The Courthouse Docket continues as the Fort Point Garrison Brass Band performs holiday music. Their Christmas portfolio includes a variety of 19th century carols. Many of these were of English origin but made their way across the ocean to America. Families would have sung around the hearth or at the piano
(or even soldiers around the campfire).
The Fort Point Garrison Brass Band (FPGBB) was formed in 2005. Part of the Band’s mission is to portray an authentic 19th Century American Brass Band and educate audiences on the history of bands, instruments, musicians, and their daily lives during this era. To this end the Band has performed for school programs, Civil War dances and reenactments.
Music provided by bands during the Civil War did much to help the cause. The bands performed concerts, played for troops on the march, provided music for balls and dances, and had an important role in military ceremonies. During battles, the bandsmen often assisted the surgeons in the field hospitals and as stretcher bearers on the battlefield.
The FPGBB performs on period brass horns, all of which are over 100 years old. The Band has performed at Fort Point, Angel Island, Alcatraz, Columbia, Virginia City, and Gettysburg. For many years, the Band has played in Monterey for Christmas at the Adobes.
Previously on the Courthouse Docket
On June 7, 2024, Michael Flanagan presented LBGTQ+ Peninsula History from the Early 20th Century.
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The Courthouse Docket is a series of presentations held in the History Museum’s Historic Courtroom A. The Courthouse Docket Series is sponsored by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.
