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  2010 Events Calendar  
Strikethrough Fonts represent events already completed
Date Event Location Notes
February 20 Annual Meeting Michigan State Museum/Library Complex Auditorium Meeting time is 11:00 a.m. Click HERE for a map.
May 1st Workbee Newkirk Ranch 9:00 A.m. Start, Rain or Shine
May 15-16 Connor Prairie Fishers, Indiana Living History and Battle
May 28 Vicksburg School Vicksburg, Michigan "Enlistment Camp" Living History
May 30 Great Lakes National Cemetery Holly, Michigan Tribute Service
May 31 Ludington Memorial Day Parade Ludington, Michigan Parade

June 11-13

Billie Creek

Rockville, Indiana

Living History and Battle -

Battery D must withdraw from participation due to low numbers
July 4 Ludington Parade Ludington, Michigan Parade
July 16-18 Charlton Park Hastings, MI HOST Unit, Living History and Battle
July 30-August 1 Ft. Wilkins Copper Harbor, Michigan

MAX EFFORT

Living History
August 13-15 Iron Industry Museum Negaunee, Michigan Living History
August 27-29 Cascades Muster Jackson, MI HOST UNIT!

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Oct 2-3 Duncan Farm Elba, Michigan Near Hadley, MI
September Events are all UNDER CONSIDERATION, and will be discussed and voted on at a later date.

Our Battery, as a Unit or as Individual members, is available to serve at different events throughout the year. However, we DO have a few requests for potential Event Coordinator "Clients" to understand:

1.

Our "Battery" Events have been discussed at the annual Membership meeting early in the year - these take priority,and Unit members are expected to attend these events and miss others, if a choice must be made by the individual.
2.
 Being an Artillery Unit with heavy, expensive guns and equipment, there are multiple logistical considerations that need to be understood -
A. The Economy - Need we say more?? Get out and vote!!!
B. Some sites are just too small to be practical for us to attend with cannon, but we MIGHT be able to do other presentations.
C. Weather plays a very important part in transportation of the guns - winter is NOT cannon season!!
D. This is a hobby, that we all love - but it is EXPENSIVE! We do not get paid to do this, except by the occasional generous donations of some....
E.

Our members live across the Midwest and DO have real jobs - It takes a lot of advanced warning to enable them to plan to travel and attend events.
3. Certain basic considerations go a LONG way in making the event more attractive to our membership:
  A. Historic Importance, Relativity, etc. is a major consideration - we don't do FARB events!
  B. Powder Bounties are always nice - the Boom isn't as loud when we yell it!
  C. Giving us access to bathroom facilities (even IF they are outhouses), straw for bedding and tent insulation, fresh potable water, and firewood are necessities.
  D. FOOD is always appreciated - the better we're fed, the happier we are doing the event!

 

  
 
 
Please feel free to contact me:1st Sgt. Jim Lindsey