ROCHESTER — Since 1990 the Redbud Trail Rendezvous has brought fun history to northern Indiana. Often the first living history event of the spring, it portrays Indiana history from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. The Redbud Trail Rendezvous will be from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, and from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 24.The rendezvous will be set up on the south side of the barn and living history village at the Fulton County Historical Society grounds four miles north of Rochester on U.S. 31.

The people dressed in authentic pre-1865 outfits will demonstrate many traditional crafts, including flint knapping, breadwork, spinning and weaving, leather, watercolor painting, pewter casting, wood carving, blacksmithing, scrimshaw, fingerweaving and much more.

Performing at the program tent both days will be Mark Groop, Orland, with bagpipe music, Indian dances and history; Marsha Glassburn, Rochester, a Native American Indian storyteller; Lois Mann, Rochester, guitar music and songs; Shirley Willard, Rochester, with Potawatomi history. On Sunday only, Kim Hoover, Star City will show birds from their wild life rehabilitation.

Admission is $3 for adults and free for children aged 11 and under. Volunteers can earn free admission to the Redbud Trail Rendezvous by working half a day. To volunteer call the museum at (574) 223-4436. Free parking is provided on FCHS grounds.

For more information, contact FCHS at (574) 223-4436 or [email protected].