Anyone showing up for CW days in Hanover PA this weekend? I may take a trip down, if I get the grass cut and nothing new shows up on my honeydew list. There's some good authors (please discount the guy who wrote the "what if Jackson was at Gettysburg" book from that statement) signing books off and on all day Saturday.

wheres hanover? ill be in mifflintown this weekend...but your not allowed its supposed to be nice and sunny but not too hot!

Hanover, South of Carlise, south and east of Gettysburg. There was a small cavalry to do there in '63. Hanover Shoes, Hanover 'Tater Chips. That one.

What's going on in Mifflintown? Both are about the same distance from home.

Grumpy, now find that Centennial era newspaper article about the reenactment of the Battle of Hanover, and post it here for all to enjoy. It was on the OTB Forum about a year ago.

I like the drive by the Hanover Shoe Farm. Never have seen any fields of ripe shoes ready for the combine, but they do have a heck of a lot of pretty horses for the viewing.

Dusty and I will be looking at corn, corn byproducts, and creamy corn goodness along the fall line of Virginia.

THE NICE THING ABOUT DRIVING TO hANOVER IS WHEN i TURN OF RT15, DOWN RT97, THERE'S A FINE DRIVE IN WHICH STILL OPERATES IN THE 1950'S STYLE, TRAY ON THE WINDOW AND ALL. THEY SERVE A FINE BURGER. HEY, MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS ON. DANG.

mifflin town is holding Mitchells Creek held by The Department of Northern Virginia 3rd Regiment PACS  

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18

9:00 AM until 12:30 PM:  Public will be invited to visit the camps. At 12:30 PM, they will be restricted to the guest area for the battle.

1:00 PM until ?:  Tactical - Anything goes at each commander's discretion.

5:00 PM until 7:00 PM:  Homemade kettle chicken corn soup will be available while it lasts.

7:00 PM:  Live fire competition (rifle & pistol) with prizes for best shot Federal/Confederate and overall.



SUNDAY, AUGUST 19

1:00 PM until ?:  Tactical with Federals in possession of the high ground. Commanders discretion.


news article http://lewistownsentinel.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=8360

directions...
My mailing address is RR2 Box 1273, Mifflintown Pa 17059. If they are coming in on RT 322 east, have them take the Mifflintown exit and follow CW signs. From Rt. 35, toward MIfflintown, turn left onto 333 and follow that to East Salem; turn right at intersection of 235. Traveling west on 322, take the Thompsontown exit follow CW signs. If this doesn't help, try a map quest to Mifflintown or Thompsontown depending on which direction of travel.

i think that covers it!

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chatrbug wrote : 7:00 PM:  Live fire competition (rifle & pistol) with prizes for best shot Federal/Confederate and overall. 1:00 PM until ?:  Tactical with Federals in possession of the high ground. Commanders discretion.

Wow. I hope they do a really good weapons inspection Sunday morning.

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

they did

the event was pretty good. small, but first yr for it. i do hope more people will show up next yr.

I was raining so, I went to Hanover, then up through Gettysburg. Picked up a new Caravat.

yah they changed battle plans on sunday due to the rain and we all packed and left before it became too bad. you didnt miss much though. i do hope next yr it will be bigger! i believe there were only 15-20 on each side, with about as many civilians.

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chatrbug wrote :  i believe there were only 15-20 on each side, with about as many civilians.

Hey,

That would have just about doubled the population of Miflintown!    

lol there you go! heres some pics http://www.xanga.com/railroadwife1995  its my personal blog for my family but you get the point i wish i would have taken more pics, but they were the last thing i thought of!

Dulcie, are those your children?  If so, they are precious!!

Yes... I have 4 that run around all day and play hard in the woods and stay dirty.  

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Wait until they stand in front of you and say, "Mama, I want to go to college in England."

"Daddy, I need gas for the car"
"No, I don't wear those kind of jeans!"
"Hey I just ate 6 Hershey bars!"
"Awww; I don' wanna' take a shower."
"Homework? I was supposed to turn in homework?"

I wouldn't change it for the world.

If any of you have college age kids you might look at the exchange student route.  Our oldest went to King’s College in London and the University of Wales in Swansea, Wales.  The biggest expense was the “commute.”  Once you get them there, it does not cost as much as in this country.  The best thing is students do not take again courses they have already taken in high school, or at least, ours did not.  Different schools may have different curricula.  It is indeed possible to finish in three years over there whereas in this country it is not too far fetched to think of the typical four year degree program taking five years to complete.

i dont even want to think about college right now. its hard enough saving money for emergency uses!

the hershey bars one is funny... im ready for the kids to go back to school just so that my fridge and cabinets stay full longer!