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39th Annual Old-Fashioned Corn Roast Festival
(see photos of the 2009 and 2008 events, below)

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Silver Run-Union Mills Lions Club and The Union Mills Homestead's

39th Annual CORN ROAST FESTIVAL
Saturday, August 1, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Rain or shine

Meal ticket buys: 1/4 fried chicken, applesauce,
sliced tomatoes, roll and butter, iced tea or lemonade and ...
 

ALL THE ROASTED CORN THAT YOU CAN EAT!!!!!
(corn roasted in the husk served at your table)

Also, throughout the day The Standard Delivery Jazz
Combo will be performing. The Artist Guild of Carroll
County will be displaying and selling their artwork
throughout the day
l, Gift Shop, Blacksmith Shop,
Vendors, Stoneground flours from the Mill, Free Parking
and Free admission to the grounds

Adults: $12
Children: $5 (6-12)
under six free

The Union Mills Homestead is located on Rt. 97,
7 miles
north of Westminster, MD; 14 miles south of Gettysburg, PA
For more
information, call 410-848-2288
 

Pictures from the 2009 encampment
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Wagon Rides

 Blacksmith

Clowns

Music

Tent city

Troops

The Mill

Mounted

 

Pictures from the 2008 Corn Roast and encampment
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The Homestead and Mill

Corn: The Main Attraction

Piling up the trays

Serving

Eating

Lots of eating

Shaved ice

Entertainment by Standard Delivery

George and James Shriver

A traditional pose on the porch

Getting ready for a tour

Nancy Householder leads a tour on the Jefferson balcony

View from the balcony

Porch behind Bessie's kitchen

Gardens in the rear of the homestead

Crossing the mill race

Enjoying the beautiful gardens

Can you find the frog?

Civil War encampment

Encampment by the
8th VA Infantry Regiment Company K

Civil War Blacksmith

Miller, Ivan Lufriu, prepares to engage the gears

The gears go round and round

and the flour comes out here

Thanks to Coral and Buzz Collins for photos

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