|
...January Events 2002...
1788 Connecticut Ratified the US Constitution becomes the 5th State. 1815 Major General Andrew Jackson led small army to victory over British in the Battle of New Orleans. |
Jan 19, 2002 WESTBROOK, CT
Martin D. Andrews Memorial Jam Session (a.k.a. Marty Jam!)
Annual jam session to benefit the Martin D. Andrews Memorial Scholarship
Westbrook Elks Club
4 pm - ?? Refreshments available. Raffle. Adult donation: $5; Jrs: $3
Contact: Michael Andrews, 860-585-8456 or Peter Andrews, 860-673-2929
|
...February Events 2002...
1779 George Rogers Clark accepted uncondition surrender of the garrison at Ft. Sackville, Indiana, from Henry Hamilton 1898 Explosion sank the battleship U.S.S. Maine. |
February 2 CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI
Freezer Jam 2002
Sponsored by 1st Michigan Colonial FDC
Freezer Jam 2002 will feature Fife and Drum Corps from throughout the Midwest, performing music from the Colonial period through the Civil War. This one-day conference consisting of sessions, workshops and hospitality throughout the day and evening will conclude with a muster-like performance to finish the event.
Contact: Beth Angst, 586-247-7589; bangst@teleweb.net
February 4 ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB
February 9, Leesburg, Virginia
All Fifers & Drummers and fellow Ancients are welcome. If
traveling there are 3 hotels conveniently located to our area. For more
information and to let us know if you are coming, please send an e-mail
Feb 10, ARLINGTON, MA
February 16 IVORYTON, CT
April 6, ALBANY, NY
April 20 THOMPSON, CT
3rd Annual Patriots Day on Thompson Common
Sponsored by Thompson Historical Society
Thompson Common has hosted Militas and Fife & Drums since the 1750's. We have sponsored Musters the last two years to commerate the Call to Arms at Lexington and Concord. April 20 will be the third such Muster and we invite any and all Fife & Drum Corps to Thompson. Drill, perform and march on a Common that helped provide Patriots since the beginning of our country. Any unit interested in helping host this event is encouraged to contact President Babbitt.
Contact: A. David Babbitt, 860-935-5196; adbabbitt@snet.net
... in History...
May 4 WAREHOUSE POINT, CT
May 18 MILLBROOK, NY
June 1 WETHERSFIELD, CT
June 14-16, 2001, Fort Delaware, Delaware
Attendance is open to any novice, intermediate, or advanced Field Musician with his own instrument and complete Civil War uniform, ages 11 and up. Females are welcome if they can accurately portray a male civil war soldier and disguise their gender accordingly. FULL DETAILS, Costs, and Registration Application will be available by mid-November.
To receive complete information, please e-mail your name & address to: RebSkier@aol.com.
June 14-16, WAREHOUSE POINT, CT
1776, The Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
July 19-20, Deep River Annual Muster
For more information contact Pattie Unan
July 27-28, Coventry, CT For more details, visit their website at http://www.bobcastillo.com/nathan.htm.
This event is open to the public but participation is by invitation only.
July 27, Montgomery, NY
July 27, Colchester, CT
Saturday parade at noon with muster followiing. Open Muster
August 23-24, Westbrook, Ct
September 7-8 Marlborough, CT
Sept. 28, SUDBURY, MA
1492, A sailor on board the Pinta sighted land ... opening new era of exploration
October 5, Ivoryton, CT
... in History...
... in History...
December 7, 2002, Old Saybrook, CT
The Company on Fife
& Drum Music Chat
Hosted by Charlie Terzi
7 pm EST. Fife & Drum
Music Chat, the popular weekly chat on FifeandDrum.com, will feature a special guest
panel from The Company of Fifers & Drummers. Log on and ask questions, make
suggestions and get to know some of the officers and committee chairs from The
Company.
Jam Session
Sponsored by The Loudoun Border Guards.
