Jeanie Johnston visit to Bristol, PA - June 2003. Location and details.

Jeanie Johnston visits Bristol, Pennsylvania
26th June to 30th June, 2003

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Jeanie Johnston will be docked in Bristol, Pennsylvania from Thursday, 26 June, after sailing from Burlington. The ship will be open Thursday afternoon through Sunday 29th June and will depart for New York on Monday 30th June.

Dates Jeanie is open to visitors and location:

Thursday, 26th (12 midday to 6pm) to Sunday, 29th June - Lions Park, at the foot of Mill Street, Bristol. (See map below)

Events and entertainment scheduled:
View the full music and dance entertainment schedule

Irish dance show and dance drama by the Fitzpatrick Dancers, entitled "Jeanie-New Shores, New Life", on Wednesday evening, June 25th, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. at the Bristol Riverside Theatre.

Thursday morning, 26th June, at 11:00 a.m., the ship will be met by a flotilla of ships and fire department boats, then by the immediate past governor of Pennsylvania, Mark Schweiker, the 3 Bucks County Commissioners, the state Senator, the State Representative, the Mayor of Bristol and other dignitaries. A Piper and a re-enactment regiment will also be performing.

Thursday morning, 26th June, at 12:00 p.m. Mass at the Celtic Cross monument at the park.

Civil War encampment from Thursday through Sunday

There will be continuous entertainment, food and merchandise vendors, childrens entertainment, also walking tours of historic Bristol, each day from 10:30 noon until 8:00 p.m. at Bristol Municipal Wharf at Lions Park.

Ship open for guided tours daily from 10.30am to 6pm. (Thurs 26th 12-6pm)
Admission charge $5:

There will be free shuttle buses from Club, train stations and Wharf which will be running all day. There is free parking throughout the borough of Bristol during Jeanie's stay. Look for the signs indicating the parking areas

The telephone number for enquiries about Jeanie's Bristol visit is 215-788-9806, after 2pm.

Read the report about Jeanie's visit to Bristol in the local newspaper, Yardley News.

map showing location of Bristol, Pennsylvania, where Jeanie Johnston will be docked

Jeanie Johnston's visit is sponsored by the Bristol A.O.H. - Michael Dougherty Division 1

Private ship receptions on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 p.m. through 10:00 p.m. Limited tickets available at $100.00, please contact AOH office on 215-788-9806, after 2pm.

Sail training berths are available from Bristol to New York.
Please check the information page for further opportunities.

Our thanks to Tom Keenan of Bristol AOH for these photos of Jeanie's visit to Bristol. Tom says that the Jeanie Johnston turned what is normally a 1 day festival into 4 days with more than 2200 visitors on Saturday and more than 3000 on Sunday.

Old and new forms of transport as Jeanie leaves for New York.	Boyce Nolan chatting with a visitor
Roadside advertisement on the approach to Bristol	A family day out to visit Jeanie
Huge crowds turn out in Bristol These photos and report sent by Bonnie Claire from Bristol. Jeanie Johnston - a truly memorable event! Our family visited the Jeanie Johnston in Bristol, Pennsylvania on Saturday. Prior to going on the sailing ship we were told about the saga of the Irish emigrants on their voyage to the United States. Aboard the ship we all truly felt as thought we were there. The replicas of the emigrants looked very realistic. The ship itself was beautiful! The docking of the Jeanie Johnston in Bristol was further enhanced by the Irish festival going on at the time, along with Bagpipers and Irish ballads. I took quite a few pictures and here are a few. This was a great event and I am recommending it to all my friends. Greetings from Bonnie Claire
Jeanie taken from the Irish Festival	Jeanie's appeal spans the generations.