Bank Raid Re-enactments
Button event for bleacher seating
"Button Event" means you must have a current year Defeat of Jesse James Days Celebration button, plus admission if applicable, to enter.
Participants-- Requirements for insurance (Word file) (Adobe File)
Participants-- RAID RE-ENACTMENT PARTICIPANT WAIVER (Word file) (Adobe File)
The Raid Re-Enactment takes about 30 minutes to complete.
There is a narrative description of the events that took
place in 1876 which is promptly followed by the appearance of
the James/Younger Gang and the re-enactment.
All participants in the re-enactment are volunteers and are
not paid for their performances. Many of them own the
authentic 1876 costumes they are wearing, while others are
provided by the Northfield Historical Society. For more
information, here is a Historical
account of the bank raid.
Please note that the James/Younger Gang does re-enact the
raid with Horses and Pistols and the Towns People are also
armed. They will be discharging blank rounds of ammunition
during the raid re-enactments. Please take necessary
precautions with children and pets.
Bleachers are set up on Division Street across from the
Historic First National Bank Museum, where the raid
re-enactment takes place. You are welcome, at no additional
expense, to use the bleachers if you are wearing a current
year Defeat of Jesse James Days button. Sorry, but we do not
take reservations for the bleachers - First Come First
Served.
A Defeat of
Jesse James Days Photo Album exists for this
event.
The DJJD Committee is not responsible for any personal
injury incurred while participating in or attending this
event. This is not a button event nor is there an admission
fee, but usage of the bleachers directly across from the
event requires a celebration button.
Event Chair: Jane Moline, 507-645-6321
