Rockford

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-General Information -Time schedule -Vender Hall

-Hours of Operation -Security -Village and Field Battles

-Registration -Reenacter Parking/Pass -Pyrotechnics

-School Tours -House Rules

General Information

This is an World War Two, Historical Reenactment Society event. ALL participating reenacters will abide by the WWII HRS by-laws, Safety and Authenticity Standards. You should review these items at the HRS website at: Worldwartwohrs.org

In addition to the HRS Safety/Authenticity by-laws, are the "House Rules" which are written on page three, please go over these before coming to the event.

If you do not agree with any of it, please stay home, arguing with event staff will only get you escorted off the premises.

All recognized reenactment groups/societies welcomed, but again you must follow HRS S&A standards PERIOD.

Hours of Operation

-Thursday Sept. 24: 12:00pm Gates open for setup

-Friday Sept. 25: 9:45-2:15pm School tours No personal vehicles allowed in Living History Campsite

-Saturday Sept. 26: 11:00am-5:00pm Museum is open to the public

-Sunday Sept. 27: 11:00am-4:00pm Museum is open to the public

-Sunday Sept. 27: 7:00pm Park closes to everyone

Registration

Registration will be located at the hospital, we will have signs pointing you in the right direction.

-Thursday 24, 2pm-9pm Please do not arrive before 12:00pm Thursday!

-Friday 25, 8am-9:30am then will reopen 2:15pm until 10pm

-Saturday 26, 7am-10am

Pre-registration can be found on Page 9 http://skoelling.homestead.com/page9rockford.html

Updates

-Reminder, there is no overnight parking in the museum village or the authentic camp area period! Vehicles unloading/loading equipment have a 10min limit, then remove the vehilce from the area to the reenacter parking lot.

Straw will be located in grey barn, marked 22 on village map. Firewood will be placed at entrances into camp area from reenacter parking

PARKING

We have added a second entrance into the woods and have expanded the reenacter parking to include the whole field.

Make sure your parking pass which you will get at registration, is viewable on your dash of your car for the Park District Police can see it.

ATTENTION!!

Everyone doing a combat impression will have the correct haircut for that impression. At S&A everyone will be asked to take their head cover off, if you do not have the correct hairstyle you will need to correct it or not do that impression (including women). To get the haircut standards please visit the Safety & Authenticity section at the HRS web site at: Worldwartwohrs.org

All women must report to S&A, this includes military, homefront and other civilian impressions.

Event Staff

Scott Koelling/2.Panzer Division - Overall coordinater

Dave Fornel/353.ID - Village and Camp - Coordinater

Rhea Murwin/2629 WAC Btn/401 GIR - Registration

Bill Larsen/353rd.ID - Village Skits

Ron Kaputska/C.Co.1stBat.502nd - Woods Scenarios

Mike Beth/2.Pz.Div. - Woods Camp Enforcement (any problems/questions within the woods campsite during the event, Mike will be at the 2nd Panzer site.)

-Allied MPs: 216th MP, 29th MP Bat.

Kevin Hennessey/GD Trains - FG Coordinater

ALL MPs and FGs who would like to help out, must check in with Kevin at the event!

Attention

All unit CO's must pre-register your unit, then all unit members need to to pre-register. Pre-registration will open May 10

Discounted Hotel rooms info!

WOODS SCENARIOs

Smaller units will be assigned to the woods scnarios. You will be notified at the event. If you would like to volunteer for the woods scenarios, please contact Ron Kaputska, Ron is coordinating this. Any unit wanting to do there own woods skit, must be approved by Ron before the event.