150th Anniversary of the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862
Brown County, Minnesota
TENTATIVE 150TH ANNIVERSARY EVENTS
August 20th - August 26th, 2012
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Monday August 20 |
Tuesday August 21 |
Wednesday August 22 |
Thursday August 23 |
Friday August 24 |
Saturday August 25 |
Sunday August 26 |
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8:30-11:30 –Leavenworth Rescue Tour 12:00-1:00 –Speaker Scott Berg "38 Nooses" - Turner Hall 2:00 – Video “Dakota War” at the BCHS Annex 5:00-7:00 – Premier 3rd Floor Viewing @ BCHS by ticket only. |
9:30-11:30 – Historic Milford Area Tour 1:00-4:00 - Leavenworth Rescue Tour 1:00 Downtown Battlefield Tour 2:00 – Video “Dakota Exile” at the BCHS Annex 6:00 – Video“Dakota Exile” at the BCHS Annex 7:00 – Speaker Gerhard Sollbach - "Why Did They Come?" German Emigration to America in the 19th Century. - New Ulm Public Library |
8:30-11:30 – Leavenworth Rescue Tour 9:00-12:00 Battlefield Archaeologists@ Turner Hall 1:00-3:00 -Historic Milford Area Tour 1:00 Downtown Battlefield Tour 2:00 – Video “Return to Shetek - The Courage of the Fool Soldiers” @ BCHS Annex 1:00-3:00 – Battlefield Archaeologists@ Turner Hall 6:00– Video “Return to Shetek - The Courage of the Fool Soldiers” @ BCHS Annex 7:00-8:00 – Speaker John LaBatte on the "Causes of the Dakota War" at Turner Hall |
9:30-11:30 – Historic Milford Area Tour 10:00-12:00 – Round Table w/Point & Counter Point – Turner Hall 1:00-4:00 - Leavenworth Rescue Tour 1:00-2:00 Downtown Battlefield Tour 4:00 Hermann Monument Society - Defender Family Reunion 7:00-9:30 Play-Dogs in the Hot Moon |
8:30-11:30 – Leavenworth Rescue Tour
9:00-3:00 – Symposium – Jr. Pioneers, NU Library & BCHS @ Turner Hall 1:00 - Downtown Battlefield Tour 2:00-4:00 – Play - Dogs in the Hot Moon 4:00-5:00 – Jr. Pioneers Milford Marker Dedication 5:00 – BCHS 3rd Floor Exhibit Opening 7:00-9:30 Play -Dogs in the Hot Moon |
9:30 Mail will be delivered from Ft. Ridgely on foot. 10:00-2:00 – BCHS Postage Cancellation at the BCHS 10:00-2:00 – BCHS Book Signing at BCHS 1:00 - Katie Gropper Walking Tour 2:00-2:30 – Jr. Pioneers, BCHS & German Bohemian Marker Dedication 5:30-6:00 – Jr. Pioneers Defenders Monument Dedication 6:00 PM– Jr. Pioneers Defenders Banquet |
11:00 12:00 1:00-2:00 – BCHS Cemetery Tours 2:30-4:30 – Thunder in the Valley Program (New Ulm Battery & Municipal Band) 7:00 – Air-Force Band Concert at Martin Luther College - |
Tickets will also be required for the Leavenworth Tour, Milford Tour, Katie Gropper Tour, Downtown Battlefield Tour, Pioneer Defenders Banquet and the Air-Force Band Concert. Please check back for prices and sale locations.