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The Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table has been selected by The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT - http://www.civilwar.org) as the recipient of the 2008 Civil War Roundtable of the Year Award!To read the letter from CWPT President O. James Lighthizer to our President Mike Liddy announcing the award click here. |
What is a Civil War Round Table?
The Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table is a diverse group of men and women who meet once a month to hear speakers and discuss topics related to the American Civil War. For more details see our Info & Contacts page. A membership application form and instructions are available on our Application page.
To date, the Brandywine Valley Civil War Round Table has donated more than $18,000 to various Civil War preservation efforts.
Next Meeting:
| - | Sep 3, 2008: Subject and topic are to be announced |
| - | 7:00 PM, West Chester Municipal Building, 401 E. Gay St., West Chester, PA
( Need driving directions? See our Directions page. ) |
Note(s) to Members:
| - | Have a wonderful summer, everyone! See you on September 3rd. |
| - | May Newsletter: The Signal Flag - May, 2008 |
| - | FYI: Roger Arthur is scheduled to speak at the 2008 AMART Symposium on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at the Montgomery County Community College. This year's topic is "Conspiracy to Kill a President: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln". For details, visit the Web site of the Civil War Roundtable of Montomery County Pennsylvania at http://cwrtmontcopa.org/home.htm and click on AMART in the top menu bar, or simply click here: (http://cwrtmontcopa.org/amart.html). |
| - | Dan Cashin's list of events for 2008 is here: 2008 Delaware Valley Civil War and Living History Events |
Schedule for 2007 - 2008:
| - | Sep 5, 2007: Dan Cashin - "Ben Butler" |
| - | Oct 3, 2007: Ed Bonekemper - "McClellan: The Failed General" |
| - | Nov 7, 2007: Dave Kohler - "Whatever Happened to our Favorite CW Heroes" |
| - | Dec 5, 2007: Elizabeth Brown Pryor - "Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee through His Private Letters", plus our Christmas Social |
| - | Jan 2, 2008: Dennis Kelly - "Battle of 1st Manassas" |
| - | Feb 6, 2008: Chip Crowe - "General George Thomas" |
| - | Mar 5, 2008: BVCWRT Members - "Show and Tell", plus our Spring Social |
| - | Apr 2, 2008: Roger Arthur - "The Importance of John Brown" |
| - | May 7, 2008: Jean Baker - "Mary Todd Lincoln" (Rescheduled from April 2) |
| - | May 13, 2008: (Annual Banquet): Jean Edward Smith - "U. S. Grant" |