This living-history re-enactment explores, in vivid detail, the events of March 20, 1854 when Alvan Bovay convened a daring and decisive meeting at a Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon This meeting , in protest to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, launched the Republican Party and forever changed the course of our country.  This 75-minute event, held in that very schoolhouse, will immerse participants in that lively debate, enable them to sit with Bovay and Ripon townspeople, even allow them to participate in the discussions that so altered the lives of many. 

Bovay declared: "We shall marshall our resources to elect a President opposed to the domination of slavery".  Abraham Lincoln would be elected President just 6 short years later.

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Participants will be invited to assume the role of a Ripon resident from 1854.  Space is limited to no more than 20 participants.

In advance of your event date, participants will receive a further account of this historic time in our nation's history.

No cameras or cell phone may be used during the event.

This is a production of the REPUBLICAN PARTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY in collaboration with the Little White Schoolhouse Foundation and the Ripon Historical Society.  Proceeds from the event benefit the Little White Schoolhouse Foundation & the Ripon Chamber of Commerce.

Cost:

$20 Adults

$10 Youth (12 -18)

For More Information:
651-408-4837

For lodging and other area attractions visit: www.ripon-wi.com