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Sponsored by the Colligan Fund
Reenactors, exhibitors, and dancers will be having
a "Gathering by the River" at this year's Great Miami
River Days Festival. Join them to learn more about this historical
period. The groups will include:
The historical area has many more educational exhibits and demonstrations too numerous to list here, but here are a few of the highlights:
| 10:00 AM |
Festival opens with a cannon salute: (Battlefield) |
| 10:00 |
Jack Blosser of the Ohio Mekoce Shawnee tribe shares a story of Native Heritage at the time of European contact. (Dance Circle) |
| 10:05 |
History talks by Generals Robt. E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant (Battlefield) |
| 11:00 |
Grand Entry (Dance Circle) 100+ Native American reenactors join in this reunion to celebrate “A Gathering By The River” with intertribal dance demonstrations, and friendship exchanges |
| 12:30 |
Native Flute by Janice “Sunflower” Tryten |
| 2:00 PM |
Demonstration of cannon, rifle, and mortar fire by Ohio 5th
Light Artillery Unit. Civil war lifestyle demonstration by Rod
Grubb |
| 12:30 |
Encampment walkabout round robin style for discussion and demos of
Civil War life (Ft. Miami Encampment Area), living history demonstrations of weaving, pottery firing, forging, tomahawk throwing, flint knapping, blacksmithing, fire starting, camp cooking, cornbread making, bead work, bee keeping (Native Village). |
| 2:00 |
Mark Banks introduces the youth Fancy Dancers in a dance demonstration (Dance Circle). |
| 3:00 |
Battle Reenactment. Incited by cultural differences and hunger, Chief Jessie sends a war party to attack the nearby Civil War troops (Battlefield). |
| 3:45 |
Fred Shaw describes Shawnee life. Unconfirmed. |
| 4:00 |
Rod Grubb leads a tour of the Civil War Camp with Canon and rifle fire demonstrations (Ft. Miami). |
| 4:00 |
Intertribal dance demonstrations and drumming erupt as peace is restored (Dance Circle). |
| 6:00 |
Historical Area closes with a blessing from Chief Jessie (Dance Circle). |
ALL DAY Self guided tours of the Native Village trading tents (Native Village).
Period encampments will be available for you visit in the Primitive
Village or on the Civil War Battle Ground
Additional attractions include:
- Oran Baumeister – M.C.
- Dark Rain - Eastern Indian & Native American Dancing
- Teresa Ferris Broome – jingle dress dancer
- George Reiter – American Flag, Head Vet
- Noah Shaw – youth grass dancer
- Cliff Farmer - trader
- Gary Miner - weaver
- Ron Stambough - bead work
- Holly Banks - singer
- Kosia Oshiro – pottery pit-firing
- Scott Bidwell - forger
- Paul Wannamacher – trapper
- Sue Krebs – crafts teacher
- Ken Sturgill – wood carver
- B Bear Combs – dancer, flint knapping
- Sharon Combs & Sara Wilks – fire starting
- Howard Bradford – cornbread man
- Donna Taggart, Susan Tilson - traders
- Christina Woods – youth dancer
- James Broome – dancer
- Tammy Runion – dancer
- Ruann Wilks – primitive camping
- Stephen Haydon – flintlock rifleman
Civil War Historical Area
The Civil War encampment and activities are provided
by:
- The 5th Light Artillery Unit
- Confederate States Marine
- 5th Texas Co. D
- Ladies Living History
Activities include:
- Artillary firings
- Artillary Tactics and ammunition
- Cavalry demonstrations
- Children's Drill
- Broom maker
- Victorian Fashion Show
- Victorian children's games
- First Person Confederate Militiaman
- Siege of Cincinnati
- Black Brigade of Cincinnati
- Drunken Duel
- Firing squad
- Batlefield Surgery
- Pony cart for children under 60lbs
- Skirmish
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