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January 10,2009  OHNS (Original Hoho Nickle Society)  Meeting and auction.  (To bid must be a member of
                                           OHNS

April  15 - 18,   2010      Annual Amory, MS Railroad Festival and Hobo Gathering

April 24- , 2010    Second Annual Rosenberg Railroad Festival & Hobo Days.   www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org

April   (Discontinued)    Casey Jones Hobo Gathering in Jackson, TN  (Discontinued)

May 14  2005
    Hobo Day at the Depot  (Katy Day)    Saturday, 10 am-4pm
                                                (See write up below)

May
      ATCHISON HOBO DAYS;  For info click the link
          http://santafejack.tripod.com/AtchisonHoboDays/2002.html

May 23, 2009
       Bucyrus, OH Hobo Day  croneis@embarqmail.com or bucyruspreservationsoc@hotmail.com. Our site is www.bucyrus-preservationsoc.org

June 5 - 7 2009
    Rochelle, Illinois  Railroad and Hobo Days Contact Rick Barnes at;  (815) 561-1231

June 24 - 25, 2005
      West Branch, MI    jtennant@westbranch.com  (See below.)

June 27 - 28  2009

July 12 - 14 2007  West Palm Beach, Florida OHNS (Original Hobo Nickel Society) at the FUN Show
    Palm Beach County Convention Center OHNS Sales: Don Haley donlhaley@aol.com

July - 16 - 18,  2010  Deep lock Quarry Metro Park in Peninsula, Ohio  (See flier below)

July - 21 - 22, 2008   VanWert, OH Hobo Gathering
      Check with Hobo Queen M.A.D.  Mary for dates and details.  Also posted below.

July - 26 2008   Venego, PA  (history of A No 1) Hobo Gathering.  Contact Host Kerrick Cadwell at;
                                                                                                                         kcdco809@yahoo.com

August   2009  Pre-activities to the National Hobo Convention

August  6 - 9, 2010  Britt, IA.The 110th Annual Hobo Convention

August - 2007  Note:  From Sunrise * Evarts Hobo Gathering Pending.   HoboQueenSunrise@aol.com
    The 2nd annual Evarts Hobo Gathering (IL) is scheduled for the 3rd weekend in August, following Britt.
 

September 5, 2009 Bucyrus, OH

Bucyrus Museum Hobo Gathering  Contact Old Crow at  croneis@embarqmail.com     bucyruspreservationsoc@hotmail.com. Our site is http://www.bucyrus-preservation.org/news.htm
 

September 18-20, 2009 Port Huron, MI Hobo Fest
 

SEPTEMBER 26-27, 2009
        Annual Hobo Gathering in Historic Pullman, Chicago, IL  For information, contact Tom Shepherd at tomshepherd2001@yahoo.com or call, 773-370-3305  or Luther the Jet at 608-244-5493.
 
 

Friday, July 16 (spaghetti & salad & cookies supper)
HOBO JUNGLE CAMPFIRE LIGHTING – 7:00 P.M.

Saturday, July 17
PUBLIC BREAKFAST –9:00 A.M. (EGGS, SAUSAGE, VEGETARIAN, MUFFINS, JUICE, COFFEE)  HOBO STEW, HOBO DISPLAYS, MUSIC, CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT, PENINSULA PYTHON DAYS
 2:00 – DLQ HOBO KING & QUEEN ELECTION
 4:00 – HOBO FLOAT IN PENINSULA PYTHON DAYS PARADE (HOT DOG SMORGASBORG SUPPER)
8:00 - CAMPFIRE

Sunday, July 18 (pancake breakfast) Hobo service - 10:00 A.M.

The festival will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 10:00-6:00 on the grounds of the museum, located at 1921 Avenue F in Rosenberg, Texas’ Historic Downtown District.  The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for kids from 2-14.

Highlights of the day include re-enactors in a Depression Era Hobo Jungle (camp) and modern Hobo Jungle. Visitors are invited to visit the camps, talk to the “Hobos” and find out what life was like then and now.  Costumed interpreters will include a “conductor” in the 1972 caboose, an operator in the 1903 Tower 17 (switching station), and a ”railroad baron” in the 1879 business car. A tour of  all Museum exhibits is included.

 A CCC camp (Civilian Conservation Corp) exhibit will be open and the Boy Scouts will be selling seedling trees for $10 a gallon can.  At the end of the day, guests are invited to the Salvation Army Tent for a bowl of Mulligan Stew.  The cost for the stew is $5 or you can bring 5 non-perishable food items to be donated to Helping Hands.

Special exhibits will include an exhibit on the Railroad Special Police.  Speeder Clubs will have their speeders on display including the museum’s own speeders, one newly restored and our turn-of-the century one-man velocipede.  The Brazos Bend State Park will have a display of reptiles and spiders and the Texas Parks and Wildlife system will have a special exhibit on the CCC and the architecture of the state parks from the Depression era.

For children we have model trains; games; crafts; trackless train rides and a special train ride for toddlers; train moon walks for the big kids and one especially for toddlers; a face-painter, clown and balloon twister, story-time in the children’s library and a hands-on play area full of train toys including a Thomas the Train Engine they can build themselves.

The Festival Hobo King and Queen and Prince and Princess will be named at 2:00 so come in costume!
“We are very excited about this year’s festival.  It was a lot of fun last year and we have added many events and exhibits this year,” said museum director Jana Smith.  “We are exploring all aspects of railroading in Fort Bend County and invite the public to explore with us.”

Historic Downtown Merchants will be participating with special surprises in each business.  Come join us as the entire city turns out to celebrate the railroads in Fort Bend County.

The Rosenberg Railroad Museum is a private non-profit 501(c)3 educational institution.  Proceeds from the festival will go to support the museum.

For more information call the museum at 281-633-2846 and visit our website at www.rosenbergrrmuseum.org
 
 

    A No Host Gathering held along the UP, (formerly SP tracks). This is real desert, so be prepared, bring all your own supplies including water.  Dress warm, the desert gets cold at night.