3 PM to 7 PM.
Location is the VFW Post 1177 Hall on Old Waterford Road
Leesburg, VA.
or leave a message at 703-779-7636.
Midwinter Madness Jam Session
Hosted by Menotomy Minute Men
Noon - 5 pm. K of C Hall
Directions: I95 to Rt. 2 East to Rt. 60. Left to Arlington. At first light cross Mass Ave., first left to K of C Hall.
Contact: Bill Mahoney, 781-648-1720; oldfife@aol.com
Company Meeting at The Company Headquarters
Executive Board meeting 10 am. General business meeting 1 pm. Open to all Company members.
Executive Board meetings require the attendance of all Executive Committee members and
committee chairpersons.
New! Company meetings will now have a feature corps performing
for your enjoyment!
The Ancient Mariners will entertain you at this meeting. Come hear their great music!
Contact: The Company, 860-767-2237; CompanyHQ@companyoffifeanddrum.org
...March Events 2002...
... in History...
1788 Connecticut Ratified the US Constitution
becomes the 5th State.
1815 Major General Andrew Jackson
led small army to victory over British
in the Battle of New Orleans.
...April Events 2002...
... in History...
1775, Battles at Lexington & Concord.
1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.
1865, President Abraham Lincoln shot & killed at Ford's Theatre
1898, US Declared war on Spain
No Foolin' Jam Session
Hosted by Adamsville Ancients
Irish-American Center, 375 Ontario St.
12 Noon to 5 pm. Come enjoy a fun afternoon with your fellow fifers and drummers! Complimentary beverages and mid-afternoon buffet.
Visit our website at: http://members.aol.com/adamsanc/.
Contact: Jim Willey, 518-439-8727; AdamsAnc@aol.com
...May Events 2002...
1494 Columbus sighted Jamaica
1754 "Join or Die" considered the first political cartoon in America was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette
1931 Empire State Building opend in New York City
1st Annual Spring Jam Session
Hosted
by Warehouse Point Sr.
and Jrs.
Firehouse, 89 Bridge St.
1-6 pm. Complimentary refreshements
and afternoon buffet.
Contact: Steve or Robin Niemitz, 860-745-0765; RNiemitz@prodigy.net
Fusileers Fife & Drum Muster
Hosted by
the Fusileers Fife & Drum Corps
1 pm. Camping available at town park
starting at noon on Friday. Torchlight parade following muster at dusk on
Saturday.
Contact: Jim McMorris, 845-635-1183; Fusileers@aol.com
...June Events 2002...
... in History...
1775, Battle of Bunker Hill
1777, Continental Congress adopts the design of the American Flag
1788 Connecticut Ratified the US Constitution
1898, First |U.S. Marines land at Guantanamo Bay
1944, D-Day, WWII
2nd Annual Muster
Hosted by Col. John
Chester Ancient Fife & Drum Corps
Contact: Art Hutchinson, Jr.,
860-563-5801; Ajeanmhutch@aol.com
The Mid-Atlantic Field Music School
The Mid-Atlantic Field Music School [ Map ] [ Weather ]
This event will replicate two days in the life of a Field Musician in training at the Civil War era Field Music School held at Governors Island, NY. The event organizers describe this weekend as, "a very intense weekend of training in the instrument of your choice (Fife, Drum, or Bugle) with nationally renowned top caliber Music Instructors. Also included will be training in the history and proper use of Field Musicians in camp and in battle, Customs of Service, drill and formations, as well as correct uniforms and equipment. Musical training will include the learning of both Camp Duty beats, tunes, and calls as well as battlefield signals, marching beats, and many tunes. Our schedule will encompass non-stop activities for the weekend, and will be fully regulated by bugle, drum & fife, as was the real school."
Annual Muster
Sponsored by Warehouse Point Srs. & Jrs.
Town Hall Annex recreation field.
