MIDWEST OLD THRESHERS REUNION – SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 4 TH , 2022
6:00 AM Shuttle Buses to Downtown & Parking Lots Start Service
7:00 AM Midwest Electric Railway Trolleys Begin Operating
– Round Trip $3.00 – Value Ticket (10 Trips) $20.00 – Under 6 Free
Reunion Headquarters Opens
7:30 AM Ground Trains Begin Operating
8:00 AM Campground – Prairie Gem Church
– Old Fashioned Service Hymn Singing & Gospel Preaching
– Donuts and Coffee following
Traction Steam Area – Full-Scale Sawmill Operates
Trading Post Opens
8:30 AM North Village – Blacksmith Shop – Opens
9:00 AM Greeting & Devotion – Jeff McPheron, Midwest Old Threshers Chaplain
Grandstand – Antique Tractor and Steam Engine Pull
Antique Building – Open – Items For Sale
Antique Car & Truck Buildings – Opens
Carousel Pavilion Opens – Ride the Smile Machine – $1.00
Demonstrations Tractor Headquarters – Tractor Talks
Family Tent – Catholic Mass
Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Galloway-Saw Demonstration
Glenna Voyles Doll House & Museum – Opens
Heritage Museum A – Old Threshers Foundation Room – Opens
– Visit the Air Conditioned Room!
Heritage Museum A – East End – Page Dragline Diesel Starting
Heritage Museum B – Printers’ Hall Demonstrations – Opens
Heritage Museums A & B / Crafters – Opens
Iowa State Patrol and DNR Display – Opens under the grandstand
Kids Area – Drive A Tractor – Opens
Kids Area – Windy Acres Pony Rides – Opens
Log Village Opens – Continuous Living History Demonstrations
Midwest Central Railroad Red Caboose Gift Shop Southside Opens
Midwest Central Railroad Train Operate – Round Trip $4.00
North Village – Opens
Outside Heritage Museum A (East End) – Sorghum Mill
– Horses & Steam Power – Pressing Cane Opens
Special Car Tent – Opens – “The Cars of the 1960s”
9:15 AM Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration
Gas Engine Area – Dempster Gas Engine Talk
9:30 AM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “Crosley,” by Paul Gorrell
Campground – Colfax School – Button Collectors’ Forum 20th Annual
Open house for Old Threshers button collectors. Featured topic:
“Return To The Sixties” by Carolyn Sidebottom
Heritage Museum A – East End – Fairbanks Morse Diesel Generator Starting
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Story Teller
Theatre Museum – Opens
Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion
– Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation
Tractor Area – Belt Driven Dynamometer – Opens
10:00 AM Family Tent – Morning Worship “Celebrating the Good Old Days”
– Speaker Rev. Dr Edward R. Peterson
– Makenzie Kruger, Accompanist,
Dr. Tim Ahern, – Choir Director and The Old Threshers Choir
Heritage Museum A – East End – Corliss Engine Lecture & Demonstration
Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration
Log Village – History Speaks “Medical Quackery – The Cure That Kills”
Midwest Central Railroad – Shop Tour – Engine House Door Number 3
Model Traction Steam Area – Sawmill Operating
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers
Traction Steam Area – Shingle Mill Demonstration
Traction Steam Area – Steamroller Printing
– East End of Heritage Museum B
Trolley Depot – “Trolleys a Historical Sketch of Electrical Railways
in America” – By Wes Bender
10:15 AM Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Corn Shelling
10:30 AM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “So you want to buy a new car, it’s 1912.”
By Bob Gerdes, John Daley & Julie Starbuck
Heritage Museum A – East End
– Stationary Steam Engines Started by Request
Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show
Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s
– “Great American Medicine Show”
Continued….
10:30 AM North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Games for Kids
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area
– Traction Steam Powered Threshing & Baling Straw
Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion
– Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation
Traction Steam Area – Veneer Mill in Operation
11:00 AM Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – The Punches – Bluegrass
Entertainment – The Barn – The Kenastons – Bluegrass
Log Village – History Speaks “Unmentionables – Ladies Clothing”
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Straw Baling
Tractor Area – Belt Driven Dynamometer – Closes
11:15 AM Gas Engine Area – Corn Crib Demonstration
11:30 AM Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show
Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion
– Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation
11:45 AM Gas Engine Area – Dempster Gas Engine Talk
11:55 AM Grandstand – The National Anthem
– Iowa Wesleyan University Primae Voces
NOON Grandstand – Cavalcade of Power (weather permitting)
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Sticks & Stones – Variety
Entertainment – The Barn – Ambassadors of Grace – Vocal Duo
Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Closes for Cavalcade of Power
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
12:30 AM Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show
Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s
– “Great American Medicine Show”
North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
1:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Wissmann Family – Gospel
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Fineline – Bluegrass
Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Galloway-Saw Demonstration
Heritage Museum B – Northeast Corner – Threshers BINGO – Opens
Horse Area – Tour Barns – Learn about the Different Breeds of Horses
Log Village – History Speaks “Iowa’s Underground Railroad”
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Family Sing–A–Long
Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers
1:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk
– “1959 Cars with Fins”, By Dean King
Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration
Log Village – Rendezvous Camp Mountain Man Skills
North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Games for Kids
2:00 PM Campground – Tour the Santa House – Opens
