From: "jennifer l wertz" <[email protected]> Subject: Civil War Days Symposium Hello One and All! For those of you living in or near northern Ohio, you might be interestedto learn of a three-day Civil War symposium coming up on July 25-27. This second annual event is co-sponsored by the Johnson's Island Preservation Society and the Lakeside Association. The Johnson's Island Preservation Society's aim is to preserve the history of the only Confederate Officer's prisoner of war camp in Ohio. Last year the event drew standing-room only crowds. A name you're all familiar with, Gene Salecker, was one of the speakers. His presentation on the Sultana was met with rave reviews and helped to spread the word about the tragedy. This year, we don't have anyone speaking about the Sultana, but I thought some of you might still be interested in attending. The speakers featured this year include: Monday, July 25 10:00 am -- Bob Bridges, screen writer and historian speaking on the "The American Civil War: A Nation Transformed: Session One -- Washington D.C. and the Society Transformed." 1:00 pm -- DeWayne and Traci Henson "Music of the Civil War" (performance and discussion) 3:00 pm -- Dr. David Bush, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Heidelberg College "Digging into History: The Johnson's Island Archeological Site" Tuesday, July 26 10:00 am --Bob Bridges, "A Nation Transformed: Session Two -- The Battle of Chancellorsville and The Military Transformed." 1:00 pm -- Sheri Manthei as "Mrs. Lincoln" 3:00 pm -- Karen Thyer and Don Allen as "Mother Bickerdyke and the Sanitary Commissioner" Wednesday, July 27 10:00 am -- Bob Bridges, "A Nation Transformed: Session Three -- Abraham Lincoln and a Life Transformed." 1:00 pm -- Mark Nesbitt, "Ghosts of Gettysburg" 3:00 pm -- John Mattox, Curator of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, Ohio, "Ohio and the Underground Railroad." 8:15pm -- Bobby Horton, acclaimed Civil War musician, "Music of the Civil War" (performance) The symposium is free with the purchase of a gate pass to Lakeside. (Lakeside is a private chatauqua.) As a resort area, there are plenty of hotels, cottages and campgrounds if you want to stay overnight. Lakeside, Ohio, is located halfway between Toledo and Cleveland on the Marblehead peninsula in Lake Erie. Gate prices start at $3.50 for a three-hour pass or $12.75 for an adult full-day pass. Weekly passes are also available. For more information contact the Lakeside Association at 419-798-4461 or visit www.lakesideohio.com. Hope some of you can make it! Jennifer Wertz The Cuyahoga Valley Civil War Roundtable http://cvcwrt.freewebpage.org/