Mumford, June 14, 2018— Months before the British famously torched Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, they burned Buffalo to the ground. Understandably, all of Western New York was on edge and fearing imminent invasion by the Crown Forces.
On Saturday and Sunday, June 23-24, Genesee Country Village & Museum will revisit this uneasy period with its 1812 Weekend.
Visitors will see re-enactors offering insight into the conflict’s impact on the region, while portraying shopkeepers, housewives, merchants and soldiers amidst the sounds of fifes and drums; cannons and muskets, and Regency-Era music and dancing. Colorful units will join in military exercises.
Entertainment includes patriotic concerts by musicians from Old Fort Niagara, dance demonstrations by the Country Dancers of Rochester and a daily Regency Era fashion show, while on Sunday on the Insurance Office porch visitors will witness the making a dress in a day.
Visitors can also
§ Attend presentations and see an artifact display by the Military History Society of Rochester
§ Enjoy lessons at the Men’s Latin School & Ladies’ Academy
§ Discover all about shoemaking and chair caning
§ Join the youth militia
§ Visit with the USS Constitution Marine Guard
§ Stroll about a militia camp
§ Attend a demonstration of target shooting
§ Learn about tailoring
§ Take in a vintage base ball game (Sunday only)
§ Engage in period shopping
The museum will be open 10 am-4 pm. Special event admission is $22 adult; $14 youths 4-18; $19 seniors 62+ and students with ID; Free for GCV&M members and children three and under.
For further information, visit www.gcv.org or call (585) 294-8218.
GCVM is the largest living history museum in New York State with the largest collection of historic buildings in the Northeast. The museum, with its John L. Wehle Gallery, working brewery, vintage base ball and Genesee Country Nature Center, is open May-Oct. and located in Mumford, NY, 20 miles southwest of Rochester and 45 miles east of Buffalo. Visit www.gcv.org for more information.
