Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society

16th Annual Cornish Festival

26-28 September 2008
Mineral Point, Wisconsin USA

Schedule of Events

Check back occasionally for updates as they become available.

You can find much more information about these events in the Cornish Festival Program Guide, an 8 page .pdf book. You can also get a paper copy of this guide at the Cornish Festival. - This may take some time to open if you have dial-up internet.
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Friday, 26 September 2008

9AM - 4PM Cornish genealogy seminar with vendors at Comfort Inn
Tours of Pendarvis Historic Site
12 - 8PM "Quilts In the Cornfield" at fairgrounds
Shopping In Mineral Point
7 - 10 PM Pub night at Pendarvis

Saturday, 27 September 2008

8 - 10:30 AM Pancake breakfast at Masonic Lodge, 310 High St.
Bus tours of Mineral Point & area farms, see schedule at 151 High Street
Sporting day of Traditional driving in horse drawn days on local streets www.dawnmeadowsent.com
Shopping in Mineral Point
Shuttle buses operating between sites
Classes & programs at Shake Rag Alley
Tours of Pendarvis Historic Site
9AM - 3PM "Quilts in the Cornfield" at fairgrounds
10AM "Was there a Bal-Maiden in your Cornish mining family?" At Opera House
1OAM - 2PM Taste of Mineral Point in Library Park
1OAM - 4PM Railroad depot museum tours
12 Noon - 4PM Crowdy Crawn (bits of this & that) at Pendarvis
1 - 1:45PM "Genetic Genealogy and the Bassett y-Chromosome project” by Jeffery Bassett Trinity Episcopal Church, top of High St.
2 PM Entertainment at Opera House: Turner Collins, Mike Mitchell family, SABA dancers, Marion Howard.
1 - 5PM Orchard Lawn tours at Gundry House museum
3 - 5PM High tea at Royal Inn
4:30 - 7PM Cornish miners buffet at Hodan Center
7:30PM "Rising Gael" Irish & Celtic music at Opera House

Sunday, 28 September 2008

9:30AM - 1850's style church service at Trinity Episcopal church
Tours of Pendarvis
Shake Rag Alley classes
11AM - 2PM Orchard Lawn tours
11:30 - 4PM Tour of Historic homes
12 Noon - 4PM Railroad depot tours
Tour of IOOF museum
3 - 5PM High tea at Royal Inn

For more information on the Genealogy or Festival contact:
Dick Baker, aw305@rucls.net or 608-963-3529

We hope you enjoy your visit to Mineral Point and while you are here please visit our many fine merchants.