Next Saturday, October 21st. will be the final Lantern Tour at Schoenbrunn village. It will run from 7:30 to 9:30 Saturday night. If you get a chance, stop by, the Village looks awesome lit by candles only. 4-5 of us will be on hand to demonstrate firelock functions for the public.
The Trade Fair is only 6 weeks away! Time flies but we are ready for year #5. We have some fantastic prizes for the raffle to be given out at 3pm on Sunday, October 20th. Want tickets, go to our web site at www.schoenbrunnvillagefair.org for details on purchasing the tickets.

Hope to see you at the lantern tour and Trade Fair.

YMHS,

Jack Johnson

It's 2 months till the Trade fair at the Village and we can't wait. Everything is ready for another great weekend and we hope to see all of you there for a fun time. Juried participants and Vendor's are still coming in so don't delay those applications. We'll be at The Fair at New Boston next weekend and hope to talk with many of you there. Also, the last lantern Tour at the Village for 2013 will be Saturday 9/21 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Stop by if you get a chance. Thanks.

Jack

Boy, with the cool weather today, it seems like Trade Fair weather! At any rate, less than 3 months till the Schoenbrunn Village Trade fair and it will be here before we know it. There will be several new Vendors this year to add to our list of quality Vendore's we now have. The Village is looking great, several groups are volunteering their time to keep it looking fantastic. We are working on getting several grants and will use this money for cabin repairs and such. We also have a desire to built some of the lost buildings that were put up in the 20's so let's hope these grants come thru.

Don't forget to get your raffle tickets, information on our web site at www.schoenbrunnvillagefair.org We have another list of fantastic prizes again this year. One change, the raffle prizes will be given out starting at 3pm on Sunday, October 20th. This is a change from previous years at 2pm.

Not juried yet, still plenty of time, check out the web site for applications and rules. Jury ends September 30, 2013.

Hope to see you at events remaining til October. have a safe summer.

YMHS,

Jack Johnson

Schoenbrunn Lantern Tour Coming Soon!

The first big event at Schoenbrunn Village will be Saturday, May 18, 2013. It is the first of 2 dates for the Lantern Tours thru the Village. The tour is from 7pm to 10pm and each cabin will be filled with Village Volunteers in period dress discussing the daily lives at the Village during it's operation. 

I will be there along with Lee McBee and Roy Howman demonstrating the use of firelocks. We can be found hanging around the Connor Cabin. It is a great event and kicks off the Village season. We will also be displaying this year's custom Ken Netting fowler that is the grand prize for the Trade Fair raffle. Tickets for the raffle will be for sale in the gift shop.

If you can make it, you will not be disappointed. If you can't, and want raffle tickets, just send your check made out to John Johnson to:

1795 Lexview Circle

Mansfield, Ohio 44907

$5 each or 3 for $10. We have close to $2700 in prizes thus far with more sure to come. The prizes will be given out at 3pm on Sunday, October 20,2013. You do not have to be present to win! Hope to see you on May 18th!

YMHS,

Jack Johnson

 

The 2013 Schoenbrunn Village Trade fair is set for October 19th and 20th, 2013. I have the Ken Netting Type G English Trade Gun on hand and am selling tickets for that and other prizes for our Raffle. All prizes will be given out at the Fair on Sunday 10/20 at 3pm. If you would like to purchase tickets, they are $5 each or 3 for $10. Please send a check for the number of tickets you want to:

John Johnson
1795 Lexview Circle
Mansfield, Ohio 44907.

If you would like to get your ticket stubs, please send along a stamp and I'll mail them back to you right away. This year we are only selling 1000 tickets and all proceeds after paying off the Trade Gun go to running next years Trade fair. Please remember, the Trade Fair is run completely by volunteer help so buying tickets helps us maintain the Trade Fair operations. If you'd like to call me for information on the jury process or about the Raffle, give me a call at 419 756-6878. I hope to see you at this year's Trade Fair!

YMHS,

Jack Johnson

Well, the 4th Annual Schoenbrunn Trade Fair is over and it was a great weekend. A little rainy on Saturday morning but glorious Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Turnout was very good for both participants and public. The Ken Netting fowler was won by Pat Lipps from Common Ground Pottery!

As usual, the breakfasts both days were superb and the Village Volunteers did a masterful job of keeping wood supplied and making sure we had everything we needed. Special thanks go out to Roy Howman, Lee McBee, Dave Moore, Raplh Arms, and Matt Bottomly for all their help in making my job a lot easier. 

 Thanks also to Todd Miller for his great demonstrations on Flax breaking, Matt Wulff and Mark Cory for their excellent talks each day, Greg and Marianne Leopold for the GREAT food, and all the guys who helped out with the Musket demonstrations each day!

 Next year's Trade Fair will be October 19 & 20, 2013 so get it on your schedule soon. If you haven't been to this event, you are missing one fun weekend! See you all next year! Have a Happy Holiday season!

YMHS,

Jack Johnson

Its just 2 weeks until the Trade Fair and we have a great schedule lined up for everyone. Everything is ready for a great weekend and i have ordered great weather. For those vendors and campers, I will be at the Village at 10am on Thursday, 10/18 til about 7 pm that night. I'll be back by 8:30 am on Friday. Roy Howman will be at the Village Thursday night for any late arrivals. I look forward to seeing you all this year. Take care.  Jack