The Johnson’s Island Civil War Round Table
Conducted by Matthew Strobel, Ohio Civil War 150 AmeriCorps Member for North Central Ohio
For over twenty-five years Gary and Jan Dundore have been historical re-enactors,   mainly concentrating on the Civil War period. They are currently co-presidents of the Johnson’s Island Civil War Round Table and members of the Seneca [...]

[ April 2, 2011; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Come help us celebrate the preservation of this National Historic Landmark with a Mortgage Burning and Unveiling of The Donor Plaque
In the fall of 1861, the Union selected Johnson’s Island as the site of their only stand-alone prison site. Receiving the first prisoners on April 10, 1862, Johnson’s Island housed over 10,000 Confederate officers captured [...]

[ April 2, 2011; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] Almost exactly 150 years after the first shots of the Civil War were fired, another wave of volunteers is about to descend on America’s storied battlegrounds and prison sites – only this array of dedicated men and women will be armed with paint brushes, trash bags and weed whackers.
On Saturday, April 2, 2011, history buffs [...]

Almost exactly 150 years after the first shots of the Civil War were fired, another wave of volunteers is about to descend on America’s storied battlegrounds and prison sites – only this array of dedicated men and women will be armed with paint brushes, trash bags and weed whackers.
Engraving of Johnson's Island Civil War Prison [...]

[ September 21, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Dr. David Bush, Professor of Anthropology at Heidelberg University and member of the Ohio Civil War 150 Speakers Corps, will talk about his archaeological research on Johnson’s Island and its Civil War Military Prison.   From April 1862 through September 1865, more than 10,000 Confederate soldiers spent time in Johnson’s Island Civil [...]