COME AND VISIT US IN MASSACHUSETTS
PROGRAM SCHEDULE and EVENTS for-2007-2008 with The Civil War Round Table of Greater Boston
All regularly scheduled Programs (except where noted) will begin at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month from September through June, and be held generally at The Arlington Historical Society on 7 Jason St. Arlington, Ma. 02474-The Smith/Russell Museum (please call) 781-647-3332 for details). www.arlingtonhistorical.org ....or other locations such as The GAR Hall in Lynn or The Medford Historical Society..EMail: contact@arlingtonhistorical.com..........Take Jason St. to Jason Terrace and enter the rear of the building. The CWRT of Greater Boston also meets at various tuimes at other locations, so please check the schwedule and your newsletter carefully.
All meetings are subject to change, so please read your THE RECALL carefully, or call Dave Smith at the above telephone, or in inclement weather, listen to WBZ or WHDH or WEEI. In any doubts, please do not travel on bad road conditions. Or EMAIL DAVE at: cwrtmass@comcast.net
Greater Boston does not usually have a November or December 4th Friday meeting due to Thanksgiving and XMAS, but traditionally holds a joint XMAS Party meeting at The Lynn G.A.R. Hall at 58 Andrews St. Lynn, Ma. 01902, which since 1992 has been a joint cooperative meeting with the CWRT of The Northshore/Lynn.
NOTE CHANGES to EMail Addressess, Websites, and Programming effective October 18, 2007
For Information.....Email: cwrtmass@comcast.net......September 16, 2007 "CIVIL WAR BASEBALL GAME in WALTHAM (Sunday at 1:00 p.m.)...September 28, 2007...GERALD DUDEK on "George Thomas"...October 26, 2007..Al Smith on "The Romantic Abe & Mary Todd Lincoln"....NOVEMBER 2007...No meeting held as usual....December 14, 2007...JOINT XMAS PARTY at Lynn GAR Hall (Greater Boston Hosts)...FRANK KILEY on "FOREIGN RELATIONS-NORTH & SOUTH"...January 25, 2008..James McGough on "CYRUS DALLIN"...February 29, 2008.(Note Change in Date due to Holiday)..NADINE MIRONCHUK on "Glory or History"...March 28, 2008...CAROLE ROOT on "Black Office Holders In Reconstruction"...April 28, 2008...HERB ZSCHOKKE on "FORTS DONELSON and HENRY"...May 15-16-17-18, 2008..ANNUAL FOUR DAYS IN MAY BATTLEFIELD TOUR to "SHENANDOAH VALLEY...May 23, 2008...GERRY DUDEK on GRIERSON'S RAID...June 28, 2008 (SATURDAY) Annual Picnic meeting in Lexington Wilson Park
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CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS (CWRT, Inc.) NEW Meeting Place (PLEASE NOTE) is at the DAR Hall 140 Linco0ln St. Worcester Attn: Garrett Hollands. President, at 508-869-6295 or email him at ghollands@ensr.aecom.com and meets on Last Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008--
Sept. 2007...Michael Werner on "Jewish Contributions In The CW"...Oct. 2007 ...Larry DeCan on "Col. Edwin Jones of The 6th Ma. Rgt."....Nov. 28, 2007...Gary Hollands AND Ron Borjeson on "Flintlock To Centerfire"...Dec. 19, 2007...XMAS PARTY...Jan. 23, 2008...Tom Army on "How Engineering Was Critical To The CW"...Feb. 27, 2008...Tom Bailey on "Slavery"...March 26, 2008...March 26, 2008...Mark Savolis on "Civil War Soldiers of Central Mass."...April 23, 2008...Bill Dupuis on "Boylston In The CW"...May 28, 2008...Prof. Scott French on "African Americans In The CW."...June 2008...Dr. Preston Sturevant on "Gettysburg"
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of NORTHSHORE/LYNN 58 Andrews St. GAR Hall Lynn, Ma. Attn: Dexter Bishop, President 387 Old Boston Rd. Topsfield, Ma. 01983 Tel: (978) 887-2264 Website is www.cwrtnorthshore.org or EMail: genord9@comcast.net or Dexter@cwrtnorthshore.org Meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008--
