Monthly Archives: February 2015

Upcoming Local Civil War Events, Spring 2015

Saturday, February 14,  11 AM – 2 PM

Open House at the Union League Free tours of the historic Civil War era Union League House at 140 S. Broad St. Philadelphia.  Call 215-563-6500 for details.

Wednesday, February 18    2 PM
Annual Temple University Black History Conference, Lincoln, Emancipation and the End of the Civil War 

Civil War & Emancipation Studies at Temple University (CWEST) sponsor. Walk Auditorium, Ritter Hall, 13th St & Cecil B. Moore Ave on Main Campus of Temple University.  Speakers; books; discussion; displays. Free. Register:  andy.waskie@temple.edu 215-204-5452

Saturday, February 21      10 AM
Annual Major Octavius V. Catto Honor Ceremony.

6th & Lombard Streets, Philadelphia, PA.   Wreath-Laying ceremony. Participants welcomed.  PA National Guard Award Ceremony to follow at 12:30pm in the Union League for the Major Catto Medal Award Ceremony.  Information: Dr. Andy Waskie 215-204-5452   andy.waskie@temple.edu

Saturday, March 21   8:30 AM – 5 PM

Abraham Lincoln Institute, Eighteenth Annual Symposium, The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship

Ford’s Theatre, 511 Tenth Street, Washington, DC.  On the program: Terry Alford, Richard Wightman Fox, Martha Hodes, Jonathan White and Dr. Stephen A. Goldman.

http://www.lincoln-institute.org/symposia/sym2013/index.htm

April 25-26

26th Annual Neshaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment,  Bensalem, PA

May 16

Monmouth County Library’s Manalapan Music Muster: The Civil War in Song (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Join us for this very special concert with performances from the Libby Prison Minstrels, Joe Becton, The Susquehanna Travellers, Jed Marum, Helen Beedle, The Irish Volunteers Civil War Band and Steve Ball and Lisa Williams. Hear the stories behind the songs as these talented musician/historians perform the music soldiers heard around the campfires and their families heard at home. Dr. David Martin, historian and author of over 20 books on the Civil War will offer the keynote address on the importance of music in the Civil War. Weather permitting, there will also be an encampment of Civil War re-enactors outside of the library to answer questions about the lives of soldiers during the War. This event is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association and made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council on the Humanities. Contact: 732-431-7220 x7222

May 17

Civil War Living History Day at Manor College, Jenkintown, PAManor College Civil War Event May 2015

May 23

Memorial Day Service at General Winfield Scott Hancock Tomb

June 13

Old Baldy CWRT Trip to Woodlands Cemetery in West Philadelphia

Brochure and signup form: Woodlands Cemetery Tour Brochure

Trip to Woodlands Cemetery

Old Baldy CWRT Trip to Woodlands Cemetery in West Philadelphia

Location: 4000 Woodland Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015

Time: 10:00 AM to about Noon

Cost: $10.00 Per Person (Cemetery Charge)

Cemetery Tour Guide: James Mundy

Click here for the brochure and sign-up form: Woodlands Cemetery Tour Brochure

Meeting of June 11, 2015

Jane Peters Estes on “The Battle of Gettysburg: Where Were the Women?”

Jane Peters EstesFrom the best known to the most obscure, this program discussed the many roles filled by women during the deadliest battle of the Civil War. With information gleaned from diaries, letters, and newspapers of the period, many parts of this program are told in the actual words of the women who lived through the battle.

Jane Peters Estes has been a living historian and active member of Delaware Valley region historical organizations for almost 30 years. Her current affiliations include; Historical Military Impressions, GAR Museum, 26th and 28th PA Volunteers, Mount Holly Historical Society, New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association, General Meade Society, and the Union Patriotic League. She has had articles published in Civil War Lady Magazine, Citizen’s Companion Magazine, Philadelphia Bride Magazine, and People Magazine.

Jane last shared some of her expertise with members of OBCWRT in 2011 when she presented “Christmas Past,” a delightful overview of the origins of many of our Christmas traditions. Her many programs and presentations include: Civil War Nurses, Fashions of the 1860s, Grave Matters (Victorian Mourning Customs), Wedding Customs and Traditions, Women’s Lifestyles of the 1860’s, Vivandieres, Pets of the Past, and The Battle of Gettysburg: Where Were the Women?

June 2015 Newsletter