Battle of Hunterstown re-enactment to be held July 1
Annual event features keynote speaker, Dr. Ian Hunter
(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 6/29/2010
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The July 1 re-enactment at the Historic Tate Farm in Hunterstown, Pa., will include keynote speaker Dr. Ian Hunter of Northern Ireland.
For many years, Hunter has been interested in genealogy and especially in his own family’s migration from lowland Scotland to north Ireland in the late 17th century.
Part of this Scotch-Irish family moved on to the American colonies. One of those was David Hunter, born in 1710, and who left Ireland in 1742 to become a land speculator in Hunterstown, which bears his name.
In Ian Hunter’s search, he found out that he is directly related to David Hunter’s uncle, John Hunter. Ian Hunter made his first visit to Adams County two years ago and promised to return. During this visit, he and his wife, Margaret, will follow David Hunter’s journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the then-developing Philadelphia, down the wagon trail to the York area and to what is now Hunterstown and beyond to his untimely, violent and tragic death. This year marks the 300th anniversary of David Hunter’s birth.
Along with Ian Hunter’s address, visitors to the Hunterstown re-enactment, “Historic Walk and Circling Camp,” may take part in living history encampments and tours of Hunterstown.
Schedule for the July 1 Celebration at The Historic Tate Farm:
11 a.m. Historic Walk with Battlefield Guide - Mike Vallone
12:30 p.m. Lunch available, provided by the Cornerstone Worship Center of Hunterstown
12:30 p.m. PA 16th Volunteers of Hanover - Artillery & Battery
1 p.m. Sean Hoy playing the Bagpipes
1:30 p.m. Keynote speaker - Dr. Ian Hunter from Northern Ireland
Message from Capt. Bernard Gilliland of Marietta Georgia
Stroll about and enjoy the encampment, re-enactors, artists, artisans
and authors.
The event is held at the Historic Tate Farm is located on Route 394 in Hunterstown. Parking is located off Granite Station Road. For more information about the Hunters town re-enactment, call Joe Matthews, President of the Hunterstown Historical Society, at (717) 338-0126.
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