Friday evening tattoo at 7 pm. Saturday parade at noon with muster following. Camping from 10 am Friday to Sunday. Special Jr. camping area and activities sponsored by The Company Jr. Activities Committee. Open muster.
Contact: Steve or Robin Niemitz, 860-745-0765; RNiemitz@prodigy.net
...July Events 2002...
... in History...
1804, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr duel.
1861, First Battle of Bull Run.
1863, Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1
Tattoo, Friday Night, Parade & Muster on Saturday.
via email at drmuster@snet.net
or you can refer to the DRAM web site.
Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums, Inc
Present their Annual
Hale at the Homestead Encampment Weekend
and Muster.
Saturday is mainly a re-enactment and 18th-Century encampment ... complete with a skirmish between British troops and colonists. Sunday, begins with a 9 am, 18th Century Church Service, and climaxes with a fife & drum muster of approximately 15 corps.
Annual Muster Sponsored by
The Civil War Troopers,
Orange County Farmers Museum
Saturday Parade at 1:00 pm with muster following
Camping from 3:00 pm Friday to noon, Sunday
Contact: Charlie new
(845) 561-4377
tearleha@aol.com
Muster sponsored by the 18th Connecticut RegimentFDC
and
The Colchester Historical Society,
Free muster meal and admission to Historical Society's Craft Show to perticipants.
Contact: David Pear (860) 267-2151
dhpear@snet.net
...August Events 2002...
... in History...
1775, Spanish ship San Carlos entered San Francisco Bay
becomes the 5th State.
1814, British Troops defeated Americans in the battle of Bladensburg and burned Washington, D.C.
1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory
Westbrook Annual Muster
Tattoo Friday Night, Parade (11 am) & Muster on Saturday
Invitational Muster
Contact Dodie McGrath
1146 Old Clinton Road
Westbrook, Connecticut
or Lee Zuidema, joandlee@erols.com.
...September Events 2002...
.... in History...
1776, Nathan Hale hanged in New York for spying on British.
1777, American General Horation Gates defeated the British at Saratoga N.Y.
1783, The Treaty of Paris signed, formally ending the Revolutionary War.
2001, September 11: A day we will never forget.
World Trade Center in New York City, destroyed in terrorist attack.
Annual Muster
On beautiful Lake Terramagus.
Sponsored by The Marlborough Jr. Ancient Fife & Drum Corps
Friday night Tattoo. Saturday parade at NOON with muster following. Camping available.
Contact Rick Crowley
860-295-0749
Annual Muster
Sponsored by Sudbury Ancient Fyfe & Drum Companie
Longfellow's Wayside Inn
Colonial Crafts Faire, 10 am - 4 pm. Parade steps off at 1 pm. Camping available. By invitation only.
Rain date Sept. 30
Contact: John Vecchione, 508-584-1727; sudbury@sudburyancients.org Sudbury Ancient FDC, P.O. Box 93, Sudbury, MA 01776
...October Events 2002...
... in History...
1780 British Intellegence Officer, Major Andre Hanged as spy at Tappan, NY
1781, British General Cornwallis surrendered 8000 troops at Yorktown.
1859, Abolitionist Joh Brown staged raid at Harper's Ferry.
Annual Jaybird Day
At Company Headquarters/Museum.
For further information,
Contact The Museum at
860-767-2237
...November Events 2002...
1775 Genral Richard Montgopmery led American troops in the capture of Montreal.
1863, President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
1963, President Kennedy assasinated in Dallas, November 22nd.
...December Events 2002...
1791, The Bill of Rights adopted.
1813, British forces capture Ft. Niagara.
1903, Wright brothers complete first flight at Kill Devils Hill, North Carolina.
1941, December 7th, Japanes attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor.
Annual Christmas Torchlight Parade.
Parade at 6:00 p.m. followed by short performances by corps and a Community Sing
Get there at least an hour early or you will have a hard time getting INTO Old Saybrook.
Jollification usually follows at the American Legion Hall.
Contact: Bill Reid 860-399-6571
