Saturday, January 28, 2012

History Fair – 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Capital One Bank (former Greenpoint Savings Bank) Thomas Fitch Rowland,

the builder of the USS Monitor, was a first Trustee of the Greenpoint Savings Bank

Concert – 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Wine and Cheese

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Civil War Concert at the Church of the Ascension

Thomas Fitch Rowland donated funds from the construction of the USS Monitor to build this Church

Sunday, January 29 , 2012

Memorial Service – 10:00 AM – Church of the Ascension

in Memory of the USS Monitor, her builders, her crew and John Ericsson

followed by coffee, cake, assembly for parade

Parade – 12:00 PM From Church to the Museum’s land

(Launch Site of the USS Monitor) land donated by Motiva Enterprises

Ceremony – at the Launch Site approximately 12:30 PM

Reception – at the Grand Prospect Hall

Monday, January 30 , 2012

Bus Tour of Civil War Historic Sites including Brooklyn Navy Yard’s New Bldg 92 Center

Laying of Wreaths – USS Monitor Statue at McGolrick Park ,

John Ericsson Statue Battery Park, NYC