Events

The Civil War in Statuary Hall by Gene Schmiel

Our Speaker for May is Gene Schmiel who will be speaking about "The Civil War in Statuary Hall." Author/historian Schmiel discusses his recently published book focusing on the question, "Who Should be Memorialized in the…

The Women in Lincoln’s Life by Dr. Frank Wetta

Dr. Frank J. Wetta will speak on “Lincoln's Women in Film and Biography” In Hollywood's cinematic Abraham Lincoln, the supporting characters are the mother (Nancy Hanks); the stepmother (Sara Bush Johnson); the tragic lost love…

Civil War Blockade by John Nischwitz

"Civil War Blockade" by John Nischwitz “The Blockade” Our own John Nischwitz will present “The Blockade,” a summary of the planning, application, commanders, and ships used by President Lincoln’s administration to deny the Southern States…

Dr. Curt Fields as U.S. Grant

Dr. Curt Fields as U.S. Grant We welcome back General Ulysses S. Grant at the February 22 meeting for an entertaining and informative talk titled “Forty Days of Hell: The Overland Campaign.” Well, it’s not…