From: "Seymour, Janet I - WHS" <Janet.Seymour@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:18:51 -0500 Subject: RE: Civil War start 150th anniversary in 2011 -- ideas Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B3501E8E1AE896F@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
Thanks for the great suggestions and ideas on this topic.
A couple of resources are available. First, visit http://www.civilwarnews.c
om/archive/articles/2010/sept/cw150_091008.html to read a news release from
Civil War News. There is a state by state listing of "official" websites a
nd also links to national organizations who are involved in planning for th
e sesquicentennial.
Wisconsin is on the list - the Veteran's Museum is the official coordinator
for WI. You can visit their website at
http://museum.dva.state.wi.us/.
A couple of good ideas have come from regional meeting round tables. Some g
roups are working on cemetery tours that focus on the stories of Civil War
soldiers buried in local cemeteries. Some even have North and South represe
nted!
Another good suggestion was to partner with your local library. Libraries o
ften offer programming around these commemorations, like book clubs, speake
r series, etc. Partnering with your library or other community organization
/veterans group is a great way to build momentum and share resources.
Good luck with your plans!
Janet
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 9:17 AM
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Subject: Re: Civil War start 150th anniversary in 2011 -- ideas
To Local History members and Russ Hanson,
We have at the Waterloo Area Historical Society have the Diary of
Henry Whipple who served in the Civil War. I am glad you are thinking
of the 2011 celebration/observance of the Civil War, War of the
Rebellion, War Between the North and South and any other names? We
also have some pictures and a hand made framed list of people from
Waterloo who served in the War. Plus some other artifacts. I think we
should have some leadership from the State and hope this message can
get to the proper people who can start a committee for a central
contact to begin thinking about this.
Kudos to you for beginning the spirit of observance of this event!
Thanks, Renie Giese
On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Russell Hanson
<riverroadrambler@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions for the 2011 celebration of the 150th
> anniversary of the Civil War. We are thinking on a local
> level--County and smaller. What sounds interesting enough to grab the
> public's attention?
>
>
> Russ Hanson
> (I am a member of the Polk County Historical Society, Luck Area
> Historical Society, Sterling Eureka and Laketown Historical Society
> and the Polk County Genealogical Society--all adjacent to the St.
> Croix River and just across the border from the Twin Cities).
>