1863 Jesse Burkett of West Milton, OH was serving in the Union Army. Missing his home and his girl. His letters to his sweetheart Sallie Weddle of Pigeye, Oh. were found in the walls of a home in Illinois that was being demolished. Thru great care and preservation they made there way home to West Milton, Oh in 2025. Please join Shelley Schoen and Rex Maggert as they bring these letters to life as Jesse Burkett and Sallie Weddle. A look into the everyday life of a soldier and his girl.
2-2:30: “President Lincoln goes to Washington (the Four Worst Years of His Life). Pres. Abraham And First Lady Mary Lincoln
3-3:30: Skirmish
4:00: Camp closed
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Military...please reach out to the Captains of the Battle, Tyler Rice, Boys in Blue, or Capt. Glenn Venner, Boys in Gray, to discuss Skirmish plans.
If you would like to make a donation to help support the event and Richland Early American Center for History, just click on the link:
https://richlandgives.mightycause.com/donate/O2353g
A hearty thank you to all!!
Huzzah!
