[ July 19, 2011; 7:00 pm; 7:00 pm; ] Description:   Join Piatt Castles at Merle Hostetler’s presentation of his diorama, “Pursuit of Family.”   Hostetler  built a diorama depicting the 1864  Battle of Green Plains, Virginia, and will discuss how his great-great grandmother’s diary led him to reconstruct his family’s role in the Civil War.

Details: free, donations accpeted

Sponsor: Piatt Castles

Location: Mac-A-Cheek Castle, 10051 Township Road 47, West [...]

[ July 9, 2011; 7:00 pm; 7:00 pm; ] Description: Join Piatt Castles as they present a lecture by author Peter Bridges.   Bridges, author of Donn Piatt: A Gadfly in the Gilded Age, to be published in 2012, will describe Col. Piatt’s Civil War adventures, from First Bull Run to his confrontation with Abraham Lincoln over recruiting slaves, and his friendship with Ohioans Salmon [...]

[ September 17, 2011; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Description: Join Piatt Castles for a full day of workshops, discussions, lectures, hands-on activities, and performances on the grounds at Mac-A-Cheek Castle.  

Details: The event is free thanks to a grant from the Columbus Foundation.   Regular admissions to Piatt Castles will apply.

Sponsor: Piatt Castles

Location: Mac-A-Cheek Castle, 10051 Township Road 47, West Liberty, OH 43357.

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