MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
MONDAY, MAY 27 FROM 10:15 AM - 4:00 PM
Our building doors open each year at 10:15 on Memorial Day celebrating those hardy Chesterfield pioneers. Come take a look inside these historic buildings, have some fun and experience what makes Chesterfield great. All are welcome!
SCHEDULED EVENTS
5K RUN
- REGISTER
- 9:00 am
- Starting line in front of Meetinghouse
FLAG CEREMONY
- 10:00 am
- Amusement Hall Field
BRICK STORE OPENS
- 10:15 am
- Holbrook Mercantile
- Cash and Credit Card Accepted
BAKE SALE & MEMORIES SCAN BOOTH OPENS
- 10:15 am - 1:00 pm
- Amusement Hall
- You can buy a homemade treat or bring your Chesterfield historical photos to be scanned and recorded in our archives.
LIVE AUCTION
- 1:30 pm
- Amusement Hall
- 100% of the auction proceeds are used to restoring and maintaining Chesterfield.
- Think of it as a donation with a bonus.
LUNCH - HAMBURGERS & HOTDOGS
- 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Amusement Hall Field
- Prepay available until Saturday May 25 at midnight.
- Prices may change.
ACTIVITIES- FROM 10:15 AM - 4:00 PM
* Activities are subject to change. Check back here for most current information.
- WAGON RIDES - Line up outside of the church. Each ride lasts about 30 minutes.
- IRA CALL CABIN
- CHESTER CALL CABIN - Stories
- MEETINGHOUSE - Organ Playing
- AMUSEMENT HALL - Memories Booth
- DAVIDS CABIN - Rug Making Demo
- TOLMAN / LOVELAND - Homemade Cards
- LOVELAND / SIMONS HOUSE - Popcorn
- JENSEN CABIN - Homemade Bread & Jam
- PERKINS CABIN - Herbs
- BARLOW HOUSE
- IMPLEMENT YARD - Up close view of antique farming equipment. Outside of Blacksmith Shop.
- HIGGINSON / HOLBROOK HOUSE - Spinning Yarn
- FLUEITT SIMONS CABIN - Stories
- ROBERTSON CABIN - Reconstruction Progress
- RUGER DUGOUT - Button Game
- MUIR / BUTTERFIELD
- BLACKSMITH SHOP - Rope Making / Prairie Rings
- TITHING HOUSE - How They Made Bricks
- LIVERY STABLE
- BRICK STORE - Purchase Candy & Other Items
- LOG STORE - School
