The Colorado Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

HERE YE, HERE YE, COME ONE, COME ALL, TO THE

ANNUAL COSSAR PICNIC

Saturday, 24, July 2010 at

FORT LUPTON

Currently undergoing restoration by the

South Platte Valley Historical Society

Park Opens at 9:00am
Camping on the FLMLC Range is $8/camp/night (no reservations needed)
Lemonade Social with COSSAR State President at 10:00am
Tomahawk Training at 11am
Noon Color Guard will Post the Colors in the Fort with a Verbruggen Cannon Fire Salute
Buffalo Burger Picnic Luncheon served by the SPVHS at 12:30pm
Major Kurt Skinner of the British 42nd Royal Highlander Black Watch Regiment and Private Benjamin Mann of the Continental Army’s 1st Virginia Battalion will give the British and Continental perspectives of The American Revolution at 1pm
Afterwards, everyone is invited to the black powder range to tour the British and Continental campsites and safely fire live muskets at targets, under Range Officer Supervision
Tour of Fort Lupton provided by members of the SPVHS at 2pm and 3pm
1860s Donelson House High Tea (20 persons minimum @ $10 per person) at 3pm (max. 26)
Strike Colors and Retire at 5pm

DIRECTIONS

The Fort Lupton Historic Park and Rendezvous site is located along the scenic South Platte River just north of Fort Lupton, Colorado. The Park and Rendezvous site is approximately ½ mile west of Highway 85 on County Road 14 on the north side. Driving distances make it an easy day trip for those along the Front Range of Colorado. (distances are approximate.)

9 miles west of Interstate 76 on Highway 52
10 miles east of Interstate 25
30 miles from the Denver International Airport (DIA), Denver, Boulder, and Greeley
Less than one hour’s drive north of most locations in the Denver Metro area

Fort Lupton Historic Park

1875 Factory Drive

Fort Lupton, CO 80621

Rendezvous Site & Black Powder Shooting Range

South Platte River

Weld County Road 14

1/2 and 3/4 mile west of Highway 85

If you plan on firing a musket please wear cotton clothing. Cotton Frock coats will be available.

Names of Compatriot & Adult Guests for Tea / # of reservations @ $10 / Subtotal $
Names of Compatriot & Adult Guests for lunch / # of Adults @ $20 / Subtotal $
Names of Youth Guest(s)for Lunch / # of Youth(14-18) @ $10 / Subtotal $
(children under 14 eat free) / Grand Total

Please make your check payable to COSSAR and mail it to arrive by July 15th, 2010 with this reservation to:

Tom Wellborn

2 Mountain Cedar Lane

Littleton, CO 80127-2601

November 3, 2018

Fellow Compatriots / COSSAR / DAR and CAR Members,

This year we are again hosting the Annual COSSAR Picnic at Fort Lupton, northeast of Denver, Colorado, for a unique opportunity to see how our revolutionary era ancestors and their descendants may have lived. We expect to have the best of the SAR membership in Colorado present their expert knowledge and impressions of the life and times of the American Revolution.

Fort Lupton is the renowned preservation and restoration project undertaken by the South Platte Valley Historical Society (SPVHS). All amenities are quite suitable for our picnic, and we hope you will enjoy what we have planned. We especially want children and grandchildren to feel welcomed, entertained, and educated with the scheduled and closely supervised events.

The Fort area is located immediately adjacent to a large campground with all the amenities for a weekend stay. Members are highly encouraged to take advantage of the adjacent SPVHS campgrounds, which range from 30 to 60 primitive tent spaces for $8 per night. You may plan to stay Friday or Saturday nights, or both! Those members who live a longer distance away will want to seriously consider the option to stay overnight. Bring a self-contained white gas or propane stove if you plan to cook, and plenty of water even though perfectly fine ‘spigot’ water is also available.

Here's the scoop:

The SPVHS Park opens at 9am, so early birds are encouraged. The Donelson House will serve as a greeting point at 10am to meet the COSSAR President and enjoy a Lemonade and Ginger Snap Reception.

For the more adventurous, there will be a Tomahawk Demonstration and Training at 11am down by the black power range.
At NOON the COSSAR Color Guard will post the colors inside the Fort and a cannon salute will be fired.
A buffet picnic lunch of Buffalo Burgers with all the trimmings will be served immediately afterward by members of the SPVHS.
At 1 pm talented COSSAR members will discuss their Living History roles in full uniform as soldiers to provide vivid insight into the perspectives of both sides of the American Revolution.
At 2pm everyone is invited down to the Black Powder Range and Revolutionary War British and Continental camp. Children and adults will get a chance wander through the camp and ask questions about camp life during the Revolution, and safely fire live muskets at targets. Adults will have an opportunity to fire a musket. For the younger and less experienced children and adults we will have muskets with just blank loads (lot a smoke and no kick) and the more adventurous will have the opportunity to pay $5 to fire 3 balls from a real reproduction black powder firearm at a paper target. A range master will conduct each volley and qualified black powder firearms owners will provide side-by-side instruction on their use. The target area is secure and cordoned off for safety and proper procedures are strictly enforced.
At both 2pm and 3pm, COSSAR members may take a one-hour Tour of the Fort conducted by an expert SPVHS (and COSSAR!) member.
At 3pm SPVHS volunteers will treat paying attendees to a High Tea at the Donelson House.

Proceeds from all these events will be put toward either the SPVHS or the COSSAR ROTC and Awards fund. So, whether or not you have done so before, please come join us this year. We would enjoy seeing you!

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Your Obedient Servant, Tom Wellborn, Vice President, COSSAR