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Tim Smith – Country
Entertainment – The Barn – Annie Savage – Bluegrass
Heritage Museum A – Doll Museum – Presentation on Antique Dolls
Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Powerhouse Tour
Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration
Horse Demonstrations Area
– Horse Powered Elevator, Sheller, & Grinder
Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Re-Opens
Log Village – History Speaks “Prairie Wedding”
North Village – Center Chapel Church – Hymn Singing
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion
– Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation
Traction Steam Area – Veneer Mill in Operation
Trolley Depot – “Trolleys a Historical Sketch of Electrical Railways
in America” – By Wes Bender
2:15 PM Gas Engine Area – Corn Crib Demonstration
2:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “The Willys Jeep,” By Pat Tobin
Heritage Museum B – East End – $200 Blackout Jackpot BINGO
Horse Demonstrations Area
– Horse Powered Tedder, Buck Rake, & Swing Stacker
Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show
Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s
– “Great American Medicine Show”
Continued….
2:30 PM Midwest Central Railroad – South Station & Event Center
– “Iowa Railroad Sampler” – By Phil Borleske
North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School
– Spelling Bee Grades 1 – 3 followed by 4 – 6
2:45 PM Gas Engine Area – Dempster Gas Engine Talk
3:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – D’Allen Rice – Country
Gas Engine Area – Rock Crushing & Galloway-Saw Demonstration
Heritage Museum A – East End – Corliss Engine Lecture & Demonstration
Heritage Museum A – East End – Page Dragline Diesel Starting
Heritage Museum A – East End
– Stationary Steam Engines Started as Requested
Horse Demonstrations Area
– Horse Powered Crosscut Saw, Sawmill, & Stump Puller
Log Village – History Speaks “I hope my Hope Chest is big enough!?”
Model Traction Steam Area – Sawmill Operating
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School
– Spelling Bee Grades 7-9 Followed by High School and Adult
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area
– Traction Steam Powered Pony Brake, Power Eater & Baker Fan
Traction Steam Area – Barb Heaton Pavilion
– Boiler & Steam Cylinder Explanation
Traction Steam Area – Shingle Mill Demonstration
Tractor Area – Belt Driven Dynamometer – Opens
3:15 PM Gas Engine Area – Cement Block Making Demonstration
3:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk – “The 1920 Center Door Model T”,
– By John Daly
Heritage Museum A – East End – Fairbanks Morse Diesel Generator Starting
Horse Demonstrations Area
– Horse Powered Treadmill Thresher, Case Thresher,
Baler, & Well Driller
Kids Area – Chris Short’s Puppet Show
Midwest Central Railroad – Shop Tour – Engine House at Door Number 3
North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area
– Traction Steam Powered Threshing & Baling Straw
Tractor Headquarters – Kiddie Tractor Pull
4:00 PM Campground – Tour the Santa House – Closes
Entertainment – Family Tent – Ambassadors of Grace – Vocal Duo
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Fineline – Bluegrass
Entertainment – The Barn – The Boys – Country
Heritage Museum A – East End – Stationary Steam Powerhouse Tour
Log Village – History Speaks “Women Who Settled the Prairie”
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Corn Shelling
Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Tractor Powered Straw Baling
4:30 PM Antique Car Building – Car Talk
– “A Walking Tour through the Car Building,” – By John Daly
Horse Area – Horse Shoeing Demonstration
North Village – Cowboy Poet & Chuck Wagon Cook & Sheep Herder
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
Theatre Museum – Closed
Traction Steam Area – Steam Engine Games
Tractor Area – Belt Driven Dynamometer – Closes
5:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – Sticks & Stones – Variety
Heritage Museum B – Northeast Corner – Last Game – $500 Jackpot Bingo
Log Village – Professor Farquar & Polecat Annie’s
– “Great American Medicine Show”
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
North Village – West Pleasant Lawn School – Closes
Outside Heritage Museum A (East End) – Sorghum Mill Closes
Traction Steam Area – Full-Scale Sawmill Closes
5:30 PM Kids Area – Nick’s Kids Show
North Village – Golden Slipper Saloon – Singing, Dancing & Comedy
Theatre Museum – Neil & Caroline Shaffner Play “The Old Grouch”
6:00 PM Campground – Prairie Gem Church
– Old Fashioned Service Hymn Singing & Gospel Preaching
Last Service for the 2022 Old Threshers Reunion
– Coffee, lemonade & cookies following
Entertainment – Family Tent – Tim Smith – Country
Entertainment – Heritage Museum A – D’Allen Rice – Country
Entertainment – The Barn – Annie Savage – Bluegrass
Iowa State Patrol and DNR Display- Closes
Kids Area – Drive A Tractor Closes
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers
Trading Post Closes
7:00 PM Entertainment – Family Tent – The Punches – Bluegrass
Heritage Museum B – Marvin Mill Demonstration
Midwest Central Railroad Red Caboose Gift Shop –Southside Closes
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
Special Exhibits Area – Bear Hollow Wood Carvers
– Select Wood Carvings for Auction
The Barn – Square Dance Lessons
7:30 PM Entertainment – The Barn – Lyle Beaver – Dance Music
8:00 PM Grandstand – Russell Dickerson
Antique Building – Closes
Antique Car & Truck Buildings Closes
Carousel Pavilion – Closes
Heritage Museum A & B – Close
Kids Area – Windy Acres Pony Rides – Closes
North Village – OT Smokin’ Gunslingers American West Show
North Village Buildings – Close
Reunion Headquarters Closes
Special Car Tent – Closes
9:00 PM Steam & Tractor Demonstration Area – Traction Steam Spark Shows
Midwest Central Railroad Train Operation Closes
10:00 PM Ground Trains Close After Country Music Show
Midwest Electric Railway Trolleys Close After Country Music Show
11:30 PM Shuttle Buses to Downtown & Parking Lots End Service
GRANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT Russell Dickerson TONIGHT8:00 PM
GRANDSTAND OPENS AT 6:30 PM

