presents dresden legacy day

Nestled in the rolling hills and winding waterways of the Muskingum River you’ll yourself
stepping back in time when you visit Dresden, Ohio. Our picturesque village welcomes you with
shopping, lodging, dining and leisurely strolls on our Main Streets. Spend a day, spend a weekend or
a week! We are close to everything and home to something very special.........DRESDEN, OHIO!
PRESENTS DRESDEN LEGACY DAY
Saturday, March 28, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Experience 12 living history
presentations.
Extensive displays featuring local &
regional artifacts.
Student Art Contest with great prizes.
Artisan Demonstrations.
Caricaturist, Sean Platt, will be at
The Charm of Dresden.
Meet the people who were there!
Harriet Tubman and Captain Rutherford
Plus local storytellers & historians!
MUSIC ♦ FUN ♦ FOOD ♦
CARRIAGE RIDES ♦ SHOPPING
AND SO MUCH MORE!
DRESDEN LEGACY DAY
March 28, 2015
HISTORIC PROSPECT PLACE
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
11:00 am to 8:00 pm Welcome to Dresden Legacy Village!
11:00 am to 5:00 pm 12150 Main Street (North Dresden)
Open House for touring Historic Prospect Place - Home of abolitionist
George W. Adams - a stop on the Underground Railroad
THE INN AT DRESDEN
11:00 am to 7:00 pm 209 Ames Drive
Tours of The Inn at Dresden - Dave Longaberger’s Former Home - by
current owners Allen & Joy Rothenberg
11:00 am and 1:00 pm The Captain’s House, 326 High Street
Life on the Ohio Erie Canal; Presented by Roscoe Village Historian
Chris Hart as Captain John B. Reynolds.
THE CAPTAIN’S HOUSE
11:30 am and 1:30 pm Dresden Branch Library, 816 Main Street
Native American Legacy from Dresden, Actual artifacts and prehistoric displays!
Presented by renowned local Historian; Dr. Robert Curry
11:30 am to 6:00 pm Main Street
Food Truck Opens! Hit and Miss Homemade Ice Cream
Kettle Corn warm and ready
12:00 Noon to 2:00 pm 610 Main Street
Mary Ann Bucci, an award winning area artist, will be speaking and
signing pictures at Bailey’s Home Harbor
BAILEY’S HOME HARBOR
CHARM OF DRESDEN
12:00 Noon and 2:00 pm Weavers’ Square, 701 Main St.
The History of the Underground Railroad
Presented by Harriet Tubman, portrayed by Annette Jefferson
Sponsored by The Ohio Humanities Council and Weavers’ Square
12:00 Noon and 2:00 pm The Captains House, 326 High Street
Railroads of Dresden, The Past to the Present
Historic Artifacts and Displays
Presented by local Collector and Railroad Historian Lee Gillespie
1:00 pm to 4:00 p.m. The Charm of Dresden, 517 Main Street
Talented Caricaturist, Sean Platt, will be on hand for a limited time
to draw you as you’ve never seen before!
WEAVERS’ SQUARE
1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Old Union School, 701 Chestnut Street
J. W. Longaberger, The Early Years of the Longaberger Legacy
Presented by siblings Wendy Longaberger Little and Gary Longaberger
See the Earliest Longaberger Creations and Watch Master Weaver Ken Birkheimer
demonstrate the Art of weaving
1:30 pm and 3:30 pm Weavers’ Square, 701 Main St.
Tales of Dresden, Facts or Fiction?
Presented by Local Police Chief & Storyteller Jeff Garver
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Carriage Rides, 610 Main Street.
In front of Bailey’s Home Harbor
OLD UNION SCHOOL