Photograph by Tom Mingus of the York CWRT
The York Civil War Round Table meets at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month (except December) at the York County Heritage Trust's headquarters building at 250 East Market Street in York. Parking and admission are free. A basket will be passed at each meeting to collect free-will donations to help defray the speaker's expenses. There are no dues or other fees to be a member of this CWRT!
Mark these 2008 dates on your calendar and try to attend these informative and interesting presentations and/or battlewalks!
Here is the current 2008 calendar of dates and speakers for the nonthly York CWRT meetings and special battlewalks and other events.
January 16 - Chaplain Chuck Teague - A 5-Star View of Gettysburg (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
February 20 POSTPONED TO AUTUMN DUE TO SNOW
March 19 - Dick Simpson - Gettysburg: America's Great Art Park
April 16 - Ken Miller - The Personal Side of Robert E. Lee
May 3 - Adopt-a-Position clean-up day / Scott Mingus battlewalk - The Louisiana Tigers at East Cemetery Hill
May 21 - J. David Petruzzi - Plenty of Blame to Go Around: J.E.B. Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg
June 18 - Tom Schaefer - The Skirmish at Wrightsville - A Tactical Analysis
June 25 (note special extra date!!!!) - York YCHT 2008 Patriot Days special panel discussion - York During the Confederate Occupation Panelists are Jim McClure, Mark Snell, Scott Mingus, June Lloyd, and Scott Butcher
July 16 - Tim Smith - The Farms At Gettysburg: Fields of Battle: Selected Images from the Adams County Historical Society.
August 20 - Scott Mingus - More Human Interest Stories from the Gettysburg Campaign
September 17 - Jeri Jones - The Geology and History of the Battle of Gettysburg.
October 15 - Dr. Charlie Fennell - "First the Wheat Fell, Then We Fell." (Caldwell's Division in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863)
November 1 - Battlewalk and tour at Gettysburg National Military Park - Dr. Charlie Fennell - Focus is on the Rose Wheatfield and Stony Hill.
November 19 - Andrew Martin - Abraham Lincoln as Seen Through the Eyes of Many Historians
December - no meeting, Merry Christmas!
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