River Raison Commemoration

LOCATIONS:            Ceremonies will be held at the River Raisin Battlefield Visitor Center,1403 East Elm Avenue, Monroe, Michigan 48162, ¼ mile west of I-75 exit 14. Lecture will be held at the 1st Presbyterian Church, 108 Washington Street, downtown Monroe.

SCHEDULE:                        Visitor center opens at 10:00 a.m., re-enactors arrive by 11:00 a.m.
Commemoration ceremonies start at 11:30 a.m. Lunch for re-enactors only starts at 12:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church hall. Free parking off 2nd Street behind church or at Monroe Museum.
Public Speaker presentation starts at 2:00 p.m. at the church hall.

2 p.m. PROGRAM:             John Trowbridge, Command Historian for the Kentucky National Guard, will be the speaker.  Mr. Trowbridge is a retired U. S. Army officer, published author, and former head of the Kentucky Military History Museum.  His topic will be on “Kentuckians in the Old Northwest Territory During the War of 1812, from Tippecanoe to the Battle of the Thames.”

INFORMATION:            1812 Era Re-enactors for ceremony welcome; for questions, call the main Museum at 734-240-7780 or e-mail: lynn_reaume@monroemi.org