Members of Jonathan Halstead's family (Halstead was the U.S. Government Appointed Trader at Milledgeville's Fort Wilkinson and at Macon's Fort Hawkins ca. 1800) are visiting Middle Georgia, from Texas, South Carolina and from multiple locations in Georgia, this weekend for the Fort Hawkins Frontier Day celebration. On Friday, I am leading members of this group to the sites where their ancestor worked, lived and died. Everyone with interests in Middle Georgia's frontier era is invited to join us. All events are free, but people participating on Friday should be prepared to pay for lunch and to provide their own transportation (our round trip is about 80 miles). Please contact me for more information. Our agenda follows (all times are approximate): Fort Hawkins Agenda - September 13 and 14, 2002 Friday, September 13, 2002 - Special Events for Halstead Family 8:30 a.m. Leave Best Western Riverside Inn in Macon 9:00 a.m. Arrive at Hawkins' Monument in Roberta 9:30 a.m. Visit Benjamin Hawkins' gravesite in Crawford County 10:30 a.m. Visit Fort Hawkins in Macon 11:30 a.m. Lunch in Milledgeville 1:00 p.m. Visit 1803 Georgia Capitol Building in Milledgeville (currently houses the administrative offices of Georgia Military College) 2:00 p.m. Visit the Fort Wilkinson (Milledgeville) site 4:00 p.m. Return to Best Western Riverside Inn in Macon Saturday, September 14, 2002 - All Saturday events are at Fort Hawkins at the corner of Emery Highway and Maynard Street in Macon. 9:00 a.m. Clean-Up with Volunteers 10:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies - Introduce Halstead Family 11:00 a.m. Storytelling with Karan Batchelor (GMC Robins): Gunrunners, Scouts and Place names 12:00 p.m. Trivia Contest with Prizes (Yard sticks, Certificate for tanning at Gold's Gym in Warner Robins, Certificate for one month membership at Gold's Gym in Warner Robins, Georgia Military College Gym Bag, Gift from Ocmulgee National Monument's Gift Store, Gift from Civil War Researcher, Signed artprint of "Where It All Began" by Alix Anderson (features Fort Hawkins). 1:00 p.m. Storytelling with Karan Batchelor - A Wedding and Manifest Destiny 2:00 p.m. Short Lecture (10-15 minutes) with Dianne Wilcox "Plans for Fort Hawkins 2000-2006" 3:00 p.m. Short Lecture (10-15 minutes) with Dianne Wilcox "Natives and Fort Hawkins" 4:00 p.m. Close Thanks, DW Dianne Dent Wilcox Academic Dean for GMC Robins and Fort Hawkins Project Director (478)327-7375 Georgia Military College 78 MS/DPEE 620 Ninth Street, Suite 113 RAFB, GA 31098-2232 Virginia Crilley