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1890s Vendor Fair

Vendors, you can bring your own tents for setup along the midway. We also have two vendor tents and a limited number of spaces in them. For information, contact Deb Bastian at dtbastian@yahoo.com

We are still accepting vendor applications. Contact Deb Bastian at dtbastian@yahoo.com

Plans Underway for 2012 1890s Weekend

Continuous entertainment this year includes a Flea Circus, Puppet Show, strolling musician and music acts throughout the day. See schedule for for full itinerary. It is also Family Day at Mansfield University with the Mounties facing Army on Van Norman Field. A few blocks away is the annual Mansfield Library Book Sale.

The Country Kids Jamboree will be a highlight of this year’s Fabulous 1890s Weekend.  Included will be several puppet shows and games for children.  Don’t miss it.  Your kids and you are going to love Country Kids Jamboree.

Who Murdered Effie Tour
On September 4, 1897, around midnight, Effie Copley of Hills Creek was shot in the head four times on the bank of what is now part of the Mansfield University campus.
Effie’s estranged husband, Walter Goodwin of Charleston, was accused of murdering her. Walter claimed that it was his 14-year-old girlfriend, Gertrude Taylor of Gaines who pulled the trigger.
Walter was tried and found guilty. He was hanged in Wellsboro in June, 1898. It was the last hanging in Tioga County. Walter professed his innocence until the very end.
There are still questions about the murder and about Effie’s baby who disappeared immediately after birth. 
Brian Barden, great-nephew of Effie, will host The Who Murdered Effie Tour during the Fabulous 1890s Weekend. The trolley will travel through Mansfield and Mansfield University and stop at different points of interest, including the murder scene.

The tour will take place at 1:30 and 3 p.m. Saturday, September 29 starting from Smythe Park.  Tickets are $10 and will be available Friday, Sept. 28 in the 1890s office on Smythe Park. Seating is limited to 20 persons per tour.

Don't miss the World’s Biggest Dance Party on the Soccer Field at 6-8 p.m.

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Much of the success of the 1890s Weekend is the close working relationship between the town and university, Miller added. “Literally dozens of community and university organizations come together to make the Weekend the unique event that it is,” he said.

The Weekend has been featured in such national media outlets as USA Weekend, MTV, Fox News, USA Today and others.

The Fabulous 1890s Weekend is cosponsored by Mansfield University and the Greater Area Mansfield Chamber of Commerce. Admission is a $3 button, which is good for the entire weekend.
For complete information and schedules, check online at 1890sweekend.com

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