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2009 Schedule of Events
for the
39th Annual
Abraham Lincoln National
Railsplitting Festival

September 18, 2009
Brian "Fox" Ellis with Mike Anderson
Lincoln Park District Rec Center
7 PM
  

September 19 & 20, 2009
10 AM - 4 PM
Logan County Fairgrounds
Lincoln, Illinois

Admission
$3/Day or $5/Weekend ages 13 & up
Free/Ages 12 & Under
Free Parking



Saturday, September 19, 2009:

10:00 AM - Opening Ceremonies and Ribbon Cutting
10:30 AM - Women's Firewood Split
10:45 AM - Log Rolling Contest
11:30 AM - Cross Cut Saw Competition
12:00 PM - Mike Anderson: Storyteller, Musician
12:00 PM - Hero Tug-of-War
12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot
* Location - Lincoln Sportsmen's Club 
1:00 PM - Rail Toss
2:00 PM - Team Railsplitting Contest
3:00 PM - Jr. Railsplitting Contest 
3:30 PM - Amateur Railsplitting Contest
3:30 PM - Daily Attendance Drawing (Attendance cards distributed upon entry)
7:00 PM - Civil War Ball (Ends at 10 PM)
* Location - Lincoln Park District)

Sunday, September 20, 2009:

10:00 AM - Community Church Service
11:00 AM - Dean Tibbs Tomahawk Throw

(Sponsored By - The Tibbs Family)

12:00 PM - Ray Begolka Corn Shelling Contest

(Sponsored By - The Begolka Family)
12:00 PM - Mike Anderson: Storyteller, Musician

1:00 PM - Water Boil Contest
1:00 PM - Bob Church Presents "Abraham Lincoln, Deputy Surveyor"

1:00 PM - Guided Route 66 Tour of Logan County
2:00 PM - Railsplitter Parade
3:00 PM - Re-Christening of Lincoln
3:15 PM - National Railsplitting Contest
1st Place ($1,000) Sponsored By - Graue Chevrolet and Xamis Ford
                  2nd Place ($500) Sponsored By - Lincoln College
                  3rd Place ($250) Sponsored By - Lincoln IGA
                  4th Place ($100) Sponsored By - Rankin Backhoe Service

3:30 PM - Daily Attendance Drawing (Attendance cards distributed upon entry)

Featured Events

Both Days:
Old Time Country Music
Quilt Display
Boy Scouts Cooking Demonstrations

Saturday, September 19, 2009
12 PM - 4 PM - Mike Anderson
12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot - Held at the Lincoln Sportsmen's Club
 

Sunday, September 20, 2009
Afternoon - Bob Church: Abraham Lincoln Deputy Surveyor
12 PM - 3 PM - Mike Anderson
2:30 PM - Railsplitter Parade through the Fairgrounds
3 PM - Christening Scene Reenactment
3:15 PM - National Championship Railsplitting Contest

Events Away From the Fairgrounds

Friday 6 PM - 10 PM
    Brian "Fox" Ellis with Mike Anderson
Storytellers, Lincoln Park District Rec Center, 7 PM

Saturday 7 PM - 10 PM
    Civil War Ball at Lincoln Park District Rec Center

Saturday
   Tours of Postville Courthouse: 914 Fifth St.
   Tours of Lincoln College Museum: 300 Keokuk Street

Downtown Activities:
   Open House & Bake Sale at 114 N. Chicago St. (Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society)

Saturday 12:15 PM - Captain Bogardus Trap Shoot: Lincoln Sportsmen's Club

Daily Events
Frontier Land
        Children's Games 
Handmade Crafts
Historical Displays
Quilt Displays
Antique Tractors
Steam Show
Antique Cars & Hot Rods
Food Concessions
Pioneer Games
Learn How To Participate In: Railsplitting, Water Boil, & Corn Shelling
Artistic Entertainment
Chainsaw Carving
Working Horses
Barn Raising
Tours of Lincoln College Museum: 300 Keokuk St, Lincoln
Tours of Postville Courthouse: 914 Fifth St., Lincoln
Tours of Historic Route 66

Ongoing Events in the Pioneer Village

Tic-Tac-Toe


Checkers
Stick Toss
Hopscotch
Cat Tail Mats
Tug-of-War
Lincoln Long Jump
Leaf Rubbing
Lawn Mower Races
Long Pole Step Dancing
Balloon Toss
Lariat Roping
Chess
Cross Cut Sawing
Lariat Roping
Paper Hats
Whirlygigs
Clothespin Drop
Spinning Tops
Marbles
Stilts
Hoops 'n' Sticks
Corn Shelling
Clothes Washing
Wood Carving (Presented by the Sangamon Valley Woodcarvers)

Workshop Events

Apple Butter


Stew Making
Bread Making
Dutch Oven Cooking
Herb Drying
Popcorn