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Little White School House: Seasonal hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Daily, June 1 - Labor Day; Weekends in May, September and October. Regular Admission price is: $1.00 for adults and children over age 12. To visit the School by special arrangement, call the Ripon Chamber of Commerce at 920-748-6764.
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"If These Walls Could Talk" - A Living History Project Hosted by The Little White School House
The Little White School House is hosting a series of Re-Enactments of the Historic March 20, 1854 meeting which formed the Republican Party during our 2010 visiting season. The Re-enactments will be open to the public, and tickets to the events will be sold.
The meetings will recreate the debate and issues of the day. Actors portraying the actual citizens of Ripon will engage in a lively discussion in which visitors can take part. Learn how the citizens of Ripon changed the course of history by attending a re-enactment of this historic meeting.
The re-enactments are scheduled for the following dates: Saturday, April 24 - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 3 - 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 29 - 6:30 p.m. - (This performance has been re-scheduled. 2 performances will take place on 9/11) Thursday, August 26 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 11 - 3:00 p.m.
All the re-enactments will be held at the Little White School House, 303 Blackburn St., Ripon, WI The re-enactments will be a ticketed event. Tickets are $20.00 for adults, $10.00 for students. Seating is limited. Purchase tickets through the following website: www.rphs.org
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A complete restoration and conservation of the Little White Schoolhouse, birthplace of the Republican Party was completed in 2007. The project restored the Schoolhouse to its 1850's condition. more