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ARCHER

Archer Historical Society & City of Archer:
  • Sat, June 6, 9am start:
    "Yulee Diddley Day"
    Honoring Bo, the former Archer resident, throughout the day.
    All Day Entertainment at the Archer Depot downtown, beginning at 9am: [RAIN DAY is Sun, June 7]
  • Native American Village, Pow Wow, and Walk-Through Time
  • Cannon blasts @ "Civil War" re-enactors camp
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Gainesville HOGs
  • Multi-cultural Foods
  • Railroad Museum
  • U.S. Victory Museum
    • 9am: Parade Float Contest at Rec Field
    • 9am on: Live entertainment
    • 10am: Patriotic Parade
    • 11am, 12 noon, 1pm: Cannon Blasts at the Civil War re-enactors' camp
    • 2:00pm: Flag ceremony in honor of D-Day
    • 2:00-4:30pm: Gospel Sing at the historic Bethlehem Presbyterian Church
    • 4:30-10pm: Bo Diddley Evening at the Depot-All Star Open Microphone

    Be sure to visit The Old Depot Railroad Museum,
    the WWII Museum and the antique locomotive!



    		• CALLAHAN
    The 4th Annual Railroad Days Festival will be celebrated at the Historic Train Depot (1800s). It is being hosted by the West Nassau Historical Society: www.wnhsfl.org

    Yulee's train first came through Callahan in 1856.
    The dates for 2009 will be March 27th & 28th - mark your calendars now!
    • Friday, March 27th:
    • 1:45pm: Liz Mobley, Railroad Days entertainment coordinator - singing of our national anthem and other crowd favorites. Gary Baker and the Carrie Williams-Jan Peterson duo will follow Mobley.
    • 4pm: Folk singer 'Mrs. Kate' Carpenter along with area country group, the Chris Tyler Band.
    • 4:30pm: singer John Crisp
    • 5pm: Callahan Male Chorus
    • 5:30pm: Ray Williams
    • 6pm: Brunswick Cloggers
    • 6:45pm: John Crisp
    • 7:15pm: Liz Mobley will return with encore performances
    • 7:45pm: Randall Smith
    • 8:15pm: Steve Branch
    • 8:45pm: Liz Mobley and Ray Williams will perform Friday night's finale together
    • Saturday, March 28th:
    • 1:45pm: Liz Mobley singing our national anthem
    • 2pm: The Coastal Blues Band
    • 3pm: Stephanie Branch
    • 3:30pm: John Crisp
    • 4pm: Randall Smith
    • 4:30pm: Ray Williams
    • 5pm: The Gospel Sheppard Group
    • 5:30pm: Liz Mobley
    • 6pm: Lead singer Chris Tyler and his Band from Jacksonville
    GAINESVILLE

    HISTORIC HAILE HOMESTEAD
    Railroads, Planters & Farmers Tours

    Saturday, June 6, 10:00am - 2:00pm
    Sunday, June 7, 12:00 Noon to 4:00pm

    • Reduced admission: $3 per adult, under 12 free
    • To celebrate Yulee Railroad Days, tours will focus on the importance of the railroads to planters and farmers in the 1800s.



    MATHESON MUSEUM TRAIN SHOW
    Ocala Model Railroaders
    513 E. University Avenue
    Fri, Sat, June 5, 6, 9:30am - 4:30pm
    Sun, June 7, 1 - 5pm
    Unit Trains and Historic Passenger Trains of the 1930s to 2008
    Admission: Adults $3, Children 12 and under $1

    Historic Preservation Society
    Featuring two large operating modular railroads in N and HO Scale, a demonstration layout with 6 popular Model Railroad scales

    FREE ADMISSION - SPECIAL EVENT: RAILROADS OF ALACHUA COUNTY
    Wed, June 3, 7:00pm:
    Multi-media program by Harold R. McGee

    For information contact, Harold R. McGee: 352-378-7557


    		HOMOSASSA

    Saturday, June 6
    10am - 3pm
    WHERE: Yulee Sugar Mills Ruins Historic State Park and the Old Printing Museum/ Museum Cafe, CR 490/Yulee Drive, Homosassa

    DIRECTIONS: Take US Highway 19 to the Town of Homosassa. Take CR 490 (Yulee Road) west 2.5 miles to the Park and Museum

    The Day-Long Events include:
    • Chauffer's Cottage Historic Marker Presentation Ceremony
    • Musical performances by the Cool Corporate Cats with Special Guests
    • Cane Grinding Demonstrations
    • Ranger Leroy Smith's Sweet & Sour interpretation
    • David Levy Yulee Interpretive Displays

    For more information, call 352-795-0208