"Recognizing and honoring World War II Veterans"

An HRS event sponsored by US 9th Infantry, the 353rd German Infantry, and the 2629th WAC Battalion and Homefront Helpers

Buckley Homestead Living History Farm

Saturday, April 30, 2011 - 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Sunday, MAY 1, 2011 - 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

$5 per person

Children under age 7 FREE

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10:00                Park opens to the public

10:15                Flag raising ceremony in the barnyard  

10:15                Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Indiana Chapter 2

10:30                President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upper barn

10:30                Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

10:45                German WWII veterans panel in Veteran’s Tent

11:00                “Pebble in my Shoe” – Memories of the war years in Europe with Katherine and George Flotz at the main house

11:15                The President at the battlefield

11:30                First Battle

12:00                “Pebble in my Shoe” – Memories of the war years in Europe with Katherine and George Flotz at the main house

12:15                Military uniform demonstration in the upper barn

12:15                First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the Veteran’s tent

12:30                Walking tour (Hayride shuttle for those with walking difficulties)

12:45                Abbott and Costello in the upper barn

1:00                  WWII Chaplain John Wolf presents “The Four Chaplains” (to be confirmed)

1:00                  Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

1:00                  WWII Girls Baseball Living History League demonstration at Hendricks and Belshaw corner lot

1:30                  The Barnstormers of Purdue University Calumet perform  

1:30                  On the Homefront Women’s Memories in Veterans Tent

2:00                  Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

2:00                  President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upper barn

2:00                  WWII veterans and Battle of the Bulge Veterans in the Veteran’s tent near the Visitor Center

2:45                  The President at the battlefield

3:00                  Second Battle

3:45                  The Barnstormers of Purdue University Calumet perform

4:00                  Walking tour (Hayride shuttle for those with walking difficulties)

4:15                  First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the upper barn

4:15                  Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

4:45                  Flag lowering ceremony in Allied encampment

5:00                  Program closes

10:00                Park opens to the public

10:15                Flag raising ceremony in the barnyard  

10:15                Pearl Harbor Survivors Association Indiana Chapter 2

10:30                President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upper barn

10:30                Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

11:15                The President at the battlefield

11:30                First Battle

12:00                “Pebble in my Shoe” – Memories of the war years in Europe with Katherine and George Flotz at the main house

12:00                Abbott and Costello in the Veterans Tent

12:15                First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the upper barn

12:30                Walking tour (Hayride shuttle for those with walking difficulties)

12:30                Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

1:00                  “Pebble in my Shoe” – Memories of the war years in Europe with Katherine and George Flotz at the main house

1:00                  The Barnstormers of Purdue University Calumet perform

1:15                  Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

1:30                  Abbott and Costello in upper barn  

1:30                  On the Homefront Women’s Memories in Veterans Tent

2:00                  President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upper barn

2:00                  Skirmish near pioneer log house (10-15 minutes)

2:00                  All WWII veterans and Battle of the Bulge Veterans in the Veteran’s Tent at Visitor Center

2:45                  Patriotic Veteran’s Tribute at the battlefield

3:00                  Second Battle

3:30                  Parade of troops following the battle

4:00                  Program closes

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

• Victory Garden displays and demonstrations by volunteers of the Lake County Master Gardeners

• Homefront tasks, wartime recipes, and children learn about wartime rationing in the carriage house next to the main house

• Homefront displays in the main house

• WWII era automobiles on display near the Visitor Center by the Winamac Old Auto Club and the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America, Calumet Region

• WWII Veterans invited to talk with the public in the Veteran’s Tent

• Food Concessions

• Walking tours, which last about one hour, take visitors to various vignettes performed by reenactor units.  Meet in the Barnyard.  Hayride alternative for those who cannot walk the route.

• First Aid station is located in the east section of the carriage house.

• The number of people permitted into the Buckley home is limited. You may be asked to wait until others leave before you may enter. 

• PETS, INCLUDING DOGS, ARE NOT PERMITTED DURING THIS EVENT.  THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS

Super 8 Motel Hebron at I-65 & Route 2 (219-696-8888) • Centier Bank • Tire Barn in Merrillville • Deep River Waterpark www.deepriverwaterpark.com • Bellaboo’s Play and Discovery Center www.MyBellaboos.com

Buckley Homestead is located 4.5 miles west of Interstate 65 just south of Route 2 on Hendricks Road in Lowell. Exit I-65 west at Rt. 2 toward Lowell to Hendricks, then south for 1/4 mile to the visitor center parking lot.

FOR INFORMATION CALL 219-769-PARK

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