Event
Memorial Day Weekend Living History
Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
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Program Schedule:
Saturday
10:00AM – Strike the Iron: Blacksmithing Demonstration
11:00AM – Steadfast Springfields: Small Arms Firing Demonstration (with bonus Artillery Firing Demonstration)
1:00PM – Martial Music: Communication in the Army
2:00PM – Manmade Thunder: Artillery Firing Demonstration
3:00PM – Living in Luxury: Life on Officers’ Row
4:30PM – Retreat Ceremony (lowering of the flag)
Sunday
10:00AM – Strike the Iron: Blacksmithing Demonstration
11:00AM – Steadfast Springfields: Small Arms Firing Demonstration (with bonus Artillery Firing Demonstration)
1:00PM – Changing Standards: How the US Army uniform changed in Fort Larned’s military era of 1859-1878
2:00PM – Manmade Thunder: Artillery Firing Demonstration
3:00PM – Living in Luxury: Life on Officers’ Row
4:30PM – Retreat Ceremony (lowering of the flag)
Monday
10:00AM – Strike the Iron: Blacksmithing Demonstration
11:00AM – Steadfast Springfields: Small Arms Firing Demonstration
12:00 Noon – Saluting of the Flag (including a cannon salute)
1:00PM – Remembering the Fallen: Cemetery Program
2:00PM – Manmade Thunder: Artillery Firing Demonstration
3:00PM – Living in Luxury: Life on Officers’ Row
4:30PM – Retreat Ceremony (lowering of the flag)
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
Janet Fleske, NPS