I am forwarding this to the list as it might be of interest to some who are researching the Civil War in Michigan. Please direct questions to Jan or to the Sunfield Historical society. thanks, List Mom/Admin Bonnie --- Jan Sedore <am0773@a1access.net> wrote: > REMINDER > Bring a lawn chair, sack lunch (although the > restaurant will be open for > your convenience) and lots of questions. The weather > promises to be great!!! > > Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor > Have you run into dead ends in tracing your Civil > War ancestor? Some > answers will be presented on Saturday, September 20, > 2003 in a program > jointly sponsored by the Sunfield Library, the > Sunfield Historical Society > and Curtenius Guard Camp 17 of the Son of Union > Veterans of the Civil War. > Jim Lyons, a Past Department Commander and > presently G.A.R. Records Officer > for the SUVCW will be the speaker for the day. The > program will start at the > Sunfield Library at 10:00 a.m. with a brief history > of the G.A.R., a > presentation on the records they generated and how > they may be used in > genealogical research. Also discussed will be how > to secure military > service and pension records from the National > Archives. We will conclude > with a survey of resources available at the Sunfield > Library. > We will then move across the street to view a small > Civil War camp set up > in the side yard of the G.A.R. Hall. A brief > presentation will be made on > life �in the field� during the war by SUVCW members > in uniform. Living > conditions, food and food preparation and a rifle > firing demonstration will > be covered. > Following this exposure to the war experience, we > will move inside for a > tour of the G.A.R. Hall and a discussion of the post > war experiences of > these men. We will examine their role in the > community, the G.A.R. and the > Hall with its contents. > The Hall in Sunfield is like a time capsule. It has > been in continuous use > by the G.A.R and its successor Allied Orders since > it was completed in 1899. > Most of the things brought into the Hall by the > veterans are still there. Of > particular interest are the chairs. Not having funds > to purchase furniture > for the new Hall, each man brought a chair from home > for the meetings. His > name was painted on the chair back and the unit he > served with during the > war was indicated. When he died, his Comrades added > the date of his death to > the information on the chair. > The Hall is on the National Register of Historic > Places. > We hope that you will join us on September 20, at > 10 a.m. at the Sunfield > Library, which is located on Main Street in > Sunfield, Michigan. If you > desire further information, call the library at > (517) 566 � 8065 or email > the Sunfield Historical Society at > sunfieldhistoricalsociety@hotmail.com. > This could provide a huge breakthrough in your > research. > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com