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2008 LeDuc Events
(additional events and more details will be posted soon!)
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Civil War Weekend - Program
Saturday & Sunday September 6-7 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Leduc Historic
Estate
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Saturday & Sunday,
All Day
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North Lawn: Encampments of the First Minnesota, Second Minnesota, Battery
I and The Saint Paul Volunteer Soldiers Aid Society.
North Lawn: Diane Thorpe demonstrating hair art.
Carriage Barn: Joel Brown as George Daniels, former slave who met General
Leduc during the Civil War and came to work for the Leduc family after
the war.
Johnson's encampment, East of main house.
Estate tours: Every 20 minutes starting at 10 a.m., last tour starts
at 4 p.m.
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10:30 |
Manual of arms demonstration - North lawn |
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Fashions of 1860 with Sally Anderson & The Festive Folk -
Johnson's camp |
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Baking Over an Open Fire & Butter making demonstration with Pat Bauer
- Johnson's camp. (Baking demonstration on Saturday only)
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Manual of arms demonstration - North lawn
Gettysburg Address by Hastings Mayor Paul Hicks - East Lawn
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Lee's Farewell Address by Janie Darsow - East Lawn |
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1:00 |
Horrors of Andersonville Prison by Jack Lundquist - East Lawn (Saturday
only)
Century Brass Band - East Lawn (Sunday only)
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Manual of arms demonstration - North Lawn |
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Lincoln-Douglas Debate featuring Taber Akin & Dave Woodard
- East Lawn |
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Manual of arms demonstration - North Lawn |
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Closing Ceremony - East Lawn (Sunday Only) |
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SIMMONS - A Tribute to Carroll Simmons and His Leduc Legacy
Saturday July 5 through Sunday October 26 - Leduc Historic Estate
2008 marks the 50th anniversary of Carroll Simmons donation of the Leduc
Historic Estate to the Minnesota Historical Society. Carroll Simmons ran
his antique business from the Estate from the 1940s to 1986 and during that
time he became one of the leading antique experts in the nation. Join us
for a special exhibition of some of the extraordinary antiques purchased
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Vermillion Falls River Walk at the Leduc Historic Estate
On the first Saturday of the months of June, July, August,
September and October, there will be a special walking tour of the Vermillion
Falls area. The first of these tours will be June 7, 10:00 a.m. and will
depart from the Estate at that time.
Participants will enjoy an historic walking tour of Hastings'
most beautiful park, just blocks from the Estate. They will learn how
the Vermillion River and the milling industry shaped Hastings while taking
in the natural beauty of the river and falls.
Tour rates are the same as at the Estate ($6 for adults;
$5 for seniors and military personnel; $3 for students up to age 18; and
children ages 5 and younger and members of Dakota County Historical Society
free) or visitors may purchase a discount package for $10 (for adults)
which includes a tour of both the Estate and the walking tour. Reservations
are recommended call 651-437-7055.
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Hastings People in the Civil War
Thursday September 18 - 7 p.m. - LeDuc Historic Estate
Shirley Dalaska & Rod VanVleet share their research on people from Hastings
who served in the Civil War. |
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Leduc/Simmons Country Market & Hastings Art
Crawl
Saturday September 27 - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - LeDuc Historic Estate
The LeDuc Family and Carroll Simmons, the two owners of the LeDuc Historic
Estate, were firm believers in sustaining the earth and thought "green"
before the concept was ever explored. Because of their affinity with the
earth by the previous owners, the Friends of LeDuc of Historic Hastings
and Dakota County Historical Society are sponsoring the Second Annual
LeDuc/Simmons Country Market.
Come enjoy freshly made baked goods, fine crafts, vegetables & fruits,
plants, antiques, collectibles, and art work. The quality "flea market"
consisting of antiques and collectibles will be taking place in the Simmons
Shed, directly across from the Carriage Barn.
LeDuc is also one of eight stops on the Hastings Art Council Art Crawl.
There will be demonstrations of wood carving, raku pottery firing and
needlework art, all by local artists. A variety of original artwork will
be available for purchase.
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How Art and History Tell a Story & the
Correlations Between the Two
Thursday October 16 - 7 p.m. - Leduc Historic Estate
Artist David Geister discusses how art can be used to better understand
history and how artists represent and communicate history through their
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Harvest Haunting
October - Leduc Historic Estate
Date and time TBA |
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Hastings' Artist Show
November 7-16 - Leduc Historic Estate
Times TBA |
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Victorian Holidays
December 6-7 & 13-14 - Leduc Historic Estate
Victorian Holiday Tours & Shopping, times and programming TBA. |
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Victorian Holiday Dinner
December 14 - Leduc Historic Estate
Time & Menu TBA. |
2008
Friends of LeDuc of Historic Hastings meetings
LeDuc Historic Estate, 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Thursday, March 20
Thursday, April 17
Thursday, May 15
Thursday, June 19
Thursday, July 17
Thursday, August 21
Thursday, September 18
Thursday, October 16
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