Nauvoo Grape Festival
Sunday, September 4, 2022 Event Schedule
7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ~ Pancake Breakfast at the Shelter House, Nauvoo State Park sponsored by Saints Peter & Paul School. Donations are welcome!

8:00 a.m. ~ Registration for the 45th Annual Festival on Wheels Custom Car Show.

9:00 a.m. ~ Arts & Craft Show and Flea Market opens. Standing Bear Council will have a 28 foot tipi displayed. Members will be available to educate visitors about housing and various artifacts.

11:00 a.m. ~ 45th Annual Festival on Wheels custom show opens – over 500 entries & one of the largest open car shows in the tri-state area!

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~ FREE Shuttle bus service will run from the Festival Grounds to area businesses.

1:00 p.m. ~ Entertainment Tent opens. Must be 21 or older – Can beer available for $2.00

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Entertainment tent will host Live Music by Two Fifths.

Noon to 5:00 p.m. ~ Nauvoo Historical Society Rheinberger Museum offers tours of the arched wine cellar and samples of grapes from Illinois’ oldest vineyard.

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~ Nauvoo Historical Society Weld House Museum (1380 Mulholland) open for free tours. Original and reprints of former Grape Festival programs will be available for purchase.

1:00 p.m. – Midway opens – Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun & Food Vendors

2:00 p.m. ~ Nauvoo Grape Festival Feature Parade begins at the Fire Station & ends on Parley Street in the Nauvoo State Park. 2022 Grand Marshall – TBA

3:00 p.m. – Custom Automotive Art Auction – car show grounds

4:00 p.m. ~ 45th Annual Festival on Wheels Car Show Awards.

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. ~ Midway open – Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun Arm Band Night – $25.00

6:00 p.m. ~ Entertainment Tent Starts – $5.00 cover charge/Must be 21 or older to enter.

8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. ~ Entertainment Tent will host Live Music by Brushville.