Campaigners…
Check out what my sister, Sharon Sampsell, and the members of the Page County Sesquicentennial Commission are doing to commemorate the 150th anniversary of THE War. Although it might not have a lot of interest to you on a broad scale, you will find it rather exciting to see what events occurred in out of [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Page County, Virginia in the Civil War
Posted in Important Links, Interesting Stuff on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Crowd Retraces John Brown’s Incendiary Footsteps (sent by Pat Sumner)
Posted in Interesting Stuff on October 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
October 16, 2009
By DAVID DISHNEAU
Just as cold, damp weather couldn’t quench John Brown’s incendiary fervor, it didn’t discourage those determined to follow the radical abolitionist’s footsteps Friday, 150 years after he launched the raid that kindled the Civil War.
Nearly 300 history lovers, some in period attire, stepped off at 8 p.m. from the grounds of [...]
Pennsylvania Plans Civil War Commemoration (sent by Pat Sumner)
Posted in Interesting Stuff on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct 7, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) – Pennsylvania plans to hold a 4-year-long commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War beginning in 2011, officials say.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission will spend $12 million to chronicle the state’s major role in the war between the states using traveling exhibits, special [...]
Hotel Contract is Signed!!!
Posted in 2010 Campaign on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good news, Campaigners!
Donna Raines has signed the contract for our hotel in Hagerstown, MD for our 2010 Campaigning with Lee Seminar, scheduled for June 20 – 26, 2010.
We will be staying, and meeting, at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, in Hagerstown, MD. You may check out the hotel at their website: http://www.clarionhotel.com/hotel-hagerstown-maryland-MD162?
DO NOT reserve [...]
Closed Philly Civil War Museum Items to Travel
Posted in Interesting Stuff on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
September 27, 2009
Artifacts from the Civil War Museum in Philadelphia are to be displayed in other institutions while the museum, closed for more than a year, seeks funding for a new home in the City of Brotherly Love.
Sharon Smith, museum president and chief executive officer, says an interim plan would have the collection exhibited and [...]