Sept. 14, 2007...Alan Frase Houston on "Keep Up the Good Courage"...October 12, 2007...Bob Marcotte on "The Saga of Lincoln's boots"...Nov. 9, 2007...TBA...Dec. 14, 2007...Frank Kiley on Foreign Relations-North & South & Holiday Party for Boston/Lynn...Jan. 11, 2008...Sid Smith/Chris Smith on "Civil War Weapons"...Feb. 8, 2008...Elly Becotte & Cynthia Brown on "Civil War Women...March 14, 2008...Jim McAllister on TBA...April 11, 2008...TBA...May 9, 2008...TBA...June 13, 2008...."Robert Kilham-Amoskeag Music & Pot Luck Dinner"
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of the CAPE COD ...PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING TIME, DATE and LOCATIONS Attn: Fred Wexler, President at 508-224-1862 or Nancy Cacroppo as V.P. or Ed Skoler as Treasurer or Secretary and Programming John Myers Tel: (580) -896-6421 ... Meets 3rd Mondays of each month at 1:00 p.m. at the Yarmouth Senior Citizen Center at 528 Forest Drive in Yarmouth (Ex. 8 off of Rte 6 or go to the website at: http://hometown.aol.com/hooker1837/myhomepage/html
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008---Jan. 21, 2008 is Ron Keech on "Nathan Bedford Forrest"...Feb. 18, 2008 is John Myers on "Abraham Lincooln"...March 17, 2008 is Fred Wexler on "Fenians and The Civil War"...April 21, 2008 is Roundtable Discussion with Topic TBA...May 19, 2008 is Gordon Brooks on "Trevilian Station"...June 16, 2008 is Peter Mcdonough on "Fighting On the North Carolina Copast By Mass. Units"
Summer Format are all Open Discussions and informal mmetings attendance
THE GREATER NEW BEDFORD CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE 791 Purchase St. New Bedford 7:00 p.m...Contact Robert MacFarlaneP.O. Box 326 Marion, Ma. 02738 or 508-748-2197 or (w) 508)763-0530 or revbobmac@aol.com
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008---TBA ... 9 South Sixth St. Fort Taber Military Museum...
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of NORTH WORCESTER COUNTY/LEOMINSTER.. Leominster Historical Society 50 School St. Leominster, Ma. 01453 meets every second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m....For Information contact Randy Isenburg at 978-342-2048 with President Ruth Frizzell
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008- TBA
CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE of THE MERRIMACK P.O. Box 421 West Newbury, Ma. 01985 meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Hilton Senior Citizens Center 61 Lafayette Rd. (Rte. 1)Salisbury, Ma. Programming Contact: Liz Gardell at bonacker76@yahoo,.comFeb. 13, 2008 featuring "CW WOMEN" by Pearl Zabar and "BALTIMORE'S PRATT STREET RIOT" by Bill Hallett PLUS ELECTIONS!!!!...and March 12, 2008 features Paul Jancewicz on "MERRIMACK RIVER TROUBLEMAKERS".
SCHEDULE FOR 2007-2008 --TBA
OLDE COLONY CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE Meetings are generally held on 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p.m at The Endicott Estate 656 East St. Dedham, Ma. 02026 with Mini-Bit Speakers ...Bob Hall is. President at: occwrt@aol.com or http://hometown.aol.com/gordonkwok/OCCWRT.html
SCHEDULE FOR -2007-2008---Each Meeting has 5 Minute Mini-Bits after each Program and Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Endicott estate 656 East St. Dedham (Exit 14 off Route 1)
Sept. 20, 2007...Richard Griffen on "Private Perkins...October 4, 2007...JUBILEE DINNER at Lantana' Restaurant in Randolph with Dr. Richard Sommers on "Grant's Generalship at Petersburg"...November 15, 2007...Charles Lawrence on "Battle of Baton Rouge"...December 13, 2007...Brian Murphy on "A CIvil War christmas"...January 17, 2008...Paul Griffel on "Medicine During the Civil War"...February 21, 2008...Gordon Kwok on "Glorietta Pass"...March 20, 2008...Joseph Conley on "The Conspiratoprs-Capture, Trial, and Execution"...April 17, 2008...jim Jordan on "Knocking On The Gates of Hell"...May 15, 2008...Debby Applegate on "The Most Famous Man In America"