[ July 24, 2010; 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Join us in our 5th Annual Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison Fundraiser!
The 14th OVI/3rd Arkansas reenacting group and the Friends and Descendants of Johnson’s Island Civil War Prison (FDJI) will be hosting their 5th Annual ‘Great Golf Escape’ golf scramble in North Baltimore, Ohio. All proceeds from this outing go towards the purchase of 17.1 [...]
Our nation’s Civil War battle flags may not survive due to state budget cuts. The Ohio Historical Society has over 400 Civil War battle flags but the government has not provided funding for their preservation in nearly a decade. Other states such as New York, Indiana and Pennsylvania are facing budget cuts which will severely [...]
[ October 4, 2009; 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] A group of Lancaster-area Civil War enthusiasts has launched a “Save the Cannon” campaign to raise funds for restoration of the town’s Civil War cannon. According to Alice Stevens, the officer in charge of the initiative, the cannon was at the Battle of Shiloh with the 17th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was mainly made up [...]
[ October 31, 2009; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Buckeye Furnace Fall Festival Events at 123 Buckeye Park Road, T-167 Wellston, OH 45692
8 AM – Pre-registration for 5-K run & walk
9 AM – 5-K run & walk
10 AM – 12 noon – Live music by Dee & Dallas
12:30 – 1:30 – Scarecrow-making contest (bring your own materials; stakes furnished)
1 PM – Cake & pie [...]